Is Ubuntu going to adapt Ice Weasel?
Mitch Golden
mgolden at mitchgolden.com
Sat Oct 7 22:24:43 BST 2006
On Sat, 7 Oct 2006, Michael V. De Palatis wrote:
> On 10/7/06, Mitch Golden <mgolden at mitchgolden.com> wrote:
>> I have to admit to complete confusion regarding this firefox issue. There
>> is *nothing* non-free about Firefox. The code is licensed under a free
>> license, and you can do whatever you want with it.
>
> Yeah, but the logo isn't. That's why Ubuntu and Debian both used a
> different logo.
The word "Linux" is a trademark as well. You can't write your own
operating system and call it Linux - even if it's derived from the
original one. The idea that the Firefox people have come up with a brand
and are using it to build equity in a free software codebase is a *good*
thing.
- Mitch
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