Comment 176 for bug 269656

Switching to Epiphany as the default browser is not a good idea. There are far too many web sites that are important to users that are created or run by clueless admins who accept very few User Agents, even though others work fine. These include banking sites, government sites, and other sites that, when you need to use them, are very important, and often urgent. Only now is Firefox becoming widely accepted on these types of sites; let's not ruin the experience further by switching to a browser that will be rejected, leaving users confused, frustrated, and eager to switch back to Windows.

There are some users who don't even know what a "web browser" is; they may be just as confused by Firefox or Konqueror as they would be by Iceweasel.

There are other users that know IE and Firefox, and might be confused by Iceweasel. But good labeling and first-run design could probably work around this.

Having a EULA pop up in Ubuntu leaves a bad taste in my mouth. I don't think it is a good idea to do this. I think using Iceweasel would be a good solution, especially if it could be made clear that it's based on, and basically the same as, Firefox, and compatible with Firefox extensions.