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diff --git a/subprojects/freeamo/README.md b/subprojects/freeamo/README.md deleted file mode 100644 index b6a90a0..0000000 --- a/subprojects/freeamo/README.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,83 +0,0 @@ -##################################################################### -About FreeAMO - -FreeAMO is a project used to get meta-data for free add-ons at -addons.mozilla.org (AMO) used to produce free add-on repositories for -free Mozilla-based programs. contain nonfree add-ons and Mozilla -Foundation's addons.mozilla.org contains nonfree add-ons, and their -programs including Firefox, Thunderbird, SeaMonkey, and Sunbird are -trademarked and thus nonfree. - -FreeAMO ships with configuration files used to find free add-ons for -the latest icecat version for Trisquel GNU/Linux. For more about -IceCat see the `About IceCat` section and read the `About -WebExtensions` section to find out why legacy add-ons are -excluded. Icedove add-ons is not synced yet because Thunderbird still -hasn't implemented WebExtension support, but it's discussed by the -Mozilla developers, see -https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1396172 For more about -Icedove see the `About Icedove` section. FreeAMO has an option to -generate .wiki files designed to be imported to -https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/, example: -https://directory.fsf.org/wiki/LibreJS - -This script uses the Mozilla add-on API -(https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/addons.html), -and decides what to do with add-ons distributed under a free -license. A lot of developers have added a license on the -addons.mozilla.org page for their add-on but are not aware of the -common guidelines to make their programs fully free because Mozilla -never informed them about it. Common issues: -* COPYING or LICENSE file in the root directory for example. -* There are no (full) license notices in the non-trivial source files - -Add-ons that doesn't have these issues will get generated XML files -that can be synced to the Free Software Directory while add-ons that -has these issues will generated on a list so we can contact the -developers and ask them to fix them. - -##################################################################### -About addons.mozilla.org - -Mozilla's description: "Addons.mozilla.org (AMO), is Mozilla's -official site for discovering and installing add-ons for the Firefox -browser. Add-ons help you modify and personalize your browsing -experience by adding new features to Firefox, enhancing your -interactions with Web content, and changing the way your browser -looks. - -You can also use AMO to find add-ons for Mozilla Thunderbird and -SeaMonkey." - https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/about - -API documentation: -https://addons-server.readthedocs.io/en/latest/topics/api/addons.html - -##################################################################### -About WebExtensions - -GNU IceCat 60 is based on Firefox ESR 60 which is the first Firefox -ESR version based on Firefox Quantum (Firefox 57+). Firefox Quantum -removed support for legacy add-ons and only run WebExtension -add-ons. WebExtensions is a new browser extension compatible with the -extensions APIs of Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge. - -##################################################################### -About GNU IceCat - -IceCat is the unbranded version of Firefox ESR. - -GNU IceCat aim to be based on the the current official release of -Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) with removal of trademarked -artwork and proprietary components. - -However, IceCat is not a straight fork of Firefox ESR; instead, it is -a parallel effort that works closely with and re-bases in -synchronization on the latest Firefox ESR as the upstream supplier, -with patches merged upstream whenever possible; although it should be -noted that additional security updates are customized to IceCat -occasionally. - -##################################################################### -About Icedove - -Icedove is the unbranded version of Thunderbird. |