"Swiftfox is a Firefox-based browser, but there is one big difference between it and Firefox -- you can't share Swiftfox with a friend or place it in a repository of a Linux distribution because the Swiftfox license prohibits repackaging and redistribution.
The developer has every right to license his code in whatever way he chooses, but there again we have a problem. Swiftfox isn't a fork, it's a build. The person who compiles the Swiftfox binary simply changes a few graphics and changes the license; the code isn't changed or improved. He then draws in new users who may think that the application is free. It is free in cost, but not in freedom."
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http://www.linux.com/article.pl?sid=07/04/09/1833235
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