The Firefox Kid Blake Ross helped make Firefox one of the biggest open-source success stories ever. Just wait until you see what he’s up to now Photo: Timothy Archibald; Styling: Shannon Amos/Artist Untied Blake Ross is nervous. It’s a muggy May day in New York City, and the 20-year-old has to rent a tux for a big soiree where he’ll be hobnobbing with celebrities at one of his first-ever black-tie
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