On 10/06/15 06:21, bgal...@gmail.com wrote: > (1) The Terms of Service and Privacy Policy claim to go into effect > by installing their software.
Whoa, there. Pocket's Privacy Policy applies if you use the Firefox-integrated Pocket, sure. But are you sure their ToS apply? The ToS from which you quote seem like they are designed for a proprietary product; all Pocket-integration code in Firefox is open source. What is the URL for these Terms of Service, and what makes you think they apply to Firefox Pocket? > By Mozilla Foundation including it as > part of the Firefox install, the Pocket(TM) documents claim to > require adherence even if the user never uses Pocket(TM). I'm pretty darn sure that's not true. > (2) The Terms of Service License Restrictions clearly *prohibits* > redistribution. While Pocket(TM) has made it clear they intends the > Mozilla Foundation to distribute the Pocket(TM) Technology > application but does this exception to the Pocket(TM) Terms of > Service extend to any other form of redistribution? Is this yet > another way the Mozilla Foundation is trying to make life harder for > groups like Debian? Is this a trend of ToS encumbered code which > could lead to a potential lawsuit if left included in IceWeasel? All Pocket code in Firefox is open source, full stop. > (3) Pocket(TM) does not appear to provide any protocol description > for providing a compatible service. Also, the Terms of Service > prohibits writing one. More specifically, users that install the > Pocket(TM) Technologies application can not "determine or attempt to > determine any ... methods or techniques embodied in the Pocket > application or any portion thereof." Again, not sure if that actually applies to Pocket-in-Firefox; but I would fall over backwards in astonishment if someone who installed Firefox was thereby legally prevented from writing a server compatible with the Firefox Pocket API. Gerv _______________________________________________ governance mailing list governance@lists.mozilla.org https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
