From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Mark H Weaver Subject: Re: Packaging a free Firefox Date: Wed, 16 May 2018 21:26:48 -0400 Message-ID: <87o9hf3wdj.fsf@netris.org> References: <87y3h1g42q.fsf@lassieur.org> <87tvrlhi58.fsf@hyperbola.info> <878t8xo9t9.fsf@gnu.org> <20180506125312.aadd4fixeungiwv6@thebird.nl> <87fu2rip0r.fsf@gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:4830:134:3::10]:43981) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fJ7ht-0003GY-Ev for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 16 May 2018 21:27:50 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fJ7hq-00062R-9e for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 16 May 2018 21:27:49 -0400 Received: from world.peace.net ([64.112.178.59]:54046) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1fJ7hq-00062D-5X for guix-devel@gnu.org; Wed, 16 May 2018 21:27:46 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87fu2rip0r.fsf@gmail.com> (Katherine Cox-Buday's message of "Wed, 16 May 2018 10:44:20 -0500") 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: Katherine Cox-Buday Cc: guix-devel@gnu.org Hi Katherine, Katherine Cox-Buday writes: > Pjotr Prins writes: > >>> Not packaging FF or crippling FF is a no-go! Doing so will discourage >>> users from using GuixSD and Free Software. > > As an anecdote with a data-point of one, I uninstalled GuixSD because I > suddenly needed the machine I was running it on to be my daily driver. I > had been attempting to package Firefox whenever I had a spare moment, > but I ran out of time and needed it to work as I didn't have time to > migrate all the machines I use to a libre-friendly browser (nor am I > sure I want to). Can you tell me specifically what is wrong with GNU IceCat that makes it unsuitable for you? It has been my primary browser for several years. Thanks, Mark