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That's not accurate. It's true that * The Firefox logo is not released under a free license * The Firefox name and logo are trademarked, and Mozilla has stric
by sciurus 14y ago
That's not accurate. It's true that
* The Firefox logo is not released under a free license
* The Firefox name and logo are trademarked, and Mozilla has strict policies you must adhere to if you want to use them
However, you can build Firefox without using the name or logo. Requiring derived works to have different branding does not mean a program is not open source or free software.
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