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Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!



On Sunday 28 January 2007 07:01, Martin Schulze wrote:
> Mike Hommey wrote:
> > To be fair, it's not exactly true, because upgrading from firefox
> > to iceweasel in debian means upgrading from version 1.0 or 1.5 to
> > 2.0, and there are substancial changes that some people dislike,
> > myself included.
> >
> > Which means Piotr is actually probably complaining about the fact
> > that iceweasel is not quite the same as firefox used to be on his
> > desktop, but on the other hand, if it were still named firefox, he
> > would have the same opinion.
>
> Maybe not, because the name change makes it visible for him that
> there has been a change indeed.  Changes from 1.0 to 1.5 or 1.5 to
> 2.0 may be accepted as upstream changes that just happen.  Remember
> the Cola tests?  Blindfolded have preferred Pepsi over Coca, with
> eyes open the result they preferred the Coca variant.

Funny.  Blindfolded I took the same as I did without the blindfold.  
Coke either way.  That was years ago, though.  I gave up soft drinks a 
good while ago.

Hal



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