We intend this page to enumerate all of those standards, RFCs, drafts, and FAQs that relate to the many and varied protocols used by the Mozilla code.

For now, here are some good starting points to begin the search for the proper document:

RFCs (at ISI)
Drafts (at IETF)
FAQs (at faqs.org)
Mail Standards (at IMC)
News Standards (at IMC)

Here are some links to other sites on the web where you will find more information about the Netscape source release, and open-source software in general:

The Netscape press release about the free binaries;
The Netscape press release about the open source;
The Netscape press release about the Netscape Public License, and the NPL page;
Eric Raymond's paper, The Cathedral and the Bazaar;
A paper by Christopher B. Browne on Linux and Decentralized Development;
The Open Source Page, which has more information on the ideas behind open-source software in general.
openscape.org, an effort that may end up being similar to what we hope to accomplish here at mozilla.org (we hope we'll end up working together really closely);
slashdot.org, a news, information, and discussion site about all sorts of issues related to Linux and open-source software.
A Wired article about the opening of the Netscape source;
Some descriptions of the various categories of open-source software, as seen by The Free Software Foundation;
Some descriptions and comparisons of various open-source software licenses commonly in use today;
The Debian Social Contract and open-source software guidelines.