Yep, according to ZDNet UK News. Yippee!

David Pogue of the New York Times asked Blake Ross, the teenager who co-authored Firefox, to describe the program. He replied: “Firefox is a Web browser. Kind of a competitor for Internet Explorer, but made for the average person. Made for people who don’t want to spend all day cursing at the computer. We want you to surf the Web without worrying about spyware, viruses, or pop-up ads.”. Spot on.