AFAIK, Firefox is dual-licensed under MPL and GPL so there shouldn't be any problems with the code. I believe we can safely change the name and icons (just call it "Web Browser" in true Gnome fashion). If that's the case, then there's no reason not to stick with the original Firefox codebase.
On 11/10/06, Stephen John Smoogen <smooge@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 10/11/06, Christopher Aillon <caillon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
> > On 10/11/06, Christopher Aillon <caillon@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Kevin Kofler wrote:
> >> > Looks like some people have already forked the "flaming vulpes"
> >> browser some
> >> > time ago. So here's Iceweasel for you:
> >> http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/ It
> >> > seems to have some added features over the original already.
> >>
> >> That project sounds scary. Good luck to them. They'll need it if they
> >> are going to be maintaining a patchset against upstream with how quickly
> >> it changes, and how regression prone any changes to the source are for
> >> even seasoned gecko developers.
> >>
> >
> > Didn't you get the memo?
>
> 8 times.
>
Can you fax us a signed copy?
> > You are supposed to be the Fedora/RHEL
> > contact and fixer up for this. We need a shipping product for the
> > RHEL-5 release.
>
> Okay. I don't agree that the fork is a good idea. So, I'll just change
> the name and icons. Hm let's see... Fire is not Ice and a Fox is not a
> Weasel, so I'll call ours Firefox.
You will need to get legal's opinion on that. We'll need a fax of that too.
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