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

[Adam Porter]

Switching to Epiphany as the default browser is not a good idea.  There
are far too many web sites that are important to users that are created
or run by clueless admins who accept very few User Agents, even though
others work fine.  These include banking sites, government sites, and
other sites that, when you need to use them, are very important, and
often urgent.  Only now is Firefox becoming widely accepted on these
types of sites; let's not ruin the experience further by switching to a
browser that will be rejected, leaving users confused, frustrated, and
eager to switch back to Windows.

There are some users who don't even know what a "web browser" is; they
may be just as confused by Firefox or Konqueror as they would be by
Iceweasel.

There are other users that know IE and Firefox, and might be confused by
Iceweasel.  But good labeling and first-run design could probably work
around this.

Having a EULA pop up in Ubuntu leaves a bad taste in my mouth.  I don't
think it is a good idea to do this.  I think using Iceweasel would be a
good solution, especially if it could be made clear that it's based on,
and basically the same as, Firefox, and compatible with Firefox
extensions.

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