Remove "previously known as" paragraph

[Reuben Thomas]

Binary package hint: firefox-3.0

The paragraph "This browser was previously known as Firefox 2, Firebird and Phoenix." should be removed. Rationale: Firefox has been around under that name for some years now. Those who care about the old names "Firebird" and "Phoenix" already know, or, if they are studying history, can easily find out. Saying "This browser was previously known as Firefox 2" is just silly: first, it's not true, as "Firefox 3" was never known as "Firefox 2", and secondly, users are in general familiar with the concept of version numbers, and understand that "Firefox 3" is a later version of the program "Firefox" than "Firefox 2". If this part of the paragraph made sense, think of what you'd need for Emacs: "This editor was previously known as Emacs 22.1, Emacs 21.4, Emacs 21.3, Emacs 21.2, Emacs 21.1, Emacs 20.7,...". If you are really serious about this, then you've missed one: "This browser was previously known as Firefox 2, Firefox, Firebird and Phoenix."!

If for some reason you think the old names ought to be kept, then simply change the paragraph back to "This browser was previously known as Firebird and Phoenix."

ProblemType: Bug
Architecture: i386
Date: Wed Jun 18 11:01:09 2008
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 8.04
NonfreeKernelModules: ath_hal
Package: firefox 3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu0.8.04.1
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
 SHELL=/bin/bash
 PATH=/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/usr/sbin:/usr/local/epocemx/bin:/home/username/bin:/home/username/local/i686/bin:/home/username/local/bin:/home/username/.luarocks/bin:/home/username/Work/Adsensus/svn/nancy/trunk:/home/username/Work/Adsensus/svn/adsensus/trunk:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/games
 LANG=en_GB.UTF-8
SourcePackage: firefox-3.0
Uname: Linux 2.6.24-19-generic i686

[Nathan Handler (nhandler)]

I think we should still mention Firebird and Phoenix in the description. This will allow people who search for those names to find firefox. However, I see no need to mention firefox 2 as a previous name.

firefox-3.0 (3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low

  * Remove Firefox 2 from list of previous names in debian/control
    description (LP: #240880)

 -- Nathan Handler <email address hidden> Sat, 12 Jul 2008 08:30:06 -0500

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

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Nathan Handler wrote:
> I think we should still mention Firebird and Phoenix in the
> description. This will allow people who search for those names to
> find firefox. However, I see no need to mention firefox 2 as a
> previous name.
>
> firefox-3.0 (3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu3) intrepid; urgency=low
>
> * Remove Firefox 2 from list of previous names in debian/control
> description (LP: #240880)
>
> -- Nathan Handler <email address hidden> Sat, 12 Jul 2008
> 08:30:06 -0500
>
> ** Attachment added: "firefox-3.0_3.0+nobinonly-0ubuntu3.debdiff"
> http://launchpadlibrarian.net/15981501/firefox-3.0_3.0%2Bnobinonly-0ubuntu3.debdiff
>
>
> ** Changed in: firefox-3.0 (Ubuntu) Assignee: Nathan Handler
> (nhandler) => (unassigned) Status: In Progress => Confirmed
>
> ** Tags added: patch
>
This patch should wait a little while for Intrepid as 3.0.1 should be
pushed after freeze is lifted, as i recall Alexander was pretty much
done with it and i think Hardy already got it or will be shortly as well.

- --
Sincerely Yours,
    John Vivirito

https://launchpad.net/~gnomefreak
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JohnVivirito
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[Alexander Sack (asac)]

fix committed on firefox-3.0.head branch.

[John Vivirito (gnomefreak)]

this has been fixed please see folowing from apt-cache show firefox-3.0

" Description: safe and easy web browser from Mozilla
 Firefox delivers safe, easy web browsing. A familiar user interface,
 enhanced security features including protection from online identity theft,
 and integrated search let you get the most out of the web.
 .
 Install this firefox package too, if you want to be automatically upgraded to
 new major firefox versions in the future. "