Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Rename IceCat back to Iceweasel

[Henry Jensen]

Please note  that Iceweasel still exists as a maintained package in libre 
distros Parabola GNU/Linux and ConnochaetOS:

https://www.parabola.nu/packages/?q=Iceweasel


Am 9. August 2017 03:08:08 MESZ schrieb David Hedlund <address@hidden>:
>On 2017-08-09 02:46, David Hedlund wrote:
>> Ruben, what do you have to say about this?
>>
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>> On 2017-08-09 02:44, David Hedlund wrote:
>>> Ruben, what do you have to say about this?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 2017-08-09 02:40, bill-auger wrote:
>>>> On 08/08/2017 08:32 PM, David Hedlund wrote:
>>>>> Why?
>>>>>
>>>> because the weasel is WAY cuter
>>>>
>>>> actually from what i understand, the original name of icecat was
>>>> iceweasel, but then debian named their re-branded firefox as
>iceweasel
>>>> and the original GNU iceweasel decided to rename to icecat to avoid
>any
>>>> confusion - but now debian calls their default browser firefox
>again so
>>>> the weasel name with all it's legacy is floating in limbo
>>>>
>>>> they actually split off the iceweasel branding into a separate
>package
>>>> so you can pretend that firefox-esr is still iceweasel - i just
>think
>>>> many people would welcome the return of the weasel proper
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