Contributing to Open Source

• Wanted to contribute to an open source project

• Looking for specific features in an FTP client

• Add desired features to fireFTP extension

  • “follow” - navigation on remote or local side automatically synchronized
  • “compare” - easier file difference visualization using existing tools

• Actively participated in beta testing

• Firefox Development Environment

  • XUL – XML User-interface Language
  • Javascript
  • HTML
  • Application packaging and distribution

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