Re: What is Epiphany's role now?

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On Mar 31, 2007, at 3:45 AM, Christopher Aillon wrote:
> Matthew Paul Thomas wrote:
> > True, Internet Explorer wasn't Free Software, but neither is Firefox 
> > unless you debrand it.
>
> Pet peeve #27: Comparing "branding" to "software".

If there is something specifically wrong with my statement, then say so.
Branding is highly relevant to this discussion, because Murray began it 
by saying "The Firefox brand was just something [Linux distributors] 
couldn't do without".

(I understand both sides of the trademark argument and I'm not trying 
to dredge it up again, but that nobody has found a good solution to the 
problem doesn't make it go away. For example, that Firefox is not Free 
Software contributes to Ubuntu's Mozilla team tracking bugs in a 
different way from the rest of Ubuntu, which causes confusion in our 
bug tracker. If a software vendor adopts Epiphany and develops it to 
the point where they feel the need to give it a distinctive brand, 
similar problems will occur with that browser.)

Cheers
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Matthew Paul Thomas
http://mpt.net.nz/