Re: [gNewSense-users] firefox in search of a solution revisited [long mail]

[Karl Goetz]

Andreas K. Foerster wrote:
> Am Sonntag, dem 19. Nov 2006 schrieb oddmund:
>
>   
> > Brian Brazil a écrit :
> >
> >     
> > > I do consider firefox as-is in gNewSense to be free software, (...)
> > >       
> > This sounds a bit strange after all the branding and trademark noise from
> > the Mozilla Foundation. Firefox is  obviously n o t  completely free.
> >     
>
> Depends on how you define freedom.
>
> The GPLv3 draft 2 explicitly allows trademak restrictions.
>
> section 7b:
> | Only these kinds of additional requirements are allowed by this
> | License:
> [...]
> | 3) terms that prohibit or limit the use for publicity purposes of
> |    specified names of licensors or authors, or that require that
> |    certain specified trade names, trademarks, or service marks not
> |    be used for publicity purposes without express permission,
> |    other than in ways that are fair use under applicable trademark
> |    law; or
>
>   
Doesn't really depend.
* The artwork is not free (logo)
* The name (Firefox) can only be used with the artwork
* We can't use the artwork. its not free
* There for we cant use the Name.
* Its not free enough as is.

Yes we can use the source.
No we cant use the name "Firefox"
kk

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Karl Goetz
User of gNewSense: Free as in Freedom - http://www.gnewsense.org
Australian Ubuntu users team - http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam