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In the beginning the web was simple, connected

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open, safe

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designed as a force for good

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it would become something far greater

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a living, breathing ecosystem

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in service of humanity

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a public resource for innovation

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and opportunity.

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A place to build your dreams.

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But in those early days,

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like any ecosystem,

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the web needed nurturing.

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As it grew, users faced new challenges.

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Popups. Viruses.

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A lack of choice.

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Walled gardens of content.

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The web was fraying.

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it was slow, complicated, scary.

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Users began to ask...

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is this it?

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or could the web be something better?

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A small group of people

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coders, designers, idealists

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believed it could.

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They had an audacious idea.

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That a tiny non-profit and a global community

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could build something better

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and force new ideas and innovation on to the Web.

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They called it the Mozilla project.

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They began by making a new kind of Web browser.

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What we know today as Firefox.

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And they made it a non-profit,

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so it would always put the people who use the web first.

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more than software, it was a platform that

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anyone could use to build on their ideas.

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The nuisances diminished.

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The foundations of the Web we know today

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began to appear

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Now the Web is a place where you can build almost

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anything you can imagine

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Mozilla and Firefox

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exist to help people everywhere seize this opportunity

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and to stand up for users in a world where choice and control

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are too often at risk.

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But what if Firefox was just the beginning?

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What if it was part of something bigger?

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From user privacy to Firefox Mobile,

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to apps and identity,

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we're pushing the boundaries of the web every day.

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And we are going beyond software.

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We're helping to build a generation of web makers.

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we believe the web is a place where anyone

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can come to build their dreams.

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It's why we make Firefox.

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It's why tens of thousands of volunteers help build our products.

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It's why hundreds of millions around the world use our software

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But most importantly -- it's why we always put you first,

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and stand up to those who don't.

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millions know us for Mozilla Firefox.

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But we are about so much more.

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We are a non-profit

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fighting to protect the web we all love.

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Join us - we need your support.

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Make a donation today.