The Mozilla Foundation will re-write its Mozilla Public License to make it more compatible with Apache and more globally acceptable. Mozilla is best known for its Firefox browser. (Picture from ...

The overseer of the popular Firefox open source browser rang in the new year with an overhaul of its longstanding license -- the Mozilla Public License 2.0. "Version 2.0 is similar in spirit to the ...

Correction at 10:20 a.m. PDT: Mitchell Baker's title has been corrected. She is the former CEO of Mozilla Corp. She is currently chair of both the Mozilla Corp. and the Mozilla Foundation. Mozilla, ...

Stephen Shankland worked at CNET from 1998 to 2024 and wrote about processors, digital photography, AI, quantum computing, computer science, materials science, supercomputers, drones, browsers, 3D ...

Mozilla has just begun the process of revamping its public license, which regulates how folks can use the open-source Firefox and Thunderbird, among other Mozilla Foundation projects. The current ...

Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by ...

The MPL is a permissive license, meaning that MPL-licensed code is free for use not only in MPL licensed projects, but also projects that use more restrictive licensing, or even closed-source projects ...

TL;DR: Mozilla has introduced a new Terms of Use agreement for Firefox users, granting itself a comprehensive license to utilize all information users upload or enter ...

Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla Public License (MPL), which provides compatibility with the Apache and GPL licenses, opening up a wider body of code for reuse by ...

New version of the MPL provides compatibility with Apache and GPL licenses, opening up more code for reuse by the Mozilla project Mozilla announced Tuesday the release of version 2.0 of the Mozilla ...