Firefox bounty
Now that Mozilla is no more and Firefox will be their primary focus, security has come to the forefront. Anything has to be an improvement over the Swiss cheese that is internet explorer but with Microsoft having a new browser in the works Firefox may not be able to sustain the needed momentum to expand, or even hold for that matter, their market share. I do encourage everyone to pressure their schools and employers to go opensource though. Even though it may have some security flaws it is still a much more cost effective option for many. There is an opensource project management program that can save a user roughly 700 dollars, and fully functional office suites that cost nothing to obtain and use. Opensource was originally developed for Linux users but I am seeing more and more windows based programs appearing. The Firefox bounty for fixing holes in the browser may extend into the future to other opensource project's. While opensource projects can be taken for free and used it should be remembered that to keep the development ongoing you should at least donate a little to the projects. It helps speed improvements and will ensure the survival of the very projects. Even if you only paid 5 bucks for each that's well below what proprietary software runs. Furthermore you may even be able to get paid to help fix the software if you are a programmer.

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