In the not too distant past I was faced with a difficult decision – after contracting for several months, the company I was working for was poised to make me an offer to come onboard in a newly created role. Before I ever even saw the offer, I made the decision to come and work alongside members of the Mozilla Foundation to help make Firefox 1.0 and Thunderbird 1.0 a reality. It is a decision I will never regret – I have been privileged to work with some of the best talent around. And not just great engineers – but great human beings. Everyone who worked to ship Firefox 1.0 poured their heart and soul into the project – many late nights and contributions from so many people around the globe – too many to name in this post [you know who you are]. Congratulations to everyone on a tremendous accomplishment.
Ever since I left Netscape, I have always believed that Gecko was ready for prime time. I have always believed in mozilla.org and the potential for open source. Now that Firefox 1.0 has been unleashed on the world, I suspect there will be a lot of other people who will also see the light. And with Thunderbird 1.0 lurking in the shadows, it might be a good time to run for cover.
I can hardly wait for 2.0.