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Iceweasel released from its cage

[info]ze_dinosaur
11/20/06 12:07 pm
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Iceweasel has hit incoming after spending only 90 minutes in the NEW queue (I think one of the ftp-masters must have a crush on me). Please test, test, test, especially upgrades from sarge. There are still a few branding issues to sort out, but I'll try to get them fixed over the next couple of days. Should we go with one of these icons? I particularly like the weasel humping the globe.
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  • icons

    (Anonymous)
    11/20/06 05:42 pm (UTC)
    i like the humper too. use that one

  • [info]yobbbo
    11/20/06 05:48 pm (UTC)
    The upgrade from Bon Echo beta 2 (in experimental) to iceweasel went fine on my sid system.

    The tabs I had open in my previous bon echo session even opened in iceweasel.

  • [info]fuzzie
    11/20/06 05:56 pm (UTC)
    Everyone loves the humping one!

    And I shall be testing as soon as the powerpc autobuilder gets around to it.

  • iceweasel icon

    (Anonymous)
    11/20/06 06:07 pm (UTC)
    The humping iceweasel is awesome, full ack, but maybe we can see the first one on the page (https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IceWeaselIcon) (IYY's) or ericesque's version as standard icon, these are my favourite icons...

  • (Anonymous)
    11/20/06 06:30 pm (UTC)
    I like the ones of IYY and ericesque more.
    They are less childish. :)

  • (Anonymous)
    11/20/06 06:35 pm (UTC)
    Ubuntu community has done nice work. I would pick the first one on the ubuntu page.

  • [info]bgoglin
    11/20/06 07:22 pm (UTC)
    I just upgraded from firefox2 from experimental, it's working fine so far, thanks.
    Is there any plan to rename the user $HOME/.mozilla/firefox into iceweasel ?

    • [info]ze_dinosaur
      11/20/06 07:29 pm (UTC)
      Unfortunately this would have undue negative consequences on people who share their home directory (NFS or whatever), so I don't think it's a good idea.

      • trademarks and functional elements.

        (Anonymous)
        11/20/06 10:47 pm (UTC)
        It also doesn't matter, as trademarks can't cover functional elements. We can still use "mozilla" and "firefox" in directory names, program names, User-Agent strings, and package names, just not human-readable descriptions.

        • Re: trademarks and functional elements.

          [info]ze_dinosaur
          11/20/06 11:11 pm (UTC)
          True we can, but it's best to be as consistent as possible without breaking anything.

  • Would the humper be another hotbabe?

    (Anonymous)
    11/20/06 07:23 pm (UTC)
    Personally, I prefer the ericesque style, or maybe the totally different Unicko one.

  • unicko icons

    (Anonymous)
    11/20/06 10:29 pm (UTC)
    IMO, we should consider to use unickos icons. They are decent (enough) and unicko has made promissing icons for IceApe and IceDove too.

    Take a look at http://img507.imageshack.us/img507/2244/iceape01ox9.png, http://img307.imageshack.us/img307/9610/icedovedn7.png

    asac

    • [info]sneakums
      11/20/06 11:15 pm (UTC)
      What's the ape doing to the globe!?

      • [info]ze_dinosaur
        11/20/06 11:19 pm (UTC)
        Apparently designing icons for Mozilla products brings up a lot of repressed sexual emotions...

    • Re: unicko icons

      [info]ze_dinosaur
      11/20/06 11:18 pm (UTC)
      They are pretty nice. I'm not a huge fan of green though, but I like that there's a conistent set. If Mike and you agree I think we can use them, assuming the licensing pans out.

  • [info]fo0bar
    11/21/06 12:03 am (UTC)
    Damnit, i386/powerpc is now in that limbo between incoming and sid until dinstall runs tonight. No iceweasel love for me this afternoon.

    • [info]fo0bar
      11/21/06 12:09 am (UTC)
      Never mind, the files are on ftp.debian.org now. What a difference 5 minutes makes.

  • Icon

    (Anonymous)
    11/21/06 08:20 am (UTC)
    Humping weasel icon is the best. Go for it! It's a pity it's not a part of a harmonised suite of icons.

    • Re: Icon

      (Anonymous)
      11/21/06 08:59 am (UTC)
      Humping weasel icon is the best. Go for it!
      Is it also possible to add Iceweasel as an option when running:
      update-alternatives --config gnome-www-browser
      and
      update-alternatives --config x-www-browser
      ?

  • (Anonymous)
    11/21/06 10:33 am (UTC)
    My favorite icon is ericesque's original icon, the weasel with a non-Tangoish globe.

    Ariszló (http://ariszlo.tripod.com/)

  • [info]johnhalton
    11/21/06 04:00 pm (UTC)
    *Not* the humper. It's quite fun, but just too juvenile for the official package. Go with the first one on the linked page.

  • jcdubacq

    (Anonymous)
    11/21/06 06:17 pm (UTC)
    I prefer the ericesque version of the icons. The humping one is a joke, but I also do serious work with firef^Wiceweasel these days. It is a bit too explicit to install in my lab!

    Would you also care to use K. Mandla's icon for icedove?

    • Re: jcdubacq

      [info]ze_dinosaur
      11/21/06 08:15 pm (UTC)
      I wasn't actually suggesting we use the animated version, the static one isn't so explicit and I find it quite pretty.

      Hmm, those are pretty nice set too.

      • Re: jcdubacq

        (Anonymous)
        11/22/06 10:49 am (UTC)
        Well I showed it to my girlfriend, and her first reaction was "Oh, that one is too explicit". She had no idea of the background and everything.

        I find that the white/blue theme is very icy, also.

        If you decide to go with the humper, will you ease changing the icon? I tried to do that with icedove, but with all the branding mess, I couldn't see a clear place of "where to drop the picture I wanted".

  • humper!!

    (Anonymous)
    11/21/06 10:40 pm (UTC)
    Absolutely have to go with the humper (not the animated one).

  • locales coming soon?

    [info]bgoglin
    11/22/06 10:59 am (UTC)
    iceweasel-locale-fr is the last thing I need before giving iceweasel to my girlfriend :) firefox-locale-fr from experimental might work but I am not sure it is a good idea...

  • [info]fo0bar
    11/25/06 05:41 am (UTC)
    A proper interwebsite has been established for this new release.

  • Humping but...

    (Anonymous)
    12/3/06 08:10 pm (UTC)
    I find the humping iceweasel comical too but... Is this the startup icon? I really don't favor an animated icon continuously moving on my desktop.
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