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Re: Ongoing Firefox (and Thunderbird) Trademark problems



Julien BLACHE <jblache@debian.org> wrote:
> Matthew Garrett <mgarrett@chiark.greenend.org.uk> wrote:
>> Right. We don't like it, but we think it's free.
> 
> We don't like it, and, as a compromise, we accept it when it's not
> possible to do otherwise; it's a bit different from considering it
> free.

The DFSG specifically permit this restriction. It is possible for
software to both have this restriction and be free.

>> We have permission to apply security patches and fix bugs without
>> changing the name.
> 
> Is it transferable to our derivatives ?

No. So?

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Matthew Garrett | mjg59-chiark.mail.debian.devel@srcf.ucam.org



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