From owner-freebsd-gnome@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Dec 29 03:58:31 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 197BE16A4CE; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 03:58:31 +0000 (GMT) Received: from imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net (imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net [205.152.59.73]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 772AB43D5D; Wed, 29 Dec 2004 03:58:30 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ahze@ahze.net) Received: from [192.168.1.5] ([68.209.163.3]) by imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.netESMTP <20041229035829.YFKN2518.imf25aec.mail.bellsouth.net@[192.168.1.5]>; Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:58:29 -0500 In-Reply-To: <41D21D09.7030601@redesjm.local> References: <200412281629.iBSGT6WH051075@redesjm.local> <8D08A03C-04E4-44B5-8949-E103A7B238D7@ahze.net> <41D21D09.7030601@redesjm.local> Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v682) Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; delsp=yes; format=flowed Message-Id: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: Michael Johnson Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 22:58:24 -0500 To: Jose M Rodriguez X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.682) cc: gnome@FreeBSD.org cc: FreeBSD-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: ports/75580: [PATCH] www/firefox: main merge from debian X-BeenThere: freebsd-gnome@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: GNOME for FreeBSD -- porting and maintaining List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Dec 2004 03:58:31 -0000 On Dec 28, 2004, at 9:57 PM, Jose M Rodriguez wrote: > Michael Johnson wrote: > > >> Since we are approved for official build of firefox we can not apply >> this patch >> according to >> http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/l10n-policy.html , >> but we can either try to get permission, which I doubt we can from >> looking >> at the debian mailing lists about this patch, or make a master slave >> port of firefox ie: firefox-locales which would include this patch >> and not include any official >> branding. >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> > The main problem is that, without the patched extension manager, is > near impossible integrate extensions/themes from ports/packages. > > The other solution is use a vfb server to do the work required as > root, but I've bad feedback on this. > > I carefully documented what is done. Most of the patches have real > sense in a Unix env and > does't violates any mozilla policies. > yeah, those we should be able to apply with out any problem at all. > I posted this to now: > > - If any of the patches have a side ill efect. > - If any of the patches have any problem with mozilla logos or > trademarks > - If sugested fixes/functionality don't get the price. > > Please, review this, bit by bit. > > Most of this (I'm not sure about all) may be valid for, at last, a > 'comunity release'. > > Also, part of this can be make from extra-patches and controlled from > options if you need branding for > official builds. That won't work, I've already been in discussion with mozilla team & gentoo mozilla team about options like this, it'll have to be totally separate port with different name all together (has to be "Firefox Community Edition" and port name firefox-community-edition). > you can get a better view of all this work by > $ cd wk > $ tar -xjf .../firefox-1.0-source.tar.bz2 > $ fetch > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/m/mozilla-firefox/mozilla- > firefox_1.0+dfsg.1-1.diff.gz > $ cd mozilla > $ zcat ../mozilla-firefox_1.0+dfsg.1-1.diff.gz patch -p1 > I'll take a closer look at this patch tonight and try to see what we are able to use. > Right now, get a way to install extension/themes/langpacks from ports > seems most important that > mozilla icons It's not just icons, its the Firefox name. The mozilla team reserves the right to take the firefox name away from us. > (none of our ports works with the new firefox/thunderbird extensions > manager). > > -- > josemi >