firefox + logo

[Harold Hartley]

Scott wrote:
> <posted and emailed>
>
> Brendan spake thusy:
>   
>> On Thursday 12 October 2006 10:38, John DeCarlo wrote:
>>     
>>> I think the user community should stand up and say - we want the real
>>> Firefox, not some bizarro-world version put out by Debian, Ubuntu, X,
>>> Y, or Z.
>>>       
>> You live on bizzarro world I think. Distributors are encouraged to add their 
>> own links, etc. to applications to make it feel more "customized". It's not 
>> like you are being tricked. Give me a break. Please, stop armchair 
>> quarterbacking here.
>>     
>
> But replacing a well-known, popular and downright "jazzy" icon with a a
> globe (which is the Firefox logo, sans-fox) is just asinine if you ask me.
>
> It's a very popular, well-designed piece of artwork that is as much a
> part of Firefox as is tabbed browsing and extensions.
>
> KDE, GNOME, XFCE and their respective logos are registered trademarks as
> well.  You don't see Debian or Ubuntu messing with their default
> artwork.  Even with customized themes.  The defaults are still
> available.  In the case of Firefox they aren't.
>
> There are instructios in the Ubuntu Forums on how to replace the Ubuntu
> default Firefox and Thunderbird logos with the original.
>
> Firefox is a very popular program and my expeirnce has been that most
> new Linux users were using it in Windows.  They would expect to see
> their favorite web browser with it's familiar icon.
>
> We're not being tricked.  We're just the victims of stupid politics.
>
> On the other hand, I'm not happy with Kubuntu crippling KDE features.
> But at least they (only recently) show you how to uncripple them.
>   
What is the link to how to uncripple some of the kde features.

> Of course hopefully they'll add
>
> "$ sudo rm /.hidden /media/.hidden"
>
> to the FAQ as well. It's a new "feature" in Edgy that many users will
> become quite irritated with very quickly.
>
> Customize all you you want Linux distros. It is Open Source, but don't
> remove/cripple/mess with *common* and popular features/programs that
> *users* have come to *expect*.
>
>