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Mozilla Demanding Firefox Display EULA In Ubuntu

Posted by kdawson on from the branding-vs.-freedom dept.

TRS-80 writes "Users of the upcoming Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex, are being confronted with an EULA the first time they launch Firefox. Mark Shuttleworth says 'Mozilla Corp asked that this be added in order for us to continue to call the browser Firefox... I would not consider an EULA as a best practice. It's unfortunate that Mozilla feels this is absolutely necessary' and notes there's an unbranded 'abrowser' package available. Many of the comments say Ubuntu should ditch Firefox as this makes it clear it's not Free Software, hence unsuitable for Ubuntu main, and just ship Iceweasel or Epiphany, the GNOME browser." A few comments take Canonical to task for agreeing to Mozilla's demand to display an EULA without consulting the community.

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  1. Stop whining by resonantblue · · Score: 0, Troll

    Jeez, who cares. It's just an EULA you have to accept once. Stop f'n whining about it.

  2. Re:not free? by mr_matticus · · Score: 0, Troll

    You do understand that free speech works exactly as you describe here?

    Not the way the Slashdot crowd understands it and distorts it. After all, any mention of the word copyright is bound to be followed up by some prattling buffoon saying that copyright restricts "free speech" (it doesn't) because it prevents you from "speaking" a certain sequence of characters (it doesn't) or prevents you from using that knowledge (it doesn't).

    Slashdot never refers to free speech as it actually exists in law, but rather as it exists in their heads, where anything they can do is something they should have a right to do.

    Free beer and free speech are simple analogies, but be careful about nit-picking with them.

    I'll stop when they stop distorting the law.

    If they're going to insist that "free speech" means "freedom to copy and distribute at will", then I'm going to hold them to it. GPL included. This is the consequence of their collective disingenuity.

  3. Free as in time by derrickh · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wow... you guys really have nothing to do on a weekend do you? Seriously, -this- is what you're up in arms about? Go outside, see a movie, get some ice cream. Because honestly, this is really really sad.

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  4. Re:Making Ubuntu Accessible? by arth1 · · Score: 0, Troll

    And how would they go about fixing their usability problems if those very people didn't use the operating system in the first place?

    Why would it need fixing if they don't use it?