Firefox newly insists on showing an EULA

[Peteris Krisjanis]

Hi!

IMHO, several ways to handle that:
1) Cave in to Mozilla request (Trademarks are trademarks. They are
bitch and their protection are somehow incompatible with free
software. But that's life)
2) Provide Iceweasel and rebrand it as Ubuntu Web browser, and provide
easy way to install Firefox from universe. Those who will care will
install it, OEMs will install it on new boxes by default anyway, and
those who care about libre, will stay clean.
3) Ditch Firefox as default browser in Intrepid+1 and go on with
Epiphany/Webkit. Still, provide easy way to install FF.

One big point is that most users who would like to see Firefox as
"familiar" brand are OEM users anyway - they will get their browser
installed by support guys. Also Hardy still get FF 3.0 without EULA
(so far), so propably not so much to worry about.

Just my two cents,
Peter.

2008/9/15 Markus Hitter <mah at jump-ing.de>:
>
> Hello all,
>
> readers of this list might be interested in the discussion here:
>
> <https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/269656/>
>
> It's about a new requirement from the Mozilla Foundation, how End
> User License Agreements (EULAs) are against the spirit of free
> software and the GPL, how click-through requirements affect the user
> experience and about wether Firefox should be replaced with a
> differently branded equivalent:
>
> <http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/13200/>
> <http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/13201/>
> <http://brainstorm.ubuntu.com/idea/13202/>
>
>
> MarKus
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