Re: [gentoo-amd64] firefox 2 on amd64

["Mark Haney" <mhaney@ercbroadband.org>]

Boyd Stephen Smith Jr. wrote:
> On Wednesday 03 January 2007 09:49, "Mark Haney" <mhaney@ercbroadband.org> 
> wrote about 'Re: [gentoo-amd64] firefox 2 on amd64':
>> Stefan Vunckx wrote:
>> Okay I compiled and installed it, it works great but does anyone else
>> see it in their menu list as 'Bon Echo'?  I also see that in the title
>> bar.  I haven't rebooted or regenerated my kde menu since compiling it,
>> but will doing that fix the menu?
> 
> As others have mentioned, check the mozbranding USE flag.
> 
> Any binaries that aren't from the pristine source (e.g. with any unapproved 
> patches) that use the Mozilla Branding (i.e. the Firefox name and Icon, 
> controlled in Gentoo with the mozbranding USE flag) are subject to the 
> same issue that Debian saw during the "IceWeasel" debacle
> 
> Personally, I deal with enough branding, so I leave the mozbranding USE 
> flag off.  [As a side-effect, any packages or binaries I build can be 
> freely distributed under my choice of the GPL or MPL since they are not 
> subject to trademark issues.]
> 

Ah, now it makes sense.  But since I have no intention of building 
anything to be distributed or used for other than what it was designed 
for, I'm okay with the branding.  Most times I treat brands like I treat 
my kids when they get rowdy, I mentally turn off any notice of them.



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