Re: Will Iceweasel stay open source?
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 07:51:09PM +0200, Eelis wrote:
> I read[1] that Firefox will start shipping parts for which they
> won't provide the source code (something to do with DRM..). Can I
> trust that Iceweasel will remain open source, or will I have to
> switch to Lynx if I want to use an open source browser? :)
>
I guess the culprit CDM (and maybe even the open source sandbox which,
if modified, stops working) will be found in non-free (as is today for
flashplugin-nonfree). That is if Adobe decides to support the platform.
Lynx trumps every other browser regardless ;)
-F
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