Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Unpatched security flaws in IceCat

[Antonio Trande]

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On 10/02/2015 02:25 PM, Henry Jensen wrote:
> I have security concerns as well. However, the Parabola GNU/Linux 
> Distro offers Icecat 38.2.0 [1]

Where does Icecat-38.2.0 source archive come from ?

> 
> On Thu, 01 Oct 2015 20:45:40 +0200 Milan Zamazal <address@hidden>
> wrote:
> 
>> I've also switched back to Iceweasel from IceCat for security
>> reasons a few months ago.  The question is whether IceCat offers
>> any real advantage over properly configured Iceweasel with some
>> add-ons?  If not then all I need is an Iceweasel freedom/privacy
>> setup guide.  Is something like that already available somewhere
>> or do you think it would be a good idea to make one?
> 
> 
> Note that the plain Iceweasel from Debian has the same issues
> regarding offering non-free plugins as the original firefox. The
> main advantage is, that Iceweasel hasn't not the
> copyright-protected artworks und trademarks as Mozilla Firefox
> (Mozilla Foundation owns the trademark "Firefox" and claims the
> right to deny the use of the name and other trademarks to
> unofficial builds.)
> 
> However, there are libre builds of Debians versions of Mozilla
> programs: Parabola has Iceweasel libre and Icedove libre [2],[3].
> ConnoachetOS slack-n-free repo has those as well and additionally a
> libre version of Iceape (Debians and Mageias version of
> Seamonkey).
> 
> [1] https://www.parabola.nu/packages/libre/i686/icecat/ [2]
> https://www.parabola.nu/packages/libre/i686/iceweasel/ [3]
> https://www.parabola.nu/packages/libre/i686/icedove/
> 
> [4] https://connochaetos.org/slack-n-free/
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Henry
> 
> -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
> 

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