On Mon, Mar 29, 2010 at 11:54 PM, Fabio Alessandro Locati <fabioloc...@gmail.com> wrote: > I was looking today the firefox package. I noticed that there is a > huga amount of patches in that package [1]. If I remember correctly, > is against firefox license to redistribuite it with the same name, > same logo if changes are made. If this is still true, I think ubuntu > should remove immediately or the naming/logos stuff or the patches.
Ubuntu has got permission from Mozilla to make some changes. I don't know the terms of the deal, but I assume that Ubuntu devs do, and that they are abiding by them. "My goal in our own discussions with Mozilla has been to establish that it really is possible for a distribution that cares about free software and Mozilla to agree on a framework which gives us both what we need. The Ubuntu team went as far as preparing packages without the Firefox name in case we were unable to reach an agreement – but in the end the fact that we kept the lines of communication wide open meant that we were able to find a middle ground and ship the packages we want while still supporting the Firefox name and Mozilla’s work. Nobody sold out." -- http://www.markshuttleworth.com/archives/79 -- John C. McCabe-Dansted -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss
