<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
(	O
stylized	O
as	O
moz://a	B-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
an	O
American	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
that	O
exists	O
to	O
support	O
and	O
collectively	O
lead	O
the	O
open	B-Application
source	I-Application
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
project	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Founded	O
in	O
July	O
2003	O
,	O
the	O
organization	O
sets	O
the	O
policies	O
that	O
govern	O
development	O
,	O
operates	O
key	O
infrastructure	O
and	O
controls	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
trademarks	O
and	O
copyrights	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
owns	O
a	O
taxable	O
subsidiary	O
:	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Corporation	O
,	O
which	O
employs	O
many	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
developers	O
and	O
coordinates	O
releases	O
of	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Firefox	I-Application
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
and	O
Mozilla	B-Application
Thunderbird	I-Application
email	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
was	O
founded	O
by	O
the	O
Netscape-affiliated	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Organization	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
describes	O
itself	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
non-profit	O
organization	O
that	O
promotes	O
openness	O
,	O
innovation	O
and	O
participation	O
on	O
the	O
Internet	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
is	O
guided	O
by	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Manifesto	I-Operating_System
,	O
which	O
lists	O
10	O
principles	O
which	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
believes	O
"	O
are	O
critical	O
for	O
the	O
Internet	O
to	O
continue	O
to	O
benefit	O
the	O
public	O
good	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
commercial	O
aspects	O
of	O
life	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
February	O
23	O
,	O
1998	O
,	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
created	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Organization	I-Operating_System
to	O
co-ordinate	O
the	O
development	O
of	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Language
Application	I-Language
Suite	I-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
When	O
AOL	O
(	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
's	O
parent	O
)	O
drastically	O
scaled	O
back	O
its	O
involvement	O
with	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Organization	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
was	O
launched	O
on	O
July	O
15	O
,	O
2003	O
,	O
to	O
ensure	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
could	O
survive	O
without	O
Netscape	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
AOL	O
assisted	O
in	O
the	O
initial	O
creation	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
transferring	O
hardware	O
and	O
intellectual	O
property	O
to	O
the	O
organization	O
,	O
employed	O
a	O
three-person	O
team	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
months	O
of	O
its	O
existence	O
to	O
help	O
with	O
the	O
transition	O
,	O
and	O
donated	O
$2million	O
to	O
the	O
foundation	O
over	O
two	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
August	O
3	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
announced	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Corporation	O
,	O
described	O
as	O
"	O
a	O
taxable	O
subsidiary	O
that	O
serves	O
the	O
non-profit	O
,	O
public	O
benefit	O
goals	O
of	O
its	O
parent	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
that	O
will	O
be	O
responsible	O
for	O
product	O
development	O
,	O
marketing	O
and	O
distribution	O
of	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
products	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Corporation	O
is	O
a	O
tax-paying	O
entity	O
,	O
which	O
gives	O
it	O
much	O
greater	O
freedom	O
in	O
the	O
revenue	O
and	O
business	O
activities	O
it	O
can	O
pursue	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
From	O
2004	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
majority	O
of	O
revenue	O
came	O
from	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
,	O
which	O
was	O
the	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
in	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
web	I-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
signed	O
a	O
five-year	O
partnership	O
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
,	O
making	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Search	O
the	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
for	O
Firefox	B-Application
in	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yandex	B-Application
Search	I-Application
is	O
the	O
default	O
for	O
Firefox	B-Application
in	O
Russia	O
and	O
Baidu	B-Application
continues	O
its	O
role	O
as	O
the	O
default	O
in	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
terminated	O
its	O
agreement	O
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
two	O
years	O
earlier	O
than	O
planned	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
numerous	O
factors	O
were	O
attributed	O
to	O
the	O
decision	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
agreement	O
,	O
including	O
some	O
mention	O
that	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
saw	O
declining	O
revenues	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
switch	O
,	O
likely	O
the	O
impetus	O
was	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
recent	O
acquisition	O
of	O
Yahoo	B-Application
by	O
Verizon	O
and	O
Oath	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Per	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Chief	O
Business	O
and	O
Legal	O
Officer	O
Denelle	O
Dixon	O
,	O
"	O
We	O
exercised	O
our	O
contractual	O
right	O
to	O
terminate	O
our	O
agreement	O
with	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Beijing	B-Application
Mozilla	I-Application
Online	I-Application
Ltd	I-Application
(	O
)	O
,	O
a.k.a.	O
</s>
<s>
Mozilla	B-Application
