Re: Question Re: Advertising in Packages
On Mon, 16 Aug 2021 08:04:53 +0000, "Andrew M.A. Cater"
<amacater@einval.com> wrote:
>On Sun, Aug 15, 2021 at 09:14:18PM -0600, Antonio Russo wrote:
>> I feel like if we are forced to rebrand Debian's browser to ensure user
>> freedoms, then we simply must do so. I'd rather support Firefox/Mozilla,
>> but I don't think we should allow ourselves to be bullied.
>
>We spent years doing this: it didn't buy a great deal and caused significant
>work. Explaining "why Iceweasel" was generally hard enough.
Yes. There are users who feel limited in their Freedom if they cannot
install something named "Firefox" from the Debian archives and will
promptly use the upstream "packages" just to have the brand they
expect.
Greetings
Marc
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