January 1998 ayaa sidoo kale ahayd bishii Netscape ay bilaabeen mashruuca Mozilla ee furan. Netscape waxay si cad u sii daayeen koodhka isha ee Netscape Communicator 4.0 iyagoo rajeynaya inay noqon doonto mashruuc furan oo furan. Waxay ku hoos dhigtay koodhkan Netscape Public License, oo la mid ah GNU General Public License laakiin waxay u oggolaatay Netscape inay sii wado daabacaadda shaqooyinka lahaanshaha ee ay ku jiraan koodhka si cad loo sii daayay. Si kastaba ha noqotee, ka dib markii ay sii daayeen koodhka Communicator 4.0 habkan, Netscape waxay ku sii waday inay ka shaqeyso Communicator 4.5 oo diiradda saarey hagaajinta emaylka iyo shaqeynta shirkadda. Ugu dambeyntii waxay caddaatay in biraawsarka Communicator 4.0 ay aad u adag tahay in la horumariyo, horumarka furanna waxaa lagu joojiyay codkan.
Shabakada Netscape