Sam Ramji, Director, Open Source Software Lab Microsoft Corp. has officially invited Mozilla developers to an 1:1 support with the specific purpose of bridging the 
gap between Firefox, Thunderbird and Windows Vista. 

“As part of my mission as an advocate for open source applications on Windows, I've gotten spaces set aside at the Windows Vista Readiness ISV Lab. In the past the company has only invited commercial software developers to these labs. I'm committed to evolving our thinking beyond commercial companies to include open source projects, so I went to the non-trivial effort of getting slots for non-commercial open source projects,” wrote Ramji in an email addressed to Mozilla.

Mozilla has not officially responded as yet, but although its open source solutions are after Microsoft's jugular, as a third party developer, Mozilla has all the interest to seamlessly integrate its products with the upcoming Windows Vista. Mozilla's Mike Schroepfer will most likely attend the 4-day event that is Windows Vista Readiness ISV Lab in response to Ramji's invitation. “We provide secure office space for 4 people, hardware, VPN access, and 1:1 access to product team developers and support staff,” promised Ramji.