FWD: Netscape is going to be GPL'ed!!!
I'll bet someone has already mailed this, but I don't have time to check.
VERY VERY cool!!!
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for the next generation of its highly popular Netscape Communicator clien=
t software available for free licensing on the Internet. The company plan=
s to post the source code beginning with the first Netscape Communicator =
5.0 developer release, expected by the end of the first quarter of 1998. =
This aggressive move will enable Netscape to harness the creative power o=
f thousands of programmers on the Internet by incorporating their best en=
hancements into future versions of Netscape's software. This strategy is =
designed to accelerate development and free distribution by Netscape of f=
uture high-quality versions of Netscape Communicator to business customer=
s and individuals, further seeding the market for Netscape's enterprise s=
olutions and Netcenter business.
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In addition, the company is making its currently available Netscape Navig=
ator and Communicator Standard Edition 4.0 software products immediately =
free for all users. With this action, Netscape makes it easier than ever =
for individuals at home, at school or at work to choose the world's most =
popular Internet client software as their preferred interface to the Inte=
rnet.
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"The time is right for us to take the bold action of making our client fr=
ee - and we are going even further by committing to post the source code =
for free for Communicator 5.0," said Jim Barksdale, Netscape's president =
and chief executive officer. "By giving away the source code for future v=
ersions, we can ignite the creative energies of the entire Net community =
and fuel unprecedented levels of innovation in the browser market. Our cu=
stomers can benefit from world-class technology advancements; the develop=
ment community gains access to a whole new market opportunity; and Netsca=
pe's core businesses benefit from the proliferation of the market-leading=
client software." =
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Netscape plans to make Netscape Communicator 5.0 source code available fo=
r modification and redistribution beginning later this quarter with the f=
irst developer release of the product. The company will handle free sourc=
e distribution with a license which allows source code modification and r=
edistribution and provides for free availability of source code versions,=
building on the heritage of the GNU Public License (GPL), familiar to de=
velopers on the Net. Netscape intends to create a special Web site servic=
e where all interested parties can download the source code, post their e=
nhancements, take part in newsgroup discussions, and obtain and share Com=
municator-related information with others in the Internet community. Nets=
cape will also continue to develop new technologies and offer periodic ce=
rtified, high-quality, supported releases of its Netscape Communicator an=
d Navigator products, incorporating some of the best features created by =
this dynamic community.
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The ubiquity of Netscape's client software facilitates Netscape's strateg=
y of linking millions of individuals to businesses. Today's announcements=
will help to further proliferate Netscape's award-winning client softwar=
e which today has an installed base of more than 68 million, providing a =
ready market for businesses using Netscape's Networked Enterprise softwar=
e solutions and Netscape Netcenter services. Netscape's research indicate=
s that in the education market where Netscape's products are free, the Ne=
tscape client software commands approximately 90 percent share, indicatin=
g that users tend to choose Netscape when the choice is freely available.=
Making its browser software free also will enable Netscape to continue t=
o drive Internet standards, maximize the number of users on the Internet,=
and expand the third-party community of companies and products that take=
advantage of the Netscape software platform. =
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Netscape has successfully shifted its business over the past year toward =
enterprise software sales and to revenues from its Web site business, and=
away from standalone client revenues. In the third quarter of 1997, stan=
dalone client revenues represented approximately 18 percent of Netscape's=
revenue, with the rest coming from enterprise software, services and the=
Web site. Preliminary results for the fourth quarter of 1997, which Nets=
cape announced January 5, show standalone client revenues decreased to ap=
proximately 13 percent in the fourth quarter. In the fourth quarter of 19=
96 by comparison, standalone client revenue represented approximately 45 =
percent of Netscape's revenue.
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In conjunction with its free client, Netscape separately announced today =
that it is launching a host of enhanced products and services that levera=
ge its free client software to make it easy for enterprise and individual=
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server software upgrades featuring Netscape client software.
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adly distribute its market-leading Internet client software for free. Unl=
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usive, seven-night tropical resort vacations.
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