Re: Debian, Iceweasle, Firefox!

[Hal Vaughan <hal@thresholddigital.com>]

On Monday 29 January 2007 00:46, Greg Folkert wrote:
...
> The actual things removed:
>
> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org/fulltree/iceweasel-1.5.0.7-g2/remove.nonfree
>
> Most all of them are Graphics related, except for the auto-updater
> for Firefox...err Iceweasel and a Platforms Debian does not support
> (like OS2). Examples of branded code, samples of API and other
> branded stuff.
>
> http://times.debian.net/1022-iceweasel
>
> There that explains the stuff from a more lay term perspective. IOW,
> expanded the package to compile on all the Debian supported
> architectures.
>
> Please stop using generalities, when the stuff is quickly found. IOW
> GIYF (Google Is Your Friend) in this instance.

I had looked and, unfortunately, could not find the link again.  I've 
been under some heavy stress this month and, to be honest, my short 
term memory seems hosed.  I saw a list, but not being a C programmer, 
some items weren't that easy to understand.  I had searched, but not 
gotten a good layman's version of what was removed.

> The thing is, Debian has done this many times. CDRecord/WODIM is one
> good example.

I'm not complaining about it at all, just getting more information.

Hal