#icecat — Public Fediverse posts

@evan There are mitigations for Mozilla, though they have become more difficult, and maybe it's a time for another #icecat though maybe #debian should be on the list, thanks to the encroachment of business.

While I'm announcing GNU/Linux-related good news, the latest version of the Trisquel distro was released this month, and ...

"Both GNU IceCat and ungoogled-chromium are now available in Ecne, joining our continuously maintained Abrowser, giving users a range of fully free web browsing choices."

https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-120-ecne-release-announcement

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#Trisquel #Ecne #Chromium #IceCat #GNU #LinuxLibre #GoodNews

While I'm announcing GNU/Linux-related good news, the latest version of the Trisquel distro was released this month, and ...

"Both GNU IceCat and ungoogled-chromium are now available in Ecne, joining our continuously maintained Abrowser, giving users a range of fully free web browsing choices."

https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-120-ecne-release-announcement

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#Trisquel #Ecne #Chromium #IceCat #GNU #LinuxLibre #GoodNews

While I'm announcing GNU/Linux-related good news, the latest version of the Trisquel distro was released this month, and ...

"Both GNU IceCat and ungoogled-chromium are now available in Ecne, joining our continuously maintained Abrowser, giving users a range of fully free web browsing choices."

https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-120-ecne-release-announcement

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#Trisquel #Ecne #Chromium #IceCat #GNU #LinuxLibre #GoodNews

While I'm announcing GNU/Linux-related good news, the latest version of the Trisquel distro was released this month, and ...

"Both GNU IceCat and ungoogled-chromium are now available in Ecne, joining our continuously maintained Abrowser, giving users a range of fully free web browsing choices."

https://trisquel.info/en/trisquel-120-ecne-release-announcement

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#Trisquel #Ecne #Chromium #IceCat #GNU #LinuxLibre #GoodNews

Oops. I forgot to transfer .authinfo to my new computer.I can't send email with #emacs #gnus until I get it.I, because I don't remember my passwords.I had to resort to visiting gmail.com in #chrome, which felt yucky.#firefox #icecat refused the yuckiness.#guix #gmail #email #linux

For #DigitalIndependenceDay, here's a list of #FreeSoftware I use frequently:

✉️ Mailing: #ClawsMail
🖥️ Desktop: #XFCE
🎬 Media: #VLC, #mplayer
🖌️ 2D GFX: #GIMP, #Inkscape
🧊 3D GFX: #Blender, #Blockbench
🎙️ Audio: #Tenacity, #LMMS
⌨️ Coding: #Vim, #Git, #Forgejo
🗨️ Chatting: #HexChat (IRC), #Element (Matrix)
🌐 Browsing: #Firefox / #IceCat
🧩 Browsing add-ons: #NoScript, #Greasemonkey
🏢 Office: #LibreOffice, #Gnumeric

#DID

The maintainer of icecat was diagnosed with lung cancer. Icecat is a really cool browser project that really cares about protecting privacy and giving back control to the users. It served as an inspiration for me and many other people <3
Edit: This isn't the maintainer of IceCat, it's an unofficial binary distribution.
https://icecatbrowser.org/
#icecat #linux

@yoasif Any idea why GNU's #IceCat hasn't gained a recognizable user base?

Maybe #Waterfox, #ZenBrowser, #TORBrowser, #PaleMoon, #IceCat & #LibreWolf should come together and form a new organization to fork and maintain a separate version #Gecko engine.

Perhaps even make a goal to transition from Gecko to the #Servo engine, creating a path for other Gecko based browsers to also follow suit.

There needs to be repercussions. There needs to be blowback. There needs to be culpability.

And no, everyone using Blink is not a good solution - at all.
https://www.waterfox.com/blog/no-ai-here-response-to-mozilla/

@RABid @nixCraft as of right now, #Waterfox, #Zen, #Icecat, #Floorp, and #LibreWolf are all #LLM nonsense free. LibreWolf and IceCat are more or less guaranteed to stay that way because of the nature of the projects. Waterfox has made general rumblings about being anti AI, but haven't made a definitive response to #Firefox turning evil(er?), but I expect them to remain LLM free.

Floorp, and Zen are harder to predict, since those projects seem to be more UX focused than anything else, but as of right now, they're LMM free AFAIK.

On the #Chromium derivative side of things, #Vivaldi seems strongly anti LLM, #UngoogledChromium can probably be counted on, and… that's kinda it. Maybe #Brave. I'm sure there are others, or will be, but it's hard to call and starting from a Google code base isn't promising.

If you're on Linux/BSD, you can try Gnome Web (Epiphany) or Falkon; they might suit your needs. Palemoon might also work for you.

If you're on Windows or Mac, you've got bigger LLM problems than your browser.

Hmm so I can install #guix on a Inspiron amd Vision E2 … but forget about building anything like #niri , tried twice now and it’s just too much for the old laptop. Cool part is though I can run #emacs #xfce4 #icecat all at the same time and it runs great.

Firefox ESR changed something and now when I try to go further down in doing a search, it loops around instead of cycling through my other search providers... this is INCREDIBLY frustrating as it completely changes my workflow.

#firefox #mozilla #icecat

Just fixed our use of the No-JS challenge for #Anubis on the #FreeCAD wiki and forum so they're now accessible again if you're e.g. using #GNU #Icecat

https://icecatbrowser.org/index.html #Icecat respects the Users:
No spyware
No Phone-home
No Mass-surveillance

It’s not just about ADS, there is more.

By using Icecat, we can change this consolidated behavior by making the data unavailable for collection; resulting in companies pivoting their research and funds towards something more elevated, like actually improve their products.

