From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mike Gerwitz Subject: Re: Packaging a free Firefox Date: Sun, 06 May 2018 09:58:34 -0400 Message-ID: <87h8nklwc5.fsf@gnu.org> References: <87y3h1g42q.fsf@lassieur.org> <87tvrlhi58.fsf@hyperbola.info> <878t8xo9t9.fsf@gnu.org> <20180506060159.zf6rhys3idrltbli@abyayala> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; boundary="=-=-="; micalg=pgp-sha512; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:36571) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFKBu-0001QD-Cx for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 09:59:07 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFKBt-0001q9-6p for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 09:59:06 -0400 Received: from fencepost.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::e]:53341) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fFKBt-0001q2-2j for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 09:59:05 -0400 Received: from localhost ([::1]:56475 helo=mikegerwitz-pc.gerwitz.local) by fencepost.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_128_CBC_SHA1:128) (Exim 4.82) (envelope-from ) id 1fFKBs-0003yQ-Bh for guix-devel@gnu.org; Sun, 06 May 2018 09:59:04 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20180506060159.zf6rhys3idrltbli@abyayala> (Nils Gillmann's message of "Sun, 6 May 2018 06:01:59 +0000") List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guix-devel@gnu.org --=-=-= Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable 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. >>=20 >> 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. =2D-=20 Mike Gerwitz Free Software Hacker+Activist | GNU Maintainer & Volunteer GPG: D6E9 B930 028A 6C38 F43B 2388 FEF6 3574 5E6F 6D05 https://mikegerwitz.com --=-=-= Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2 iQIcBAEBCgAGBQJa7woKAAoJEIyRe39dxRuijPwP/iI8Q2VC8AWjYkF+PPcHYjKJ BAlb3AIXI4egKEBkJqxO2n4mRiva3UAzhoovzjg+aiuDbhoGO8pdNoIISERoY0AC LL3N7tRC8PsLZl8iCzYZzYXtPS6LA5ICNTZlhenduZYjTFc2Mt4Y1D/a5IACbsJT KuJS0jyU+gmCverWk+V5GNkqF0ZGju/pyWwlYDidQztAb4JJ9rguW0Avg2nnC53t ppQam+ZFNRkDZzwMFV1OX0ti2TnP7ThmMz2CFbBQ6OQixtqOiS0jnObBaz3D0haE 7Pz3OfdAgPceuIpXyIsjps51uQ/MsVj8D+vrdYMoEcFq+HCP8RTX68dwWYyKO/7e li3uFFD1mqJLqudad2/y6vzKpc+mVxPMST/d0ndDzsjC2hWIBgSHdoYdTRifzd/k 2uROiaH+ni7eUiONSoVqK/gsJ6lXy+wRh4YJV4/7awfRB9F+zJCOCSiEe3LjW6bm 5/CXDWRxFR8O3reJRe1CNHT+9kGVBBZY4DkTEgQe+VIBIsFzhrSm7j27EW1B8tpQ lwaVZP62HhbO4TmMGwEE6uf/Eup8i8nQYyQonWMjqEXsHUCdS+ntPyFj3Za+k8h0 i6wQez/qDwJcDYKOdEV6HO3AfqHdsrs9UQtBYzOgdJWruXPEppEaQv2kMIv2kg9N wxquN04Zl7ztXjCS/Bb/ =+4eW -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-=-=--