Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCat browser default on Windows 7?

[Daniel Quintiliani]

And it's not just privacy. IceCat v38 for Windows is the only DRM-free Windows 
compatible Web browser in existence, unless you count the slow and incompatible 
Pale Moon or bloated Seamonkey. Ruben having discontinued Windows support for 
IceCat was the best and easiest way to force most of the human population into 
DRM.

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-Dan Q


On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 08:06:27 +0100, Narcis Garcia <address@hidden> wrote:

> Do you mean you told a supposition without having any report about it?
> No source link to refer?
> 
> If so, this informative style harms to freedom and privacy projects.
> 
> 
> El 29/12/16 a les 03:05, address@hidden ha escrit:
> > "Information source?"
> > 
> > I hate to be that person that says to go use a search engine but if you
> > check out startpage.com and youtube you will find a few good results.
> > 
> > "I know. I'd imagine that would violate trade secrets laws, or identity
> > theft if your social security number was involved."
> > 
> > and somehow they seem to get away with it. Prism.
> > 
> > 28. Dec 2016 14:33 by address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>:
> > 
> >     I know. I'd imagine that would violate trade secrets laws, or
> >     identity theft if your social security number was involved.
> > 
> >     --
> > 
> >     -Dan Q
> > 
> > 
> >     On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 19:23:33 +0100, Narcis Garcia
> >     <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>> wrote:
> > 
> >         "windows literally takes a picture of your desktop every 10
> >         seconds to
> >         10 minutes and garbles it into a png file and sends it to microsoft"
> > 
> >         Information source?
> > 
> > 
> >         El 28/12/16 a les 18:26, address@hidden
> >         <mailto:address@hidden> ha escrit:
> >         > Oh Come On. if you use IceCat on windows for privacy benefits
> >         of using a
> >         > better browser it's completely and pathetically negated by the
> >         very
> >         > fact that IceCat is running in an operating system who's very
> >         job is to
> >         > spy the ************************** out of everyone who uses it.
> >         > windows literally takes a picture of your desktop every 10
> >         seconds to 10
> >         > minutes and garbles it into a png file and sends it to
> >         microsoft. that's
> >         > your passwords, your social security number, your entire life.
> >         tricking
> >         > yourself into believing that you get any security related
> >         benefit out of
> >         > using a good browser on a very very bad operating system is
> >         just plain
> >         > silly. windows even lets you change privacy and security
> >         settings, but
> >         > just changes them back for you later when you are not looking.
> >         look up
> >         > prism. facebook, google, microsoft, apple (who claims to stand
> >         up to the
> >         > MAN!), aol, yahoo, and a few others. they are a part of prism and
> >         > literally just give the nsa whatever they want. wake up.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > 11. Dec 2016 13:18 by address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >         <mailto:address@hidden <mailto:mailto:address@hidden>>:
> >         >
> >         > You think that people who, through no fault of their own, can only
> >         > afford cheap laptops, or are stuck with Secure Boot and TPM
> >         because
> >         > they lack technical expertise to build a computer, should be
> >         forced
> >         > to use unfree browsers like Edge and Chrome, or the privacy
> >         settings
> >         > of Firefox? I have two computers, one Win10 and one Xubuntu,
> >         both of
> >         > which I built myself. I need the Windows computer for a few unfree
> >         > things, mainly as a substitute for a television for my
> >         bedroom, and
> >         > when I'm stuck with this pretty DRM machine for whatever
> >         reason, I'd
> >         > rather use a GNU project browser than DRM and privacy risks like
> >         > Edge, Chrome, and Firefox. Wouldn't you?
> >         >
> >         > --
> >         >
> >         > -Dan Q
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:55:09 +0100, Narcis Garcia
> >         > <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >         <mailto:address@hidden
> >         <mailto:mailto:address@hidden>>> wrote:
> >         >
> >         > "IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes"
> >         > I don't subscribe this sentence. Completely not.
> >         >
> >         >
> >         > El 04/12/16 a les 22:29, Daniel Quintiliani ha escrit:
> >         > > IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes. That's
> >         > why I was a little bummed to not see a Windows release of v45,
> >         > when I have to use Windows I'd like a little freedom and privacy
> >         > even if it isn't much.
> >         > >
> >         > > --
> >         > >
> >         > > -Dan Q
> >         > >
> >         > >
> >         > > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 21:19:32 +0100, mdn
> >         > <address@hidden <mailto:address@hidden>
> >         > <mailto:address@hidden
> >         <mailto:mailto:address@hidden>>> wrote:
> >         > >
> >         > >> If I am not mistaken,Normally if windows has only one
> >         browser he
> >         > >> launches the said browser.
> >         > >>
> >         > >> Uninstall any other browser (IE included) to uninstall IE go
> >         > in the
> >         > >> uninstall software section (in the control panel) there is a
> >         > "add/remove
> >         > >> windows components" button (up left) from where you can
> >         > remove internet
> >         > >> explorer (has well has others functions)
> >         > >>
> >         > >>
> >         > >> Be careful and see to migrate one day to a gnu distribution.
> >         > >> Good luck
> >         > >>
> >         > >> Le 04/12/2016 02:05, Petr Vláčil a écrit :
> >         > >>> Hello,
> >         > >>>
> >         > >>> I started using this browser as a main on Windows 7 PRO
> >         > x64bit, but I can't click on set it as a default browser. Is
> >         > there any chance to set IceCat as a default browser?
> >         > >>>
> >         > >>> Thank you in advance.
> >         > >>>
> >         > >>> Btw. I found this
> >         >
> >         
> > http://www.glump.net/howto/desktop/set-gnu-icecat-as-default-browser-in-windows-8-x
> >         > , but I don't know, whether is this functional on Windows 7 PRO
> >         > x64bit.
> >         > >>>
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> >         > >>>
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> >         > >
> >         > >
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