This version is nice, as it has Pale Moon's new webComponents implementation, which means it will properly render vastly more websites than it did last year. (As I said, I still want to get the package names changed to Libre Moon, but once you start the browser it will call itself Libre Moon, and this version does not have official branding so is free from the trademark restrictions).

If anyone wants to test it, I have put a copy of the latest version here, which tracks with the latest 32.1 version of Pale Moon: ĭownload and unpack it with 'tar xvf palemoon-32.1.0.linux-x86_', then cd into the palemoon directory, and start it with. There's still a lot of work for me to do with it to get new artwork and to get the package names themselves changed, but it is free of any trademark restrictions because it does not use official branding. I've taken out a lot of the Pale Moon branding and replaced it with 'Libre Moon'.

I've been building what I now call 'Libre Moon'. This is a known software freedom matter with Pale Moon, and one that the Pale Moon people could resolve on their own if they were so inclined, by removing the part that 'There is NO CHARGE for the download or distribution of the browser package' from without even having to consult with the FSF, since it's a known problem. You can read FSF's position stated in 2011, and that position has not changed. Per 'Besides the links to nonfree software, Pale Moon's trademark policy goes a step too far rendering it nonfree. Craig Topham was involved in the most recent discussion about removing Pale Moon from the Free Software Directory but I imagine Craig to be very busy, and talking to the FSF directly isn't necessary since the problems with Pale Moon are known.Ĭraig later confirmed in another communication medium (IRC) that the FSF position on this has remained unchanged:

Download Pale Moon 32.2.1 free