[Mageia-dev] Seamonkey package

Fri Mar 11 00:39:47 CET 2011

On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, Tux99 wrote:
+
+> 
+> 
+> Quote: Christiaan Welvaart wrote on Thu, 10 March 2011 23:26
+> ----------------------------------------------------
+> > On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, nicolas vigier wrote:
+> > 
+> > > On Thu, 10 Mar 2011, Christiaan Welvaart wrote:
+> > >
+> > >> Unfortunately the seamonkey name and logos are trademarked and the
+> > license
+> > >> terms are most likely not acceptable so it seems to me we'll have
+> > to
+> > >> rename/rebrand it.
+> > >
+> > > Is it different than firefox license terms ?
+> > 
+> > Same rules AFAIK, see
+> >    http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy.html
+> 
+> I don't see why we need to change the name. The policy says:
+> 
+> "If you compile Mozilla unmodified source code (including code and config
+> files in the installer) and do not charge for it, you do not need
+> additional permission from Mozilla to use the relevant Mozilla Mark(s) for
+> your compiled version."
+
+We are not using unmodified source code for firefox :
+http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages/cauldron/firefox/current/SOURCES/
+
+And it seems mandriva seamonkey package also has some patchs :
+http://svn.mandriva.com/cgi-bin/viewvc.cgi/packages/cooker/seamonkey/current/SOURCES/
+
+Also the "do not charge for it" would make it non free (but it does not
+seem to be mentioned in the "Modifications" section, only in the
+"Unaltered Binaries" section).
+
+So maybe we need to request permission, as explained in the
+"Modifications" section.
+
+