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Re: [Linux-aus] Firefox vs IceWeasel

To: Janet Hawtin <lucychili@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Linux-aus] Firefox vs IceWeasel
From: David Lloyd <lloy0076@adam.com.au>
Date: Fri Oct 20 18:24:01 2006
Cc: Paul Wayper <paul.wayper@anu.edu.au>, Linux Australia List <linux-aus@linux.org.au>
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Janet,

We are at a point in FOSS development where the laws around copyright
and trademarks  are at odds with the very real and useful model that open source offers.


Indeed.

The issue is (as I understand it) not restricted to Firefox and Debian
specifically and is a disjoint between traditional functions of
trademarks and modern modes of development and distribution.


The issue is quite simple, really.

The Mozilla foundation is stating that they would like to guarantee that something wth the Firefox branding is actually - gasp - Firefox. They use legal means to make sure that this happens.

The Debian foundation doesn't want to agree to the legal means that would allow them to use the Firefox branding, so, as you've stated, have chosen the other legal alternative.

<big snip>

Can you define a bit more...

 * The correct path?
 * Fully open?

DSL

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