Comment 219 for bug 269656

I think the answer is a little more simple than people might expect. Firefox may be a problem but brand recognition is valued. Epiphany and IceWeasel are the most suggested solutions but they have their own problems such as user agents and connotations.

Just include Epiphany and/or IceWeasel to the release and don't remove Firefox until this can be discussed further.

Ibex is scheduled next month, there's no sense in a hasty decision like this, Mozilla has the legal right to demand this but Firefox is practically ubiquitous to the Ubuntu desktop. This is a problem that can be safely filed under 'later' at the risk of some sore toes. It's important and must be resolved, and since the problem can't be removed now, alternatives should be presented immediately.

Why it's important the alternatives should be available on the liveCD is to protect the users who only use liveCD's who aren't willing to apt-get another browser every time they start up and also for the users of LiveCDs to install the OS and may need a driver online during installation.

The question that can be addressed right now because it shouldn't interfere with 8.10 is just exactly where does Conanical have the right to get into agreements with other corporations without the notice of everyone else? No one had the opportunity to independently appeal to Mozilla on the situation, if they had, this would have never been a problem.