Will Firefox no longer be named Firefox?

Gnu/Linux Technology linux.fr at laposte.net
Tue Sep 26 16:04:15 BST 2006


In fact are you talking about a real ubuntu devloped release on firefox 
or just a theme applied to.
If it is the same sources, I think there is no really reason to change it.

Tomorrow if the development team create a based on web-browser (like 
seamonkey or others) why not Foxbuntu ;-)

Paul Marshall a écrit :
> On 9/26/06, *Hervé Fache* <Herve at lucidia.net 
> <mailto:Herve at lucidia.net>> wrote:
>
>     On 9/26/06, Michael V. De Palatis <depalatis at gmail.com
>     <mailto:depalatis at gmail.com>> wrote:
>     > On 9/26/06, Markus Golser <elmargol at googlemail.com
>     <mailto:elmargol at googlemail.com>> wrote:
>     > > Why not calling it Ubuntu Firefox?
>     > > Or Firefox (Ubuntu edition)
>     >
>     > Because that still has the word Firefox in it and wouldn't be
>     allowed
>     > (presuming that this issue applies to Ubuntu as it applies to
>     Debian).
>
>     "WhiteWolf, based on FireFox Technology"
>
>     Reminds something from about 6 six years ago, no? ;-)
>
>
> Sorry, I am new here, and I have been trying to catch up and read as 
> many of these discussions as I can.  So I apologize if I am missing 
> something, but I don't see a problem with all of this.
>
> From my understanding it sounds like Firefox (the name and icon) can 
> be left in Ubuntu as long as ubuntu folks aren't modifying it and then 
> distributing it under the firefox name/logo.
>
> All Mozilla is asking is that if people have patches they would like 
> applied then they should take them to the moz foundation and get them 
> worked in that way.  If ubuntu wants to change the browser, and not go 
> through the moz foundation, then call it something else and use a 
> different logo.
>
> Why doesn't ubuntu just leave the firefox browser (with name/logo) in 
> the distro and not modify it, and if an ubuntu developer has a patch 
> for it, or what not, then go join in on the moz foundation and get it 
> worked in that way -- seems to me that that's the way things should be.
>
> Then the sweet patch impacts everyone using firefox, not just ubuntu 
> folks.
>
> Cheers,
> Paul
>
>



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