Sean Kellogg writes: > When the consumer (a.k.a. debian user) goes to the console and decides s/he > wishes to obtain firefox, from the fine folks at the Mozilla Foundation, they > do what? They run 'apt-get install firefox.' When they do so they are not > given Firefox from the Mozilla Foundation, they are given iceweasel, a Debian > product based on the Firefox code base. While a fine product in its own > right, the Mozilla people do not consider it to be Firefox.
Unless the user has specifically changed system configuration files, "apt-get install" on a Debian system only installs software from Debian. It does not install software from the Mozilla Foundation. A trademark holder's rights do not extend to prohibiting anyone else from claiming compatibility or similarity to their product. Given the simple and obvious type of redirection that happens with a transition package, I think this is the proper basis of analysis. Transition packages are not "disclaimers" of any sort; they are hints to a person or tools acting on that person's behalf. Michael Poole -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
