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MSIE To Adopt Firefox Feed Icon

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the icons-are-power dept.

An anonymous reader writes " Forbes article is reporting that Microsoft 'forthcoming Internet Explorer 7 browser will adopt Firefox's RSS feed icon, the company announced on a blog--effectively making the orange square with white radio waves the industry standard.' "

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  1. MSIE To Adopt Slashdot DUPE Icon by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 1, Redundant


    Story is a dupe...original story can be found here.

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  2. Previously Seen by ThePolkapunk · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Previously announced here

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  3. Copyright Issues by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Any copyright issues with the use of those icons?

  4. Re:Radio Waves?! by DenDave · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Yeah, and they reflected straight off the atmosphere and came back to /.

    Good morning duplicate!

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  5. Excellent by o-hayo · · Score: 0, Redundant

    /. should follow suit and commit to a standard duped-article icon. This way, those outcasted and humilated articles can display their mark of shame right on the front page!

  6. Re:Dupe it up. by the+grace+of+R'hllor · · Score: 0, Redundant
    Where's mod "+1, Redundant" when you need it? :)
    You can say that again.

    Or not...

    Slashdot confuses me!

  7. Re:Good News by Mateito · · Score: 0, Redundant

    And even if the icon was GPL, they don't need to release the entire browser source code, just the code for the icon upon request.

    People - the GPL is not viral, nor should it be. It simply states that if I make my code free, nobody can unmake it free. It doesn't mean that if you use my code as part of a larger package, then everything else in that package must also be free.

    We need to get this right, as this misconception is exactly what MS is using to attack open source solutions to sell their crappy products, which we have to make work.

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