Depends on 'firefox' and non-redistributable artwork

[Paul Sladen]

Gobuntu currently ships non-redistributable artwork for Firefox.

Shipping such files defeats Gobuntu's existance.

Ideally Gobuntu should either ship the Debian-sanitised version in the form of 'iceweasel-' or should not ship any browser.

[Paul Sladen (sladen)]

Good (and pretty) explanation of issues at:

  http://diveintomark.org/archives/2007/10/18/gobuntu-has-already-failed

[Paul Sladen (sladen)]

http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2007/10/14/%23ubuntu-devel.txt

[03:30] <highvoltage> is Gobuntu shipping with IceWeasel and IceDove?
[03:32] <highvoltage> Hobbsee: looking at the gobuntu-desktop metapackage, it seems that it is still firefox and thunderbird
[03:32] <highvoltage> Hobbsee: also, I can't find iceweasel and icedove in the ubuntu archives :/
[03:32] <Hobbsee> yes, i suspect they're not ther
[03:32] <Hobbsee> i'm unsure of the status of gobuntu - perhaps ask on their mailing list
[03:32] <highvoltage> Hobbsee: seems like the first version of Gobuntu will have FF and TB then
[03:33] <highvoltage> Hobbsee: I have a few weeks back, and I was told that it will be Iceweasel, etc. perhaps I should just ask again..
[03:33] <Hobbsee> highvoltage: who knows if development stalled, or something. *shrug*
[03:34] <sladen> it would be a bit embarassying it Goubuntu goes out with stuff it shouldn't be doing
[03:36] <highvoltage> Hobbsee: Evan comfirmed that Gobuntu will indeed be shipping on the 18th, but I think sladen might be right, I don't think Gobuntu will be shipping like we'd all want it to in this release
[03:36] <popey> :S

[Paul Sladen (sladen)]

See also: bug #83118; covering when Firefox was first uploaded to main after the Debian fork/non-free episode.

[Zagadka77 (zagadka77)]

See the following thread on the Gobuntu-devel mailing list:

https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/gobuntu-devel/2007-October/000395.html

[Hew (hew)]

Gobuntu was discontinued after Hardy. Closing.