From: Mike Gerwitz <mtg@gnu.org>
To: guix-devel@gnu.org
Subject: Re: Packaging a free Firefox
Date: Sun, 06 May 2018 09:58:34 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87h8nklwc5.fsf@gnu.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180506060159.zf6rhys3idrltbli@abyayala> (Nils Gillmann's message of "Sun, 6 May 2018 06:01:59 +0000")
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On Sun, May 06, 2018 at 06:01:59 +0000, Nils Gillmann wrote:
> Mike Gerwitz transcribed 2.2K bytes:
>> On Sat, May 05, 2018 at 19:06:27 -0300, Adonay Felipe Nogueira wrote:
>> > I have noticed somepeople advocating for packaging Firefox in GNU Guix,
>> > and since FF still has freedom issues, I see it as a no-go.
>>
>> A simple option for now is to package FF by disabling those features and
>> _not_ providing an alternative. For example, IceCat loads a different
>> addon page than FF; we could just load no addon page at all, or a static
>> one saying that it's something'll we'll get to eventually.
>
> For the majority of people it will be "weird" to load add-ons not via
> the Mozlla Store, but if explained before usage it can work out.
Users are free to still use addons.mozilla.org, of course. I do,
because I know to check the license of the addon before installing, and
the website does not require JS for the functions that I need.
I suspect that most Guix users are more technical than average users and
would be much less bothered by a kluge for the time being. But to
prevent bug reports, something should certainly indicate that it's not
failing to load because of a bug.
> I thin with regards to Addons of Mozilla based software, we just have
> to reimplement what Nix does for the Addons.
I'm not familiar with what Nix does; is it similar to what Guix does
with e.g. Emacs packages? I would like that.
>> I have no suggestions for dealing with the trademark issue, though.
>
> The branding "aurora" (building without branding) is trademark free.
> What remains are mentions of "Firefo" in some places.
Oh, excellent.
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Thread overview: 79+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2018-05-02 21:06 Packaging a free Firefox Clément Lassieur
2018-05-02 21:10 ` Clément Lassieur
2018-05-03 5:00 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-05-03 5:06 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-05-03 5:09 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-03 14:29 ` next browser (was: Packaging a free Firefox) Jack Hill
2018-05-03 14:35 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-03 20:23 ` Jack Hill
2018-05-04 3:36 ` Andy Patterson
2018-05-09 16:45 ` Pierre Neidhardt
[not found] ` <20180510020041.1e8b3956@uwaterloo.ca>
[not found] ` <87d0y3hije.fsf@gmail.com>
2018-05-10 14:04 ` ajpatter
2018-05-10 14:36 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-11 5:00 ` Andy Patterson
2018-05-19 19:26 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-24 9:53 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-05-24 14:18 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-24 15:33 ` Ricardo Wurmus
2018-05-24 16:44 ` Pierre Neidhardt
2018-05-24 20:37 ` Ricardo Wurmus
[not found] ` <87bmdnhhu8.fsf@gmail.com>
2018-05-10 14:04 ` ajpatter
2018-05-03 6:06 ` Packaging a free Firefox Chris Marusich
2018-05-03 9:53 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-03 10:56 ` Mathieu Othacehe
2018-05-11 14:54 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-03 17:59 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-04 14:24 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-04 16:07 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-05-04 16:27 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-05 12:26 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-15 7:10 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-15 8:57 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-15 10:13 ` Gábor Boskovits
2018-05-16 17:27 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-15 16:35 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-17 11:28 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-03 19:07 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-03 20:45 ` Clément Lassieur
2018-05-12 13:28 ` Clément Lassieur
2018-05-05 22:06 ` Adonay Felipe Nogueira
2018-05-06 1:24 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-06 6:01 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-05-06 13:58 ` Mike Gerwitz [this message]
2018-05-06 16:35 ` Hartmut Goebel
2018-05-06 9:48 ` Hartmut Goebel
2018-05-06 12:53 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-16 15:44 ` Katherine Cox-Buday
2018-05-16 16:10 ` Tonton
2018-05-16 17:56 ` Katherine Cox-Buday
2018-05-17 11:34 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-17 13:47 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-05-17 15:10 ` Christopher Lemmer Webber
2018-05-17 15:29 ` Nils Gillmann
2018-05-17 17:57 ` Christopher Lemmer Webber
2018-05-18 4:14 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-21 4:58 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-21 20:07 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-22 4:18 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-22 19:05 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-07-31 1:51 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-08-01 0:58 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-21 20:09 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-22 3:55 ` Alex Vong
2018-05-18 5:19 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-18 4:25 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-16 19:07 ` Christopher Lemmer Webber
2018-05-16 19:54 ` Oleg Pykhalov
2018-05-16 20:50 ` Katherine Cox-Buday
2018-05-17 1:26 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-17 8:21 ` Thorsten Wilms
2018-05-17 11:36 ` Katherine Cox-Buday
2018-05-06 14:05 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-06 15:32 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-06 16:33 ` Hartmut Goebel
2018-05-07 0:36 ` Mike Gerwitz
2018-05-07 6:42 ` jah
2018-05-07 16:30 ` Ludovic Courtès
2018-05-08 8:36 ` Pjotr Prins
2018-05-08 0:06 ` Mark H Weaver
2018-05-08 0:20 ` Mark H Weaver
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