Debain to change the name of firefox ? What?

Apparently mozilla has been protective of firefox trademarks lately
which is very uncommon for “free”(as in free speech) software …debain does not aggree with this…they believe that its not really “free”(as in speech) …They plan to change the name of firefox in all of its distros ….Wow….Mozilla WTF? …I never though mozilla would do something like this … Whats next … We switch back to IE ?

Via Slashdot

Viraptor writes, “Debian is ready to change the name of Firefox in its distributions, beginning with Etch. They say it can be done within a week. The reasons stem from Mozilla’s recent insistence on trademark fidelity and its preferences regarding Firefox patches. Debian doesn’t want to accept the original trademarked fox & globe logo; they don’t see it as really ‘free’ to use. On the other hand, Mozilla doesn’t want Firefox distributed under that name if it lacks the logo. Mozilla also wants Debian patches to be submitted to them before distribution, and claims that’s what others (Red Hat and Novell) are already doing. But some believe development and releases will slow down if distribution-specific patches have to be checked and accepted first. We will surely see more clashes between copyright claims and ‘really free’ distros such as Debian. Ubuntu is also asking similar questions.” No word yet what the new name will be or what the logo will look like.

Slashdot | Firefox To Be Renamed In Debian

Obligatory Technorati tags:Debain free-software open-source linux mozilla firefox trademarks slashdot gnu gpl