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THE MOZILLA MANIFESTO

INTRODUCTION

The Internet is becoming an increasingly important part of our lives.

The Mozilla project is a global community of people who believe that
openness, innovation and opportunity are key to the continued health of
the Internet. We have worked together since 1998 to ensure that the
Internet is developed in a way that benefits everyone. We use an open,
community-based approach to create open source software and communities
of people involved in making the Internet experience better for all of us.

The Mozilla project is best known for creating the Mozilla Firefox web
browser. Our community is delivering world class results using our open
style and our vision of the Internet as a public resource.

As a result of these efforts, we have distilled a set of principles that
we believe are critical for the Internet to continue to benefit both the
public good and the commercial aspects of life. We set out these
principles in the Mozilla Internet Manifesto presented below.

These principles will not come to life on their own. People are needed
to make the Internet open and participatory -- people acting as
individuals, working together in groups, and leading others. The Mozilla
Foundation is committed to advancing the principles set out in the
Mozilla Manifesto. We invite others to join us and make the Internet an
ever better place for all of us.

PRINCIPLES

1. The Internet is an integral part of modern life -- a key component in
education, communication, collaboration, business, entertainment and
society as a whole.
2. The Internet is a global public resource that must remain open and
accessible.
3. The Internet should enrich the lives of individual human beings.
4. Individuals’ security on the Internet is fundamental and cannot be
treated as optional.
5. Individuals must have the ability to shape their own experiences on
the Internet.
6. The effectiveness of the Internet as a public resource depends upon
technological interoperability, innovation and decentralized
participation worldwide.
7. Free and open source software promotes the development of the
Internet as a public resource.
8. Transparent community-based development processes promote
participation, accountability, and trust.
9. Commercial involvement in the development of the Internet brings many
benefits; a balance between commercial goals and public benefit is critical.
10. Magnifying the public benefit aspects of the Internet is an
important goal, worthy of time, attention and commitment.

ADVANCING THE MOZILLA MANIFESTO

There are many different ways of supporting the principles of the
Mozilla Manifesto. People and organizations can support the Manifesto
through activities that match their expertise and interests. For
individuals, one very effective way to support the Manifesto is to use
Mozilla Firefox and other open source products that embody the
principles of the Manifesto.

MOZILLA FOUNDATION PLEDGE

The Mozilla Foundation pledges to support the Mozilla Internet Manifesto
in its activities. Specifically, we will:

• build and enable open-source technologies and communities that support
the Manifesto’s principles
• build and deliver great consumer products that support the Manifesto’s
principles
• use the Mozilla assets (intellectual property, infrastructure, funds
and reputation) to keep the Internet an open platform
• promote models for creating economic value for the public benefit
• promote the Mozilla Manifesto principles in public discourse and
within the Internet industry

Some Foundation activities – in particular the creation, delivery and
adoption of consumer products -- are conducted primarily through the
Mozilla Foundation’s wholly owned subsidiary, the Mozilla Corporation.

INVITATION

The Mozilla Foundation invites all others who support the principles of
the Mozilla Internet Manifesto to join with us, and to find new ways to
make these principles a greater part of our lives.

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