Heya,

I'm not a legal expert, but I understand that while you can build
Firefox from source, distributing it under the "Firefox" name and
branding requires explicit permission from Mozilla. The MPL is quite
dense, so I'm not entirely sure about the specifics. I *love* copyleft
licenses /s.

This leads me to wonder: do projects need explicit permission to use
Mozilla's branding when distributing modified versions? For instance, I
understand the OpenBSD ports@ mailing list applies significant patches
to Firefox to support pledge() and unveil(), yet retains the official
branding. Given OpenBSD's strong commitment to respecting licenses, I'm
curious- does the project have permission from Mozilla to use the
Firefox branding in this context?

I couldn't find any public record of such an agreement, but perhaps I
didn't search thoroughly enough. I'm genuinely interested in
understanding how this works.

Thanks,

-- 
iz (she/her)

> i like to say mundane things,
> there are too many uninteresting things
> that go unnoticed.

izder456 (dot) neocities (dot) org

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