Re: [gNewSense-users] OT - where did this 'burning dog' name come from?

[Karl Goetz]

TT wrote:
>> How was that name picked?
> 
> Why was GNU Ice Weasel not picked instead?
> 
> 

Because:

Situation A, we rebrand to Iceweasel:
We don't need or want to create a 3rd Iceweasel version (Debian+GNU+gNS)

Situation B, we use the one from Debian:
We have to backport from Debian Sid or Debian Etch, and maintain
(another) fairly complex package from outside the distribution.

Situation C, we use GNU/Iceweasel:
We not only have to maintain an external package, but we also have to
package it. *We* have to maintain it, for security an updates, and *we*
have to do all the work if something breaks it.

kk

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Karl Goetz
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