Re: Will Iceweasel stay open source?

[Eelis <eelis@eelis.net>]

Ah, thanks for the clarification! But now I'm confused; in what sense is 
it open source software if during runtime it starts downloading and 
running binary blobs from Adobe? :/

On 2014-05-15 20:09, Sven Joachim wrote:
> On 2014-05-15 19:51 +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..).
>
> You read incorrectly, here is the relevant part from [1]:
>
> ,----
> | As plugins today, the CDM itself will be distributed by Adobe and will
> | not be included in Firefox. The browser will download the CDM from Adobe
> | and activate it based on user consent.
> `----
>
> So, not that different from the situation with Flash which has annoyed
> us for ages.
>
> > 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? :)
>
> Iceweasel will remain open source.  So will Firefox, or its developers
> will leave in masses I presume.
>
> Cheers,
>         Sven
>
>
> > [1] http://andreasgal.com/2014/05/14/eme/