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Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCat 52.0.2 release
From: |
Narcis Garcia |
Subject: |
Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCat 52.0.2 release |
Date: |
Sun, 16 Apr 2017 08:58:43 +0200 |
I suggest, in the Icecat presentation, to mention that Mozilla depends
on anti-privacy corporations such as Google.
El 16/04/17 a les 04:55, Ruben Rodriguez ha escrit:
> GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the
> GNU version of the Firefox browser. Its main advantage is an ethical
> one: it is entirely free software. While the Firefox source code from
> the Mozilla project is free software, they distribute and recommend
> non-free software as plug-ins and addons. Also their trademark license
> restricts distribution in several ways incompatible with freedom 0.
> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/
>
> The user manual pages are at http://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:IceCat/
> You can contribute by joining the wiki and editing the manuals.
>
> Source tarballs, binaries for generic GNU/Linux systems and translations
> are available at http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/52.0.2/
> GPG key ID:D7E04784 GNU IceCat releases
> Fingerprint: A573 69A8 BABC 2542 B5A0 368C 3C76 EED7 D7E0 4784
> https://savannah.gnu.org/project/memberlist-gpgkeys.php?group=gnuzilla
>
> This release introduces few changes aside of the major upgrade from v45
> to v52. It required changes to the branding, default extensions, and
> build system. These development-relevant changes can be tracked at
> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnuzilla.git and
> http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnuzilla.git/tree/data/Changelog.IceCat
>
> Notable improvements introduced upstream include:
> * Captive portal detection and handling
> * Native support for FLAC
> * Along with many performance and security improvements.
> * Multiprocess windows ("Electrolysis"). Note that GNU LibreJS is not
> compatible with this feature, which is globally disabled as a result.
> Please consult https://www.gnu.org/software/librejs/ on how to help.
>
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