<div dir="ltr">Hi all, <br> 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)<br>
<br>A very interesting conversation on the bug-report first . <br><br><a href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/269656">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.0/+bug/269656</a><br><br>
Then few mockups on the same <br><br><a href="http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/09/17/mock-ups-available-for-notices-previously-was-eula/">http://blog.lizardwrangler.com/2008/09/17/mock-ups-available-for-notices-previously-was-eula/</a><br>
<br>Then finally the firefox-3.0-branding package <br><br><a href="http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/firefox-3.0-branding">http://packages.ubuntu.com/intrepid/firefox-3.0-branding</a><br><br>What this does is basically the first time you fire up the browser after you have installed the branding package<br>
it gives a short link (like one for addons or updates just below the tab bar)<br><br>with saying "Know your rights"<br><br>Linking on that takes you to about:rights which gives you the following info. :-<br><br>
About: Your Rights<br><br><br>Mozilla Firefox is free and open source software, built by a community of thousands from<br>all over the world. There are a few things you should know:<br><br><br> * Firefox is made available to you under the terms of the<br>
Mozilla Public License. This means you may use, copy and distribute Firefox to<br> others. You are also welcome to modify the source code of Firefox as<br> you want to meet your needs. The Mozilla Public License also gives you<br>
the right to distribute your modified versions. <br> <br><br> * Mozilla does not grant you any rights to the Mozilla and Firefox trademarks<br> or logos. Additional information on Trademarks may be found here.<br>
<br> * Mozilla's privacy policy for Firefox may be found here.<br> <br> * Firefox also uses web site information services, such as the SafeBrowsing<br> service; however, we cannot guarantee they are 100% accurate or error-free.<br>
More details, including information on how to disable the services, can be<br> found in the service terms. <br><br> <br> Mozilla Firefox Web Site Services (this one is usually hidden)<br> <br>
<br> Mozilla Firefox uses web site information services ("Services"), such as the<br> SafeBrowsing service, that are available for your use with this binary version<br> of Firefox as described below. If you do not want to use the Services or the<br>
terms below are unacceptable, you may disable the SafeBrowsing service by clicking<br> Edit -> Preferences -> Security and uncheck the options for "Tell me if the site<br> I'm visiting is a suspected attack site" and "Tell me if the site I'm visiting is<br>
a suspected forgery." <br> <br><br> 1. Mozilla and its contributors, licensors and partners work to provide the most<br> accurate and up-to-date phishing and malware information. However, they cannot<br>
guarantee that this information is comprehensive and error-free: some risky sites<br> may not be identified and some safe sites may be identified in error <br><br> 2. Mozilla may discontinue or change the Services at its discretion. <br>
<br> 3. You are welcome to use these Services with the accompanying version of<br> Firefox, and you have all the rights necessary to do so. Mozilla and<br> its licensors reserve all other rights in the Services. These terms are<br>
not intended to limit any rights granted under open source licenses applicable<br> to Firefox and to corresponding source code versions of Firefox. <br><br> 4. The Services are provided "as-is." Mozilla, its contributors, licensors, and<br>
distributors, disclaim all warranties, whether express or implied, including without<br> limitation, warranties that the Services are merchantable and fit for your particular<br> purposes. You bear the entire risk as to selecting the Services for your purposes<br>
and as to the quality and performance of the Services. Some jurisdictions do not allow<br> the exclusion or limitation of implied warranties, so this disclaimer may not apply to<br> you. <br>
<br> 5. Except as required by law, Mozilla, its contributors, licensors, and distributors will<br> not be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, consequential, punitive, or<br>
exemplary damages arising out of or in any way relating to the use of Firefox and the<br> Services. The collective liability under these terms will not exceed $500 (five hundred<br> dollars). Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of certain damages,<br>
so this exclusion and limitation may not apply to you. <br> <br><br> 6. Mozilla may update these terms as necessary from time to time. These terms may not<br> be modified or cancelled without Mozilla's written agreement. <br>
<br><br> 7. These terms are governed by the laws of the state of California, U.S.A., excluding<br> its conflict of law provisions. If any portion of these terms is held to be invalid<br>
or unenforceable, the remaining portions will remain in full force and effect. In<br> the event of a conflict between a translated version of these terms and the English<br> language version, the English language version shall control.<br>
<br><br> 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 . <br><br clear="all">
It would be interesting to have some discussion on what people think of the same. <br>-- <br> Regards,<br> Shirish Agarwal<br> This email is licensed under <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/">http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/</a><br>
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