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

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

found the button that makes it all a problem

it is called "get extensions"

anyone want to code this out of tb?

it will need a new name to comply with the mozilla foundation trademark 
policy

btw trademark honouring does not make an item free or non free

we have the source does anyone have the time?



Graziano Sorbaioli wrote:
> On Tue, 2009-06-09 at 12:34 +0100, Paul O'Malley - gnu's not unix -
> wrote:
> > 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.
>
> I had a recent discussion with rms about openoffice addons.
>
> What I understood from his messages is that the important part of the
> problem is what exactly the software does to recommend non free
> software.
>
> Does it point to a website where non free software is present?
> (openoffice)
>
> Does it promote the installation of non free plugins or addons asking
> you to install them?
> (firefox when visiting a web page that uses flash)
> and so on.
>
>
> Afaik the thunderbird addon window has a "download extensions" link that
> points to addons.mozilla.org which contains non free addons.
>
> So imho this declares it as non free.