[Bug 218245] [NEW] Recommends Proprietary Software

[Tero Karvinen]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox

Ubuntu recommends closed source, proprietary software in Firefox Add
Ons.

Many recommended add ons are unclear about license terms. Some are
probably closed source. Many keep user data in remote servers with
unclear policies about data transfer.

To reproduce
0) With Hardy Beta
1) Open Firefox
2) Tools: Add-ons
Tab called "Recommended" opens. Many recommendations are not free software, don't meet Ubuntu policies for software inclusion and have not gone trough Ubuntu quality checks. 

Recommendations seem to change daily. For example, yesterday it the first recommendation was "Clipmarks". This add-on does not even seem to state its license: 
clipmarks-3.0.3-fx.xpi_FILES$ grep -irE 'licen(c|s)e' *|wc -l
0

Users should be encouraged to install add-ons packaged to Ubuntu.
However, they are hidden behind a small link "Get Ubuntu Add-ons".

** Affects: firefox (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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Recommends Proprietary Software
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/218245
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