Is Ubuntu going to adapt Ice Weasel?

[m c]

On 10/11/06, Paul Sladen <ubuntu at paul.sladen.org> wrote:
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> It is Mozilla that will loose branding (and revenue kickback) when Ubuntu
> does this.  Ubuntu just needs to work out how to sell Firefox 2.xx as a
> feature to users, when Ubuntu can't actually use the word Firefox.
>

That's an interesting point (revenue kickback). Currently Mozilla
receive very generous revenue from Google for the search toolbar
placement (allegedly nearly $75 million dollars), making them pretty
unique in terms of FLOSS. So if Mozilla decide to deny use of the
Firefox branding to Ubuntu, I think a cut of the revenue going to the
Ubuntu Foundation would not be exactly unfair or insignificant.

Even if Ubuntu has only ~2% of global Firefox users [well 150mil FF
vs. 3-6mil Ubuntu) thats a cool $1mil.

Anyway, even if we don't want to take money away from the Mozilla
Foundation (which wouldn't be very nice) Google has a reward scheme
whereby if you refer someone to using Firefox you get $1 or
thereabouts. Obviously the majority of new Ubuntu users probably used
Firefox before, however if we say 20% didn't or at least did not use
it exclusively, thats another $1mil. We could be rich!

Someone should do a dodgy deal at UDS-MTV, and get some money out of
our beloved GOOG :)

Cheers,
Mark