Mozilla Firefox just turned 5 years old. On November 9th 2004, Firefox 1.0 was released. It sprung as a lightweight alternative to Mozilla Suite’s browser using the same underlying technology. In 5 years, the browser has jumped two versions and today’s latest version stands at 3.5.5. It was Firefox which revolutionized the concept of extensions – small add-ons which can be installed to extend the browser’s functionality. 
“Five years ago today, Mozilla launched Firefox 1.0 with belief that, as the most significant social and technological development of our time, the Internet is a public resource that must remain open and accessible to all. Within the first four days of launch, more than 1 million people had downloaded a brand new browsing experience.
In just five years, that number has swelled to over 330 million users worldwide; almost a quarter of Internet users worldwide choose Firefox. Today, Firefox ships in more than 70 languages and offers users more than 7,000 add-ons to help customize their browsing experience.” – The Mozilla Blog
Firefox fans are hosting parties and celebrating FF’s 5th birthday by uploading images to Flickr. If you want to chip in or need ideas, please head over to this link (Spread Firefox)
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