Shuttleworth defends Firefox license in Ubuntu

This doesn't seem to me to be a traditional EULA: It seems the issue here is the trademark belonging to Mozilla that Mozilla wants protected, not the use of the source code, which is adequately licensed (and the user is adequately informed of their rights).

While I technically do not find this notification legally necessary, since trademark laws adequately address Mozilla's concerns, I don't object to their insistence of informing their users to what extent they would allow those users to use such trademarks.

The truth of the matter is that all Mozilla whats is to make sure anything derived from their source code does not have the Mozilla trademarks unless they give express permission. And since eliminating those trademarks is as simple as a compile-time switch, it's not as if they are bringing any undo hardship on anybody who wishes to use the source code. And if giving your agreement to not break the law is to much of a hardship (remember, you're not giving away any rights you did not have before), one could always use Kubuntu where the default browser is Konqueror.; Posted by: Michael Kelly Posted on: 09/15/08 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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