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Where is it possible to download the source code of the first open source browser Netscape Navigator released in about 1998?

I already searched for it and wasn't able to find the original version of this browser from 1998.

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Google mozilla source code 1998 found Downloading Source Archives - Mozilla Developer Network which lists a URL pattern to the Mozilla FTP server. Going by that I quickly found what appears to be the original release of the Mozilla source code, with file dates around Q2 1998.

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    I believe the genesis of netscape was mosaic, released by ncsa somewhere around 1993. Here's a link. Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 9:42
  • @bdowning Was the Mosaic source code ever released? Wikipedia lists it as license "Proprietary". Anyway, the OP asked about Netscape Navigator, a version of which was released as open source under the name Mozilla around that time, so I assumed that's what s/he is after. Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 9:47
  • That's why I added a comment, not an answer. Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 13:48
  • @MichaelKjörling Yes, I wanted the source code of first open source browser, I heard that it's netscape navigator, but I didn't know that it's under name mozilla. Commented Jun 15, 2012 at 14:08
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    @xralf github.com/alandipert/ncsa-mosaic Commented Jun 16, 2012 at 5:12
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The Mozilla code drop can be browsed on GitHub here: https://github.com/jrmuizel/mozilla-cvs-history/tree/781c48087175615674b38b31fcc0aae17f0651b6

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