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:internetnews.com: Firefox Set Free in IceWeasel
internetnews.com: Firefox Set Free in IceWeasel
Oct 7, 2006, 00 :45 UTC (9 Talkback[s]) (6462 reads)

(Other stories by Sean Michael Kerner)

[ Thanks to MozFiend for this link. ]

"GNU to the rescue.

"GNU, which is a recursive acronym that stands for GNU is Not Unix, first set out in 1984 to develop a Unix-like operating system as Free Software.

"It is now gearing up to provide a 'free' version of Mozilla's (not-so-free) Firefox browser. The GNU version is called IceWeasel and is part of the GNUzilla effort from GNU. The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is the principal sponsor of the GNU Project..."

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Linux Journal: Examining the Nature of Freedom(Sep 28, 2006)
internetnews.com: Firefox Not Really Free?(Sep 27, 2006)
ze_dinosaur: Boy, Am I Sick of Renaming This Thing(Sep 25, 2006)


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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
They claim Firefox is "not-so-free" and  ...   How dumb is this?   
DrXym
Oct 7, 2006, 11:02:14
 
I may be a relic of a time gone by, or j ...   Developers?   
Dwight
Oct 7, 2006, 12:09:15
 
As it is open source, it is absolutely f ...   Kill the goosse that lays the golden eggs   
GerardM
Oct 7, 2006, 12:51:41
 
> As it is open source, it is absolutely ...   Re: Kill the goosse that lays the golden eggs   
Andrea
Oct 7, 2006, 13:43:45
 
"So the Mozilla Corporation has asked us ...   Mozilla Corp is forcing this   
IceWoozle
Oct 8, 2006, 18:26:31
 
Well, I made the switch today to Iceweas ...   Bye bye Firefox   
Icewoozler
Oct 8, 2006, 22:34:06
 
They claim Firefox is "not-so-free" and  ...   Re: How dumb is this?   
Ookaze BioACobol
Oct 9, 2006, 09:58:18
 
 It's not. Your problem is that you  ...   Re: Re: How dumb is this?   
DrXym
Oct 9, 2006, 18:01:32
 
>>  You have it backward, that's the ...   Re: Re: Re: How dumb is this?   
IceWoozle
Oct 10, 2006, 02:57:48
 
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