1 00:00:00,646 --> 00:00:04,653 In the beginning the web was simple, connected 2 00:00:04,653 --> 00:00:06,846 open, safe 3 00:00:06,968 --> 00:00:09,333 designed as a force for good 4 00:00:09,460 --> 00:00:12,025 it would become something far greater 5 00:00:12,025 --> 00:00:13,882 a living, breathing ecosystem 6 00:00:13,882 --> 00:00:15,675 in service of humanity 7 00:00:15,675 --> 00:00:17,762 a public resource for innovation 8 00:00:17,762 --> 00:00:19,331 and opportunity. 9 00:00:19,331 --> 00:00:21,674 A place to build your dreams. 10 00:00:21,674 --> 00:00:23,379 But in those early days, 11 00:00:23,379 --> 00:00:25,060 like any ecosystem, 12 00:00:25,060 --> 00:00:26,060 the web needed nurturing. 13 00:00:26,060 --> 00:00:29,511 As it grew, users faced new challenges. 14 00:00:29,511 --> 00:00:32,403 Popups. Viruses. 15 00:00:32,403 --> 00:00:34,549 A lack of choice. 16 00:00:34,549 --> 00:00:37,171 Walled gardens of content. 17 00:00:37,171 --> 00:00:38,646 The web was fraying. 18 00:00:38,646 --> 00:00:42,506 it was slow, complicated, scary. 19 00:00:42,506 --> 00:00:44,311 Users began to ask... 20 00:00:44,311 --> 00:00:46,013 is this it? 21 00:00:46,013 --> 00:00:47,948 or could the web be something better? 22 00:00:47,948 --> 00:00:50,168 A small group of people 23 00:00:50,168 --> 00:00:52,603 coders, designers, idealists 24 00:00:52,603 --> 00:00:54,655 believed it could. 25 00:00:54,655 --> 00:00:56,379 They had an audacious idea. 26 00:00:56,379 --> 00:00:59,058 That a tiny non-profit and a global community 27 00:00:59,058 --> 00:01:01,230 could build something better 28 00:01:01,230 --> 00:01:05,070 and force new ideas and innovation on to the Web. 29 00:01:05,070 --> 00:01:08,297 They called it the Mozilla project. 30 00:01:08,297 --> 00:01:11,487 They began by making a new kind of Web browser. 31 00:01:11,487 --> 00:01:14,135 What we know today as Firefox. 32 00:01:14,135 --> 00:01:15,417 And they made it a non-profit, 33 00:01:15,417 --> 00:01:20,044 so it would always put the people who use the web first. 34 00:01:20,044 --> 00:01:22,274 more than software, it was a platform that 35 00:01:22,274 --> 00:01:26,143 anyone could use to build on their ideas. 36 00:01:26,143 --> 00:01:27,664 The nuisances diminished. 37 00:01:27,664 --> 00:01:30,125 The foundations of the Web we know today 38 00:01:30,125 --> 00:01:31,762 began to appear 39 00:01:31,762 --> 00:01:34,552 Now the Web is a place where you can build almost 40 00:01:34,552 --> 00:01:37,157 anything you can imagine 41 00:01:37,157 --> 00:01:38,677 Mozilla and Firefox 42 00:01:38,677 --> 00:01:42,261 exist to help people everywhere seize this opportunity 43 00:01:42,261 --> 00:01:46,085 and to stand up for users in a world where choice and control 44 00:01:46,085 --> 00:01:49,484 are too often at risk. 45 00:01:49,484 --> 00:01:52,256 But what if Firefox was just the beginning? 46 00:01:52,256 --> 00:01:55,681 What if it was part of something bigger? 47 00:01:55,681 --> 00:01:58,070 From user privacy to Firefox Mobile, 48 00:01:58,070 --> 00:02:00,330 to apps and identity, 49 00:02:00,330 --> 00:02:03,289 we're pushing the boundaries of the web every day. 50 00:02:03,289 --> 00:02:05,717 And we are going beyond software. 51 00:02:05,717 --> 00:02:09,513 We're helping to build a generation of web makers. 52 00:02:09,513 --> 00:02:12,189 we believe the web is a place where anyone 53 00:02:12,189 --> 00:02:14,648 can come to build their dreams. 54 00:02:14,648 --> 00:02:16,866 It's why we make Firefox. 55 00:02:16,866 --> 00:02:20,781 It's why tens of thousands of volunteers help build our products. 56 00:02:20,781 --> 00:02:24,607 It's why hundreds of millions around the world use our software 57 00:02:24,607 --> 00:02:28,393 But most importantly -- it's why we always put you first, 58 00:02:28,393 --> 00:02:31,389 and stand up to those who don't. 59 00:02:31,389 --> 00:02:34,064 millions know us for Mozilla Firefox. 60 00:02:34,064 --> 00:02:36,689 But we are about so much more. 61 00:02:36,689 --> 00:02:37,988 We are a non-profit 62 00:02:37,988 --> 00:02:41,812 fighting to protect the web we all love. 63 00:02:41,812 --> 00:02:44,936 Join us - we need your support. 64 00:02:44,936 --> 00:02:47,346 Make a donation today.