I have a notebook battery test application I created that I want to make available as a free, open-source download to the public. The battery test surfs the Web and records the time elapsed until the battery dies.
When I do a battery test at home, I always use Portable Firefox as the browser because I can keep the settings (such as having caching turned off and automatic updates turned off) when I copy my test onto a new computer. Anyhow, I wanted to know if it was legal / permissible to distribute portable Firefox with my battery test. It would be in the .ZIP file with my test and would already be "installed" with the proper battery test settings configured
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If you wish to put firefox in you package then you must ask mozilla for permission (by email).
I highly doubt this but if your battery test program is coded for Linux, then I suggest using GNU IceCat (GOOGLE!!!). It's an exact copy of firefox but 100% OSS and licensed GPL. So you won't have to ask anybody if you go with IceCat. But it's only avalible for Linux.
Hope this helps.
for windows there's cometbird
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It's fine as long as you change the name and icon. So if it's BatWeb with a new icon, you're good. Mozilla has a trademark on the name/icon.
I can't find a licensing contact at Mozilla. The official FAQ seems to imply it would be ok for me to distribute it as part of my battery test, but I don't know if changing the default settings (it's a .js) file counts as a modification.
It says here (
http://www.mozilla.org/MPL/mpl-faq.html):
"I want to distribute complete and unchanged binary packages provided by mozilla.org. What do I have to do?
Nothing.
The mozilla.org-provided binary packages already meet the requirements of sections 3.1 to 3.5, and include the notices required by section 3.6. You may distribute them under the terms of our distribution policy, and you can use them under the terms of the Mozilla Corporation EULA or Mozilla Foundation EULA, as appropriate.
If you are offering a warranty, you must make clear that it is offered by you alone [3.5]. mozilla.org offers no warranties on our binaries.
You do not require a Mozilla Foundation trademark license."
That means you want to redistribute the installer as they offer it. If you're putting it in your own installer, you need to get permission. If you don't, you're violating the trademark policy. Licensing is licensing at mozilla dot org (or com) I believe.
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Bump. I am interested in a free battery test program. Do you know of any worthwhile?