China	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
of	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Mozilla	B-Application
China	I-Application
is	O
headquartered	O
in	O
Beijing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
January	O
28	O
,	O
2020	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Thunderbird	B-Application
project	I-Application
would	O
henceforth	O
be	O
operating	O
from	O
a	O
new	O
wholly	O
owned	O
subsidiary	O
,	O
MZLA	O
Technologies	O
Corporation	O
,	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
explore	O
offering	O
products	O
and	O
services	O
that	O
were	O
not	O
previously	O
possible	O
and	O
to	O
collect	O
revenue	O
through	O
partnerships	O
and	O
non-charitable	O
donations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
is	O
funded	O
by	O
donations	O
and	O
2%	O
of	O
annual	O
net	O
revenues	O
from	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Corporation	O
,	O
amounting	O
to	O
over	O
US	O
$8.3	O
million	O
in	O
2016	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
group	O
has	O
tax-exempt	O
status	O
under	O
section	O
501(c )	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
of	O
the	O
U.S.	O
tax	O
code	O
,	O
though	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
Corporation	O
subsidiary	O
is	O
taxable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
received	O
US	O
$66.8	O
million	O
in	O
revenues	O
,	O
of	O
which	O
US	O
$61.5	O
million	O
is	O
attributed	O
to	O
"	O
search	O
royalties	O
"	O
from	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
From	O
2004	O
to	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
foundation	O
had	O
a	O
deal	O
with	O
Google	B-Application
to	O
make	O
Google	B-Application
Search	I-Application
the	O
default	O
in	O
the	O
Firefox	B-Application
browser	I-Application
search	O
bar	O
and	O
hence	O
send	O
it	O
search	O
referrals	O
;	O
a	O
Firefox	B-Application
themed	O
Google	B-Application
search	I-Application
site	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
the	O
default	O
home	O
page	O
of	O
Firefox	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Google	B-Application
renewed	O
the	O
contract	O
until	O
November	O
2008	O
and	O
again	O
through	O
2011	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
December	O
20	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
the	O
contract	O
was	O
once	O
again	O
renewed	O
for	O
at	O
least	O
three	O
years	O
to	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
at	O
three	O
times	O
the	O
amount	O
previously	O
paid	O
,	O
or	O
nearly	O
US$300million	O
annually	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Approximately	O
90%	O
of	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
's	O
royalties	O
revenue	O
for	O
2014	O
was	O
derived	O
from	O
this	O
contract	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2014	O
,	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
signed	O
a	O
five-year	O
partnership	O
(	O
effective	O
December	O
2014	O
)	O
with	O
Yahoo	O
!,	O
making	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Search	O
the	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
for	O
Firefox	B-Application
in	O
North	O
America	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
partnership	O
came	O
with	O
an	O
annual	O
price	O
tag	O
of	O
US$375million	O
to	O
be	O
paid	O
by	O
Yahoo	B-Application
!	I-Application
</s>
<s>
There	O
was	O
also	O
a	O
clause	O
stating	O
that	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
reserved	O
the	O
right	O
to	O
terminate	O
the	O
deal	O
early	O
if	O
it	O
did	O
not	O
want	O
to	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
acquirer	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
acquirer	O
would	O
still	O
have	O
to	O
pay	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
the	O
full	O
sum	O
per	O
year	O
until	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
in	O
Russia	O
will	O
be	O
Yandex	B-Application
,	O
and	O
in	O
China	O
,	O
Baidu	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
however	O
,	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
announced	O
that	O
it	O
was	O
switching	O
back	O
to	O
Google	B-Application
as	O
the	O
default	O
search	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
represented	O
an	O
early	O
termination	O
of	O
its	O
Yahoo	B-Application
partnership	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
September	O
2020	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
board	O
of	O
directors	O
has	O
seven	O
members	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2006	O
,	O
after	O
a	O
request	O
from	O
Theo	O
de	O
Raadt	O
of	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
for	O
funding	O
from	O
corporate	O
entities	O
which	O
make	O
a	O
profit	O
through	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
OpenSSH	B-Language
in	O
their	O
packaged	O
distributions	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
donated	O
$	O
10,000	O
to	O
de	O
Raadt	O
and	O
OpenBSD	B-Operating_System
for	O
OpenSSH	B-Language
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
funds	O
donated	O
came	O
from	O
money	O
earned	O
through	O
the	O
income	O
provided	O
by	O
Google	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
found	O
that	O
without	O
OpenSSH	B-Language
,	O
much	O
of	O
the	O
work	O
done	O
by	O
developers	O
would	O
be	O
through	O
insecure	O
and	O
unsafe	O
methods	O
,	O
and	O
gave	O
the	O
funds	O
as	O
a	O
thank	O
you	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Mozilla	I-Operating_System
Foundation	I-Operating_System
partnered	O
with	O
Knoxville	O
Zoo	O
in	O
an	O
effort	O
to	O
raise	O
awareness	O
about	O
endangered	O
red	O
pandas	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Firefox	B-Application
)	O
cubs	O
born	O
at	O
the	O
Knoxville	O
Zoo	O
have	O
officially	O
become	O
a	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
community	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
cubs	O
are	O
named	O
Spark	O
and	O
Ember	O
by	O
online	O
voters	O
and	O
Mozilla	B-Operating_System
broadcast	O
a	O
24-hour	O
live	O
video	O
stream	O
of	O
the	O
cubs	O
for	O
several	O
months	O
.	O
</s>
