One of the first open source programs I'll feature has heritage from one of the programs that started the open source revolution.

Once upon a digital time, there was a web browser named Netscape Navigator. It was launched in the early 1990s. I do remember using it once or twice in an internet cafe. It set the standard for web browsing until Microsoft bundled Internet Explorer in Windows. Since Internet Explorer was built-in in Windows, people didn't need to buy Netscape Navigator anymore. So Microsoft basically shut down Netscape's business.

Trying to compete with Internet Explorer was futile, so they decided to do something that would later change the course of the I.T. world. They released the source code of Netscape Navigator to the public. That would lead to the creation of Mozilla, a web browser based on the Netscape Navigator source code. The problem with the Mozilla Browser is that is very big and bulky, so Mozilla decided to create a smaller browser and they called it Firefox.

I use this browser everytime and I feel more secure when I surf on the web. It has plugins, which I will feature in the future, to expand its capabilities.

To try this browser, go to http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox.