[NTLUG:Discuss] Firefox vs Mozilla

[Stuart Johnston]

Greg Edwards wrote:
> I haven't had the time to find out what the differences are between 
> Firefox and Mozilla.  As I understand it Firefox is a lightweight 
> version of Mozilla?
> 

Firefox is a web browser only whereas the Mozilla suite includes 
Mail/News, Composer, etc.

> What is gained by using Firefox as opposed to Mozilla?  

The Mozilla Foundation has staked their future on Firefox+Thunderbird. 
There will be no more official feature releases of the Mozilla Suite 
(aka Seamonkey) from the Mozilla Foundation.  It will become a community 
supported project.

There may be a few specific features in the Suite that are not currently 
available for Firefox.  It is largely a personal preference thing.  If 
you have been using Mozilla for years, you may have trouble giving it 
up.  Or you may fall in love with Firefox, just give it a try.

> Can you run both 
> on the same workstation without causing configuration and preference 
> issues?

Yes.