Ubuntu
firefox-3.0 package

  1. Bug #269656
  2. Comment #355

Comment 355 for bug 269656

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Prateek Karandikar (prateek.karandikar) wrote :

There are two different products here:

1) I don't know what to call this one. The source distributed by Mozilla, all the parts that are covered under GPL.
2) Mozilla Firefox.

Ubuntu has to make a choice between one of the two (or offer both, of course). The two are identical when it comes to functionality, though the licensing, name, and logo are different. The first one is free/open under various definitions, while the second one is not. Any modification requires permission from Mozilla.

As per Ubuntu's principles, shouldn't we stick with option 1? Only for the sake of branding, is it preferable to go with a non-free option?