>> The key problem is that there is code, and a build switch, that
>> explicitly handles the official branding/logos vs. the generic
>> name/artwork, and the package maintainer has chosen to break this switch
>> by making the unofficial side of the switch also label itself as
>> Firefox. I don't understand the motivations here, since the changelog I
>> saw isn't visible (packages.debian.org is still being weird) but the
>> gist of it was "avoid using the official branding switch" which seems
>> like one of those "makes it harder to undo" steps since people actually
>> would have to change code instead of build options to not be bound by
>> those terms. If users don't build with the official branding, its
>> because they are not accepting the terms of using things bound up in
>> trademark law. Doing things this way implies that only the artwork is
>> part of the official branding, as opposed to the name as well.
>>
>
> I had to break the switch, because I need to call it Firefox, but I
> can't include the official graphics.
>
I've confirmed that this isn't acceptable usage of the trademark. If
you are going to use the Firefox name, you must also use the rest of the
branding.
[^] # Re: Inacceptable
Posté par Jean-Philippe Garcia Ballester . En réponse au journal Microsoft patche Firefox ... discrètement.. Évalué à 0.
Morceau choisi :
>> The key problem is that there is code, and a build switch, that
>> explicitly handles the official branding/logos vs. the generic
>> name/artwork, and the package maintainer has chosen to break this switch
>> by making the unofficial side of the switch also label itself as
>> Firefox. I don't understand the motivations here, since the changelog I
>> saw isn't visible (packages.debian.org is still being weird) but the
>> gist of it was "avoid using the official branding switch" which seems
>> like one of those "makes it harder to undo" steps since people actually
>> would have to change code instead of build options to not be bound by
>> those terms. If users don't build with the official branding, its
>> because they are not accepting the terms of using things bound up in
>> trademark law. Doing things this way implies that only the artwork is
>> part of the official branding, as opposed to the name as well.
>>
>
> I had to break the switch, because I need to call it Firefox, but I
> can't include the official graphics.
>
I've confirmed that this isn't acceptable usage of the trademark. If
you are going to use the Firefox name, you must also use the rest of the
branding.