| 2012-10-26 02:31:10 |
Talvaran Rabidwolf |
description |
Description
Summary: Source package xchat refers to a non-free browser in its URL handler section. This non-free browser is not even in the Ubuntu repositories (free & non-free) so we should not be using it as a URL handler. A URL-handler for an appropriate free software browser was expected.
Versions Used:
Operating System: Trisquel 5.5 (Ubuntu 11.10 derivative)
Package: xchat (2.8.8-3ubuntu8)
Steps to reproduce:
Install the install xchat package
Open xchat
Connect to any network (e.g. #trisquel on freenode)
Navigate to settings --> advanced --> URL Handlers
Option menu will display a URL Handler for a non-free browser.
References:
List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines: XChat (http://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#XChat)
gNewSense GNU/Linux - Bugs: bug #30752, XChat recommends non-free software (https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30752)
X-Chat - Bugs: bug #3043326, RFE: Replace Opera with Free software browser in URL handler (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3043326&group_id=239&atid=350239) |
Description
Summary: Source package xchat refers to a non-free browser in its URL handler section. This non-free browser is not even in the Ubuntu repositories (free & non-free) so we should not be using it as a URL handler. A URL-handler for an appropriate free software browser was expected.
Versions Used:
Operating System: Trisquel 5.5 (Ubuntu 11.10 derivative)
Package: xchat (2.8.8-3ubuntu8)
Steps to reproduce:
Install the install xchat package
Open xchat
Connect to any network (e.g. #trisquel on freenode)
Navigate to settings --> advanced --> URL Handlers
Option menu will display a URL Handler for a non-free browser.
References:
List of software that does not respect the Free System Distribution Guidelines: XChat (http://libreplanet.org/wiki/List_of_software_that_does_not_respect_the_Free_System_Distribution_Guidelines#XChat)
gNewSense GNU/Linux - Bugs: bug #30752, XChat recommends non-free software (https://savannah.nongnu.org/bugs/?30752)
X-Chat - Bugs: bug #3043326, RFE: Replace Opera with Free software browser in URL handler (http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?func=detail&aid=3043326&group_id=239&atid=350239) |
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