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Mozilla Schmozilla Flozilla Jetzilla

Monday, February 9th, 2004 at 4:38 PM Category: Meryl's Notes Blog No comments

Mozilla Firebird 0.8 has been released and along with a new version comes a new name. It is known as Firefox. Firefox (BFKA – browser formerly known as) Firebird is Mozilla’s standalone browser, which should not be confused with Thunderbird, the email client. Oh yeah, Firebird and Thunderbird have previously been known as Phoenix and Minotaur just to keep things interesting and confusing, but there is an explanation for the latest name change, another, and another.

Yes, Mozilla is still offered as Mozilla, which is the browser slash email combo currently in v1.6.

There is also Camino, Mac OS X alternative to Firefox (Firebird or whatever) and Mozilla.

As to which one to use: Mozilla vs. Firefoxbird / Thunderbird vs. Camino, there is no strong recommendation for any. Some say Firefoxbird and Thunderbird are faster, sleeker than Mozilla while others say otherwise. In this case, it’s a matter of taste. Try it until you find the one is most comfortable. Here are comments or articles you can read debating which is better: article 1, article 2, article 3.

Personally, I use Mozilla v1.6 and MyIE (if you install MyIE2, be aware there are some uninstall problems — go here if you need to uninstall it) most often. I also have IE6, Netscape 7, Netscape 4.x, and Opera 7 loaded and use them for testing, historical research, or some other research.