Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 11th Oct 2006 14:46 UTC, submitted by brewin
As previously reported, Debian plans to release its newest version, Etch, in December, and wants Mozilla's Firefox Web browser to be part of the distribution. Mozilla, however, told Debian it couldn't release the software without its accompanying artwork. Now a legal expert says that the existing distinctions between copyright and trademark laws should have prevented this from becoming an issue in the first place. Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols also discusses the issue.
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You should also read Canonical employee Matthew Garrett's response to Ian's blog entry. IMO, SJVN and Ian express one-sided opinions but Matthew is "right on the money" here:
"I’m not going to criticise Debian for making the choice that’s consistent with what they’re best known for - making choices based on freedom and technical merit rather than marketing."
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