Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Thunderbird recommending non-free software

[Graziano Sorbaioli]

On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 12:34 +0100, Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -
wrote:
> I tried to work out what is happening, when you ask for addons 
> thunderbird launches a local application.
> 
> I think this is what happens:
> 
> This application tries to find in the current directory typically
> 
> ~$user
> 
> an xpi file, or if you ask for a theme a .jar file, which could be anything.
> 
> It appears to me that it does no more than that.
> 
> Languages are language packs that are already installed for the local 
> system.
> 
> I feel this is not really a bug, but your opinion like mine may be 
> right, or may be wrong.

I had a recent discussion with rms about openoffice addons.

What I understood from his messages is that the important part of the
problem is what exactly the software does to recommend non free
software.

Does it point to a website where non free software is present?
(openoffice)

Does it promote the installation of non free plugins or addons asking
you to install them?
(firefox when visiting a web page that uses flash)
and so on.


Afaik the thunderbird addon window has a "download extensions" link that
points to addons.mozilla.org which contains non free addons.

So imho this declares it as non free.

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