[Bug 83118] Re: Some components are non-free

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Pilgrim
Robert, since you're not interested in the opinions of non-lawyers, and since I am not a lawyer, it stands to reason that you would not be interested in any examples I might offer. Presumably Canonical employs lawyers who can advise them that "All Rights Reserved" means "All Rights Reserved", and

[Bug 83118] Re: Some components are non-free

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Pilgrim
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=354622;msg=39 -- Some components are non-free https://launchpad.net/bugs/83118 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 83118] Re: Some components are non-free

2007-02-06 Thread Mark Pilgrim
James, you're overthinking the problem. I'm sure trademark law is very interesting, and its intersection with open source is a fascinating topic for someone's PhD thesis, but it is not the topic at hand. The difference between mysql-query-browser and firefox is very, very simple: MySQL's icons ar

[Bug 83118] Re: Some components are non-free

2007-02-04 Thread Mark Pilgrim
Some people may be surprised to learn that I disagree with Noah on this one. I think following Debian's lead would be too disruptive in three ways: 1. Disruptive to end users, who wouldn't understand why their browser was renamed out from under them 2. Disruptive to Canonical, who would be force

[Bug 83118] Some components are non-free

2007-02-03 Thread Mark Pilgrim
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: firefox This is NOT a duplicate of bug 22639. It is about the recently committed fix for bug 68180. The official Firefox icons are not available under an open source license. Steps to reproduce: 1. Open Firefox 2. Type "about:license" and click Go 3.