The answer is on Debian. The OS isn't happy with Mozilla's recent hardened stance on their trademark, and doesn't even want to use the Mozilla logos in their distributions. Debian plans to change the name of Firefox in their distros and think it will only take a week to complete. Mozilla doesn't want Firefox to be marketed inside Debian without the logo. It seems that the Debian folks don't like the idea of patches and updates going through Mozilla first. Red Hat and Novell are already doing it. So if you Linux buddies told you to jump off a cliff, would you do it? Well, Debian wouldn't, or so it looks right now. I'm taking bets on names, how about Fiber-fox, or Firbuntu? No? Fine, I give up. Any other clever names for what to actually call Firefox in its altered form from brilliant minds out there?[Via Slashdot]
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10-03-2006 @ 11:56AM
John Vilsack said...
Iceweasel.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceweasel
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10-03-2006 @ 12:37PM
Chris said...
FoxyDebi
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10-03-2006 @ 3:05PM
Rick said...
Mozuntu Openbrowser, or Firehound, or Steve (why not)
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10-03-2006 @ 3:08PM
Julian said...
how about: "still-firefox", jajajaja
or "stolen-fox", i love fire fox why change its name or its logo...
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10-03-2006 @ 4:55PM
lakiolen said...
How about calling it by it's code name? Like ppc optimized builds of firefox 1.5 are called Deer Park.
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10-04-2006 @ 12:29AM
Mel said...
How about Rabid Turtle?
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10-04-2006 @ 10:31AM
Basics said...
They are forgetting the users......
I think most would prefer to stick with Firefox
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10-24-2006 @ 8:46PM
K. Deniz Ogut said...
Here's my point about the subject:
http://marenostrum.blogsome.com/2006/10/25/firefox-seriousness-responsibility/
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11-02-2006 @ 12:34PM
Salil said...
How about "Russian Prototype Fighter Jet?"
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083943/
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