[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

[Ralf Nieuwenhuijsen]

There are a lot of powerfull brands that are not installed by default
but available in add/remove, for various reasons. Firefox is the _only_
package where 'brand' recognition is even brought to table as an
argument in favor of inclusion. I don't get that.

Azureus is more popular (in the Windows ecosystem) than Transmission,
but transmission is much better choice for a default install.

Amarok is more popular (has more brand recognition) than Rhythmbox, but
rhythmbox is much better choice for a default gnome install.

Firefox is more popular on Windows than icedove (or whatever), but
Icedove just became the much better choice.

Instead of hoping the Ubuntu brand becomes more popular because of
Firefox, we've reached the point where firefox is hurting the Ubuntu
brand. The brand that should be on the table is that of Ubuntu. There
are so many separate parts of the experience, from the linux kernel,
gnu-toolkit upto the desktop environments.  Imagine all those brands
getting the same treatment as Firefox?

Mark, please consider the fact that, __this creates a presedence__. We
might not like it, it might even hurt Ubuntu, but you've got to draw the
line _somewhere_.

Mozilla is interfering with the creation of the ultimate operating
system. What's next? Demanding Evolution gets replaced by Thunderbird?
Or else we can't legally ship firefox and _call it_ firefox.

Enough is enough.

What people feared that would happen, back when the trademark issue come
up, is exactly what is happening. We might not like it, but the mozilla
name has got to go. At least until they fire their new CEO .. which
appearantly definately needs to happen soon. We, the nerds installing it
on every machiene we got our hands on, made them big and we'll bring 'em
down.

Perhaps it's time for a fork? And couldn't the Ubuntu foundation use the
google and yahoo dollars that they pay to Mozilla? Don't call it
abrowser .. how about uBrowser .. and install it _instead of firefox_

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AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP
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