Comment 506 for bug 269656

Since Mark is asking for input on the service, I will tell you that the first thing I do is
turn off antiphishing services, along with every other thing that tends to track my
surfing. I turn off Javascript and cookies too, for example, so I'm definitely not the
average person in my habits. I turn stuff on as needed, clean up, and turn it off
again.

So I don't think one can assume that there are no people who will find the antiphishing
service objectionable.

I personally would prefer that it be turned off by default and allow folks to turn it on
if they want it. There seems no reason to treat people like children, needing our
protection whether they want it or not. How much pain would that cause Mozilla,
compared to the pain caused to those of us who really care about Main being
clean?

The software is modifiable, but after you say I agree, then is it? Under the same
license? I was sick last week, so I haven't had a chance to seriously review the
language on the services part, so this is just to make clear that while I definitely
see the major issue, the EULA, resolved, I haven't said the same about the
services agreement to date.

My question is this, and please excuse a stupid question, but I'm not a programmer, so
I don't know, and to analyze the language, I need to understand this point: is the
antiphishing part strictly services, or is there not software involved too? If the latter,
surely that software is not freely redistributable and modifiable, is it? If it isn't,
then where are we if it is on by default?