Boyd Stephen Smith Jr.: > In <4cd3921a.5090...@optonline.net>, Doug wrote: >> >> One thing I >> really _don't_ like about Debian is its fear of the copyright. I really >> want >> Thunderbird and Firefox, with their familiar icons, on my screen, not the >> goofy clones that Debian has come up with. > > It's not a "fear". It's a reality. The Mozilla Foundation contacted Debian > Developers and asked them to come into compliance on the trademark usage > allowances that Mozilla provides.
The funny thing is, AFAIR the trademark license has been changed since
then and if I got it right, there is no need for rebranding anymore. :)
> Debian's choices were: 1. Seek approval from the Mozilla Foundation for
> *all*
> patches. 2. Stop using the trademark.
#1 was not an option anyway, because it doesn't comply with the DFSG.
Everyone must be allowed to change and distribute Debian without
permission from anyone else.
J.
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