William Ballard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > I don't know what to make of this statement: > > http://news.zdnet.co.uk/0,39020330,39189475,00.htm > [quote] > The main disadvantage of the deal with Google is that native language > versions of Firefox are not permitted to change the default search > engine to one that is more useful for searching Web pages in a > particular language.[/quote] > > I don't want to be a chicken little, but in what sense is this statement > valid? It seems to have extraordinary implications, not in the least > that Firefox and Mozilla would have to be considered Non-Free. > > Is it merely advistory or a request? I know there was some talk about > Debian Thunderbird; here's some more fuel for the fire! > > What gives?
The paragraph following the one you quoted begins like so: "That [the Google deal] is why official localised builds are not allowed to change the search engine," said Markham. If this restriction only applies to official (provided by mozilla.org, I presume) builds, I can't see a problem. No deal the Mozilla Foundation signs can stop anyone from exercising rights granted by the license of the software. -- M�ns Rullg�rd [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
