Re: firefox -> iceweasel package is probably not legal
* Michael Poole:
>> That having been said, I am inclined to agree that this presents a very murky
>> issue made complicated by the debian packaging system. If 'apt-get install
>> firefox' is functionally equivalent to 'apt-get install iceweasel' then you
>> likely have either plan old "consumer confusion" or "initial consumer
>> confusion." Both are bad.
>
> When and in what particulars do you propose this confusion would
> occur? Neither the desktop icon (as the most promiment entry point)
> nor the package (in data or metadata) leave much room for confusion.
During an update, a Firefox page appears. Another is displayed if you
disable the search bar and press Ctrl+K. I don't know if this is a
problem.
We also continue to use Google's and Mozilla's web services in the
background. If I were them, I wouldn't grant permission to use to
rebranded products, but that's probably just me. 8-P
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