Re: [gNewSense-users] firefox?

[Brian Brazil]

On 11/6/06, Dave Crossland <address@hidden> wrote:
> On 06/11/06, Brian Brazil <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On 11/6/06, Vim Visual <address@hidden> wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I love the idea behind gNewSense... what I don't understand is why you
> > > include firefox and not iceweasel if copyleft is that important (and
> > > it is).
> >
> > There are two issues here, and I'd prefer them to be kept seperate.
> > The first is if Firefox is non-free? If it is we will, as with any
> > other package, etiher change it to be free, or remove it.
>
> It is well documented - eg http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ -
> that Firefox included non-free software in the Mozilla builds, though
> the sourcecode is freely available.

The reporting thingy (I forget the name, but I know we checked) isn't
in Ubuntu Firefox, and hence not in gNewsense.

> Given gNewSense is meant to be FSF-blessed, I'd assume it would prefer
> gnuzilla over firefox.

Seperate issue.

> > The second is what should our default web browser be (in Gnome anyway).
>
> I recommend IceWeasel because it is compatibly with Firefox

I should have mentioned a third issue: should we include IceWeasel.

Brian