Re: [GNU-linux-libre] Thunderbird recommending non-free software

[Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -]

Rubén Rodríguez Pérez wrote:
> > Maybe we should have someone doing a libre gnu thunderbird software just
> > as there is a libre gnu firefox one.
>
> Yes, and also because the mozilla trademark policies say that you must
> rename the package if you change it in certain ways. INAL, but this
> changes might be in the border line for this.
>
> http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/policy.html

I tried to work out what is happening, when you ask for addons 
thunderbird launches a local application.

I think this is what happens:

This application tries to find in the current directory typically

~$user

an xpi file, or if you ask for a theme a .jar file, which could be anything.

It appears to me that it does no more than that.

Languages are language packs that are already installed for the local 
system.

I feel this is not really a bug, but your opinion like mine may be 
right, or may be wrong.

Regards,
P.