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Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming
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Antonio Trande |
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Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming |
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Thu, 11 Sep 2014 16:36:12 +0200 |
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On Thu 11 Sep 2014 04:15:48 PM CEST, Rubén Rodríguez wrote:
> Hi everybody,
>
> this is Ruben Rodriguez. I recently became the maintainer for the IceCat
> package and I've been working to make a new release based on the current
> upstream code.
Hi Ruben.
Nice to meet/read you on this ML.
I'm Antonio, since short time in this ML, I'm engaging to package
IceCat for the Fedora Project.
IceCat requires big work so I think we will hear frequently. :)
>
> Development packages can be found at http://devel.trisquel.info/icecat/
> The "toutatis" repo should work on Trisquel 6, Debian Stable and Ubuntu
> Precise, while the "belenos" one should work on Trisquel 7 (beta),
> Debian Testing and Ubuntu Trusty.
Mainly I need of the source archive that should be
http://devel.trisquel.info/icecat/belenos/pool/main/i/icecat/icecat_31.0+gnu3.tar.gz.
>
> The current packages are based on v31, and v32 ones should be ready
> today. I plan to release new versions following upstream ones with about
> a week delay or less. Releases would be made for both the latest release
> available and also the latest update for version 31 "Extended Support
> Release". I'll be including some of TorBrowser features into the v31
> branch as soon as they are ported upstream.
>
> Main changes from the previous version focus on providing better
> privacy, in particular protecting the user against fingerprinting. The
> settings have been tweaked to prevent the browser from leaking
> information through referrers, cookies, useragent and other methods.
>
> The current version comes with this main extensions enabled:
>
> * LibreJS to check for the freedom of the javascript you run
> * HTTPS-Everywhere redirects you to secure versions of sites
> * A customized Adblockplus blocks known privacy trackers, and when in
> private browsing mode it blocks all third party content.
> * A custom homepage lists this and other features with links to
> documentation and the possibility to disable them quickly if needed.
>
> I'm working on some last details before I make a proper release
> announcement, which would come with a more comprehensive list of
> features. Stay tuned, and test the development packages!
>
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Antonio Trande
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- [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming, Rubén Rodríguez, 2014/09/11
- Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming,
Antonio Trande <=
- Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming, Dimitris Arvanitis, 2014/09/11
- Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming, Dimitris Arvanitis, 2014/09/13
- Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming, al3xu5 / dotcommon, 2014/09/13
- Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] New maintainer, new release coming, Antonio Trande, 2014/09/29