[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

2008-09-25 Thread kafpauzo
I think two things need to be added. First: All this should be easy to find under Help -> About. Second: As I understand it, when the service is turned on, Firefox contacts Google once every half hour (or some such) to update the blacklist. This should be mentioned. By contacting Google, the bro

[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

2008-09-15 Thread kafpauzo
Maybe the following can help a little in clarifying where the problem is and what is needed. I think the most important drawback of a click-and-accept EULA is that it shatters the wonderfully welcoming experience of installing Ubuntu. I migrated from Windows to Ubuntu somewhat recently. I was del

[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

2008-09-18 Thread kafpauzo
Chip Bennet said: 'Services - AKA "Software Servies", AKA "Software as a Service (Saas)" - are nothing more than software applications that are installed on a remote server rather than the local machine. As software applications, they are either open- or closed-source. They are either free or non-

[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

2008-09-19 Thread kafpauzo
@unimatrix9: "Would it have been better for firefox to move anti- phishing non free software to the add-ons that you install on choice?" The anti-phishing does not involve any restricted software inside Firefox. All of the restricted software is on Google's servers. The software inside Firefox is

[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

2008-09-19 Thread kafpauzo
@ Chip Bennet: "My contention is that Firefox *may* become non-free because it has services enabled that require the end user either accept their use terms, or else disable those services." This is certainly much more interesting and important. (Unfortunately I can't help you start this discussi

[Bug 269656] Re: AN IRRELEVANT LICENSE IS PRESENTED TO YOU FREE-OF-CHARGE ON STARTUP

2008-09-15 Thread kafpauzo
If a new name is needed, maybe a better name would be The Ubuntu Fox. Or maybe, in a similar vein, UbuntuFox. * This uses the two strong brands Ubuntu and Firefox. * It suggests quite clearly that it's a version of Firefox that has been adapted by Ubuntu for Ubuntu. * It makes it very clear that

[Bug 575563] [NEW] Window management stops working after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-04 Thread kafpauzo
Public bug reported: Binary package hint: metacity (Beware: The bug appears on a different kernel than the one reported by ubuntu-bug. Details below.) After I upgraded from Karmic to Lucid, then after every boot, mouse clicking and Alt-Tab work fine in the beginning, but very soon, only the item

[Bug 575563] Re: Window management stops working after upgrade to Lucid

2010-05-04 Thread kafpauzo
** Attachment added: "Dependencies.txt" http://launchpadlibrarian.net/47836031/Dependencies.txt -- Window management stops working after upgrade to Lucid https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/575563 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to U

[Bug 575563] Re: Window management stops working after upgrade to Lucid

2011-07-09 Thread kafpauzo
Narwhal has the same problem. But just now I stumbled upon something that hopefully can help you find and remove this bug easily. Judging by discussions on websites it seems many people have had this problem, so although my discovery solves the problem for me, if you can remove the bug entirely I