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(Post edited for clarity 12 hours later)

As Jay Sullivan puts it,

What makes LiMo especially attractive for Mozilla is that it’s all about code, where previous efforts around mobile Linux have been more focused on developing standards. We intend to participate actively in all aspects of the LiMo platform that relate to Web browsing, Web widgets/runtimes and security. We also plan to share our experiences with building successful open-source communities.

This is a great step for Mozilla. Our engineering team has worked very hard over the last couple of years to prepare for mobile. Our platform is now faster and leaner in the more constrained hardware and network environment of mobile phones. We’ve worked well with Nokia on shipping a Mozilla-based browser on the N810, which is a Linux-based device. We’re working on Firefox for Windows Mobile. Adding LiMo to our set of target platforms will further broaden our impact in the mobile environment.

Here is the LiMo Foundation press release.

Partial coverage:

• Verizon, Mozilla to join LiMo Foundation ;
• On Wednesday LiMo announced a raft of new members, the most significant being the Mozilla Foundation ;
• Verizon, Mozilla Join Mobile Linux Group ;
• Limo adds Mozilla, Verizon to its bandwagon ;
• LiMo fights back on Linux for phones as Mozilla signs up ;
• Verizon, Mozilla, SK Telecom And Others Join Mobile Linux Efforts ;
• Verizon, Mozilla take seat in LiMo ;
• Mozilla, Verizon Join LiMo Foundation ;
• Linux Mobile Development Gets a Boost ;