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I don't think so. Similar to many Linux distributions F-Droid apps should be build from source. There are some issues about the branding (logo, name etc.) which

I don't think so. Similar to many Linux distributions F-Droid apps should be build from source. There are some issues about the branding (logo, name etc.) which leads to things like Iceweasel (Debian) or Fennec (F-Droid). See: https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.mozilla.firefox https://f-droid.org/repository/browse/?fdid=org.mozilla.fire...

carlos22 11y ago
And if you wonder why Ubuntu has a real Firefox branding, they have a deal with Mozilla.
petecox 11y ago
Boot To Gecko (B2G) is the underlying open source project. "Firefox OS" is the official Mozilla-branded product. It should not be a problem basing it on B2G.
Spittie 11y ago
Beside this, Firefox is not really welcomed (and a drop is planned eventually) on F-Droid because it's really complex to build, depends on some closed source libraries (Google Play Services, for example) and has lots of tracking in it (everything is at least opt-out as far as I can tell, but the guys behind F-Droid aren't really keen on any kind of tracking it seems). It's possible to build it without those problems (see Fennec on F-Droid in fact), but it takes a lot of time for someone to create a recipe, and it's prone to break on every upgrade (and that's why the last version of Fennec on F-Droid is based on Firefox 40). I don't know if/how many of those problems apply on Firefox OS (I guess at least the complex build environment applies), but that's likely why you'll not find it on F-Droid anytime soon. Unless someone decides to pour lots and lots of energy into this. More info/sources: https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.firefox https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.firefox https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid.txt https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/or...
- akerro 11y ago
  Yea, I know all of that. >It's possible to build it without those problems (see Fennec on F-Droid in fact) Fennec is stuck on 40 because of difficulties with building it, and even when one person managed to build it, .apk didn't start on others developers phone. A few people tried upgrading it to 41 and all failed, I guess fennec is kill now. I talked about it a few times on their IRC with people responsible for fennec.

carlos22 11y ago

And if you wonder why Ubuntu has a real Firefox branding, they have a deal with Mozilla.

petecox 11y ago

Boot To Gecko (B2G) is the underlying open source project. "Firefox OS" is the official Mozilla-branded product. It should not be a problem basing it on B2G.

Spittie 11y ago

Beside this, Firefox is not really welcomed (and a drop is planned eventually) on F-Droid because it's really complex to build, depends on some closed source libraries (Google Play Services, for example) and has lots of tracking in it (everything is at least opt-out as far as I can tell, but the guys behind F-Droid aren't really keen on any kind of tracking it seems). It's possible to build it without those problems (see Fennec on F-Droid in fact), but it takes a lot of time for someone to create a recipe, and it's prone to break on every upgrade (and that's why the last version of Fennec on F-Droid is based on Firefox 40). I don't know if/how many of those problems apply on Firefox OS (I guess at least the complex build environment applies), but that's likely why you'll not find it on F-Droid anytime soon. Unless someone decides to pour lots and lots of energy into this. More info/sources: https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.firefox https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.firefox https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid https://f-droid.org/wiki/page/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/org.mozilla.fennec_fdroid.txt https://gitlab.com/fdroid/fdroiddata/blob/master/metadata/or...

akerro 11y ago
Yea, I know all of that. >It's possible to build it without those problems (see Fennec on F-Droid in fact) Fennec is stuck on 40 because of difficulties with building it, and even when one person managed to build it, .apk didn't start on others developers phone. A few people tried upgrading it to 41 and all failed, I guess fennec is kill now. I talked about it a few times on their IRC with people responsible for fennec.