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Mozilla Demanding Firefox Display EULA In Ubuntu 785

Posted by kdawson on Sunday September 14, 2008 @05:09PM from the branding-vs.-freedom dept.

TRS-80 writes "Users of the upcoming Ubuntu release, Intrepid Ibex, are being confronted with an EULA the first time they launch Firefox. Mark Shuttleworth says 'Mozilla Corp asked that this be added in order for us to continue to call the browser Firefox... I would not consider an EULA as a best practice. It's unfortunate that Mozilla feels this is absolutely necessary' and notes there's an unbranded 'abrowser' package available. Many of the comments say Ubuntu should ditch Firefox as this makes it clear it's not Free Software, hence unsuitable for Ubuntu main, and just ship Iceweasel or Epiphany, the GNOME browser." A few comments take Canonical to task for agreeing to Mozilla's demand to display an EULA without consulting the community.

Comment old tech (Score 1) 130

by sphazell on Sunday June 08, 2008 @03:02AM (#23698719) Attached to: Face Recognition Goes Mainstream For Notebooks

I had face recognition via attached web cam on my Thinkpad T30 in 2002. And ive had all the above mentioned finger print features on my Sony TZ for nearly a year. Move along nothing to see here.

Submission + - Apple made enough iPhones

Submitted by fermion on Thursday July 05, 2007 @11:00PM

fermion writes: The New York Time is reporting that there is no market for scalped iPhones. Does this mean that, for once, a company actually wants to sell products instead of creating an artificial glut? Or does it mean that that no one really wants an iPhone? I am not going to venture a guess. On the other hand, I can't help but think Apple created this situation to artificially inflate the first weekend sales. It has become almost a tradition to stand in line for hyped consumer electronics, buy a few, and then sell the extras. This usually works because supply is often limited and second runs are often not forthcoming. By supplying sufficient initial product, and promising a second run, Apple expertly played the market. Even if a significant percentage of the phones are returned, the first weekend sales numbers cannot be rescinded. One can imagine that those numbers are going to play a critical role in European negotiations. 700K phones in a weekend might have some 'analysts' scratching their heads.

Submission + - Australian extradited for breaking US law at home

Submitted by Anonymous Coward on Sunday May 06, 2007 @08:30PM

An anonymous reader writes: http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2007/05/06/11783 90140855.html reports that an Austarlian man who has never set foot in the US and broke IP laws in Australia has been extradited to the US and faces 10 years jail.

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