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Netscape® Mozilla™ source code guide All the Techniques You Need to Put Mozilla to Work Mozilla, the open source version of Netscape Communicator, is an indispensable resource if you want to develop custom Internet applications. But Mozilla is also dauntingly complex, with over 50 separate modules comprising more than 30 million lines of code. This unique guide, developed in collaboration with Netscape Communications, provides a lucid overview of each Mozilla module — and shows you step by step how to harness the cross-platform power of this versatile Internet application. Working Solutions for Internet Development Challenges
- Understand the legal ground rules that govern the use of Mozilla code
- Master key Mozilla concepts such as virtual interfaces, interface identifiers, factories, repositories, and linked libraries
- Grasp how each Mozilla module is organized, named, and used
- Get up to speed on powerful Mozilla development tools such as CVS, Bonsai, Tinderbox, and Bugzilla
- Learn step-by-step programming techniques for customizing the Mozilla back end and front end
- Discover how to build Mozilla source on a Windows, Macintosh, or Unix platform
- Join the Mozilla open source movement — and stay in touch through mozilla.
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Netscape(r) Mozilla™ source code guide All the Techniques You Need to Put Mozilla to Work Mozilla, the open source version of Netscape Communicator, is an indispensable resource if you want to develop custom Internet applications. But Mozilla is also dauntingly complex, with over 50 separate modules comprising more than 30 million lines of code. This unique guide, developed in collaboration with Netscape Communications, provides a lucid overview of each Mozilla module -- and shows you step by step how to harness the cross-platform power of this versatile Internet application. Working Solutions for Internet Development Challenges*Understand the legal ground rules that govern the use of Mozilla code*Master key Mozilla concepts such as virtual interfaces, interface identifiers, factories, repositories, and linked libraries*Grasp how each Mozilla module is organized, named, and used*Get up to speed on powerful Mozilla development tools such as CVS, Bonsai, Tinderbox, and Bugzilla*Learn step-by-step programming techniques for customizing the Mozilla back end and front end*Discover how to build Mozilla source on a Windows, Macintosh, or Unix platform*Join the Mozilla open source movement -- and stay in touch through mozilla.
