The mission of the Mozilla Foundation is to create and promote the Internet as an open platform that supports the principles set out in the Mozilla Manifesto. As described in more detail in the Mozilla Manifesto, an open Internet is one where the following are true: People can participate at all levels, with low barriers and without the need to "buy into" a centralized agenda, data source, hardware or software system. Open standards are the basis of key technologies. Open source software is available for key Internet activities. Open alternatives for key Internet activities are competitive with closed, proprietary offerings and with desktop-centric offerings. eterogeneous environments are possible - we don't all need to use the same hardware, software or data sources. People can make and implement decisions about their online experience and their data.