Hi all,
An interesting development I would say. I don't know whether its just the Ubuntu community who's responsible for this or are other distributions also taking note of that. There has been a new package included which is called firefox-3.0-branding. I've been running Ubuntu 8.10 for few months now (right from after the tool-chain got put up on the server)
A very interesting conversation on the bug-report first .
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/269656
Then few mockups on the same
http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/09/17/mock-ups-available-for-notices-previously-was-eula/
Then finally the firefox-3.0-branding package
http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/firefox-3.0-branding
What this does is basically the first time you fire up the browser after you have installed the branding package
it gives a short link (like one for addons or updates just below the tab bar)
with saying "Know your rights"
Linking on that takes you to about:rights which gives you the following info. :-
About: Your Rights
Mozilla Firefox is free and open source software, built by a community of thousands from
all over the world. There are a few things you should know:
* Firefox is made available to you under the terms of the
Mozilla Public License. This means you may use, copy and distribute Firefox to
others. You are also welcome to modify the source code of Firefox as
you want to meet your needs. The Mozilla Public License also gives you
the right to distribute your modified versions.
* Mozilla does not grant you any rights to the Mozilla and Firefox trademarks
or logos. Additional information on Trademarks may be found here.
* Mozilla's privacy policy for Firefox may be found here.
* Firefox also uses web site information services, such as the SafeBrowsing
service; however, we cannot guarantee they are 100% accurate or error-free.
More details, including information on how to disable the services, can be
found in the service terms.
Mozilla Firefox Web Site Services (this one is usually hidden)
Mozilla Firefox uses web site information services ("Services"), such as the
SafeBrowsing service, that are available for your use with this binary version
of Firefox as described below. If you do not want to use the Services or the
terms below are unacceptable, you may disable the SafeBrowsing service by clicking
Edit -> Preferences -> Security and uncheck the options for "Tell me if the site
I'm visiting is a suspected attack site" and "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is
a suspected forgery."
1. Mozilla and its contributors, licensors and partners work to provide the most
accurate and up-to-date phishing and malware information. However, they cannot
guarantee that this information is comprehensive and error-free: some risky sites
may not be identified and some safe sites may be identified in error
2. Mozilla may discontinue or change the Services at its discretion.
3. You are welcome to use these Services with the accompanying version of
Firefox, and you have all the rights necessary to do so. Mozilla and
its licensors reserve all other rights in the Services. These terms are
not intended to limit any rights granted under open source licenses applicable
to Firefox and to corresponding source code versions of Firefox.
4. The Services are provided "as-is." Mozilla, its contributors, licensors, and
distributors, disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including without
limitation, warranties that the Services are merchantable and fit for your particular
purposes. You bear the entire risk as to selecting the Services for your purposes
and as to the quality and performance of the Services. Some jurisdictions do not allow
the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties, so this disclaimer may not apply to
you.
5. Except as required by law, Mozilla, its contributors, licensors, and distributors will
not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, or
exemplary damages arising out of or in any way relating to the use of Firefox and the
Services. The collective liability under these terms will not exceed $500 (five hundred
dollars). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages,
so this exclusion and limitation may not apply to you.
6. Mozilla may update these terms as necessary from time to time. These terms may not
be modified or cancelled without Mozilla's written agreement.
7. These terms are governed by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., excluding
its conflict of law provisions. If any portion of these terms is held to be invalid
or unenforceable, the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. In
the event of a conflict between a translated version of these terms and the English
language version, the English language version shall control.
While I'm no great lover or hater of FF I think this is a nice way of doing stuff without being obnoxious and obtrusive. One more thing the 4th and 5th point were in BOLD .
It would be interesting to have some discussion on what people think of the same.
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Regards,
Shirish Agarwal
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