Is Ubuntu going to adapt Ice Weasel?
David Balazic
david.balazic at hermes.si
Wed Oct 11 16:19:04 BST 2006
Aigars Mahinovs wrote:
>
>
> On 10/11/06, Soren Hansen <sh at linux2go.dk> wrote:
> > If the reason for having a package called "firefox" is so
> that people
> > will recognize it, this won't help much, I think.
>
> Recognition of omething familiar from the positive FLOSS experience
> back in the Windows world is an important comfor factor for new users.
> That's why I very much like the idea of renaming Firefox to Freefox
> and using the logo currently in Debian - just the globe without the
> fox. The name not only is visually very similar to the original on the
> first glance, but it also emphasises freedom of the software.
I thought of "FreeFox" myself, but I'm afraid it is too similar to
FireFox
and therefore still violates the trademark stuff.
IANAL
Regards,
David
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