emacs launches non-free netscape by default

emacs launches non-free netscape by default

[Olivier Esser]

Midle-clicking on the "emacs-gnu" logo image at the first sreen of 
GNU-emacs-21.3.1 to browse http://www.gnu.org as suggested by the 
tooltip lauch by default the function browse-url-netscape which is by 
default netscape.

Netscape in a non free program as you can see in the terms of the 
licence agreement of the current version of netscape as can be 
downloaded from their web site:

	NETSCAPE 7.1 END-USER LICENSE AGREEMENT
	Redistribution Or Rental Not Permitted
	[...]

They are free high quality web browsers available such as mozilla, 
konqueror, galeon, ... . Why is the default browser lauched by gnu emacs 
a non free program?

Sincerely,

Olivier Esser

Re: emacs launches non-free netscape by default

[Andreas Schwab]

Olivier Esser <o.esser@dpmms.cam.ac.uk> writes:

> They are free high quality web browsers available such as mozilla,
> konqueror, galeon, ... . Why is the default browser lauched by gnu emacs a
> non free program?

Thanks for the report, this has already been fixed in the current sources.

Andreas.

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Re: emacs launches non-free netscape by default

[Richard Stallman]

You are completely right, but I think we have fixed this already.
Please take a look at the sources in CVS on savannah.gnu.org.