Harvey and I believed that his software experience and his motivation would make up for his status as a young lawyer.
Luis started the MPL 2.0 revision process as a new lawyer just out of law school, but with a long and deep background in free/open source software. I also want to call out the stellar work of Luis Villa, supported by Heather Meeker. The MPL 2.0 is a vast improvement here as well. Even today, more than a decade later, I can still bring to mind particular phrases or section references along with the rationale behind them. The MPL 1.1 versions had one expert who had been involved in every word and every decision. We appreciate the help of the Free Software Foundation for GPL compatibility and the Open Source Initiative for assistance with compatibility and their ultimate certification of the MPL as meeting free software and open source standards. Version 2.0 is similar in spirit to the previous versions, but shorter, better, and more compatible with other Free Software and Open Source Licenses. It is also used by other organizations and individuals. The MPL is used by the Mozilla project for much of its code, including Firefox and Thunderbird.
The MPL was created as part of the launch of the Mozilla project in 1998, and was updated once in 1999. We’re starting off 2012 by releasing MPL 2.0, the updated version of the Mozilla Public License.
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