http://oduinn.com/blog/2007/11/05/free-software-2009-builds-now-also-available/ Wed, 16 May 2012 01:47:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://oduinn.com/blog/2007/11/05/free-software-2009-builds-now-also-available/#comment-8 MJR/blog: debian Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:09:01 +0000 http://oduinn.com/2007/11/05/free-software-2009-builds-now-also-available/#comment-8 [...] This follows last year's problems with Mozilla packages. FTP.mozilla.org now has a (Not-?)Firefox 2.0.0.9 "compiled with branding, logos and talkback removed" according to John O'Duinn's Soapbox - download non-automated en-US free-software builds. Is this really free? What does it mean for Debian's Iceweasel and GNU's Iceweasel if so? I guess the GNU one will keep going, to avoid the auto-installation of non-free plugins, but it might allow more work to be shared. [...] [...] This follows last year’s problems with Mozilla packages. http://FTP.mozilla.org now has a (Not-?)Firefox 2.0.0.9 “compiled with branding, logos and talkback removed” according to John O’Duinn’s Soapbox – download non-automated en-US free-software builds. Is this really free? What does it mean for Debian’s Iceweasel and GNU’s Iceweasel if so? I guess the GNU one will keep going, to avoid the auto-installation of non-free plugins, but it might allow more work to be shared. [...]

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