We do not collect data, or logs to improve "your experience" ^^. If you think there is something to improve, just let us know.

Acabo de instalar #IceCat en #ArchLinux, fork de #Firefox totalmente libre distribuido por el proyecto #gnu.

Sabía que existía como fork de Firefox, pero acabo de descubrir felizmente que es el nuevo nombre del #iceweasel que usaba hace lustros en Debian mmm.... 5 tal vez!

Me encantaba ese browser, minimalista, sencillo y rápido.

Más razones para darle una oportunidad 😃

A look at #Firefox forks

https://lwn.net/Articles/1012453/

#Mozilla #GNU #IceCat #Floorp #LibreWolf #Zen #Basilisk #Waterfox #PaleMoon #SeaMonkey #OpenSource #FLOSS #FOSS #browser #browsers

A lire comme ça, les alternatives à #Firefox, ça peut paraître simple, alors que ce n'est pas si évident, à l'installation, ni à l'utilisation / changement d'habitude. En cours d'essayage ici, l'usage de #IceCat et de #TorBrowser qui annoncent un certain niveau de respect des données personelles. Je n'ai pas le même niveau d'infos pour #Konqueror et #Chromium.
Là je suis sur l'ordi pour les tester dans un usage courant, je n'ai pas encore testé les sites commerciaux, administratifs ou bancaires.

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

In this issue of the Bulletin, you'll read and learn about: What #JShelter is, how it protects your online privacy, and how you can help improve it. FSF system administrator Michael McMahon shares details about the browser extension, including how users can become helpful contributors. https://u.fsf.org/41t #FSFBulletin #FreeSoftware #Privacy #Browsers #Firefox #Abrowser #Icecat #Mozilla

LibreJS from GNU (a free as in freedom JavaScript alternative) :gnuhurd:

A simple add-on for Firefox which detects / blocks nonfree (nontrivial) JavaScript.

Allows its execution though on pages containing trivial and/or free code.

Quite a wished after tool :thinkhappy:

Many websites run nontrivial JavaScript on your computer and sometimes this JavaScript code can be somehow harmful.

=> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/librejs

#javascript #java #libre #LibreJS #GNU #addon #Firefox #Icecat #internet #web

Lyon: Utilisation d'internet, Le samedi 7 octobre 2023 de 09h30 à 16h00. https://www.agendadulibre.org/events/28140 #neutralité #feteDesPossibles2023 #internet #net #reseau #html #css #flicage #donnée #firefox #icecat #numérique

#IceCat browser users go update ASAP!!!

If you are unable to update ASAP, I imagine that disabling "image.webp.enabled" in about:config could in theory assist in avoiding this exploit being executed? However, please take that solely as a theory and not concrete evidence.

Perhaps someone following one of these tags could advise better.
#Mozilla #Firefox #Security #NetSec #cve20234863 #libwebp #webp

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/mozilla-patches-firefox-thunderbird-against-zero-day-exploited-in-attacks/

I love that #icecat now ships with privacy redirects to #invidious (privacy-preserving youtube front-end), #nitter (same but for twitter), #openMaps, #simplytranslate (instead of #google maps & translate), #wikiless (instead of #wikipedia), and more now.

It's fast. I usually don't even notice I'm on a proxy site, except when I watch entire Youtube playlists without seeing a single ad. This is a big improvement not just to icecat's set of features, but also it's approach to encouraging non-compliance with the biometric surveillance industry. I used to essentially turn icecat back into firefox by disabling most of its features to ensure no websites get broken (so that I can use picture-in-picture on #guix), but now I'm getting way less broken websites and more alternative front ends to predatory websites that I'm going to visit for discourse regardless.

Also hot tip, if you watch videos on invidious instead of youtube, it will actually recommend helpful videos to you, because rather than suggesting intellectual dark web videos for years to no avail, you get stuff like "The Nanopass Framework As a Nanopass Compiler", "#Lean meets #compilers", or whatever you're into, no matter how obscure, stuff you would have had to skim through completely unrelated Lex Friedman suggested content to find otherwise.

Here's an icy cat hugging the globe for #Caturday

#foss #gnu #gnuicecat #icecat #libre #FreeSoftware #floss #OpenSource #softwarefreedom #fosserytech

Great site explaining how some #internetApplications double as #spyware. Many #webBrowsers are covered but here is a small sample.

Tor Browser links:

- #PaleMoon (http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/articles/palemoon.html)

- #Firefox (http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/articles/firefox)

- #IceCat (http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/articles/icecat)

- #Librewolf (http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/articles/librewolf)

- #Brave (http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/articles/brave.html)

- #Dissenter (http://spywaredrcdg5krvjnukp3vbdwiqcv3zwbrcg6qh27kiwecm4qyfphid.onion/articles/dissenter)

Legacy clearnet:
https://spyware.neocities.org/

½

@drq
Now we are hankering for a cover of 'We Didn't Start the Fire' but about #IceCat and #LibreWolf etc re 'Commits Not Pulled From Firefox'.

Through the code they sift,
To keep out corporate grift,

"Commits not pulled from Firefox,
Not we didn't write it,
And like hell we'll fight it."

Haha

#fediVision #fediLyrics

@rf @whyYouNoLibrewolf #weDidntStartTheFire #lyrics #fediArt

Fennec F-Droid as a replacement for aging Icecat 68 ESR [Android]:

https://trackerninja.codeberg.page/post/fennec-f-droid-as-a-replacement-for-aging-icecat-68-esr

#software #android #fennec #icecat #browser #internet #spacedrone808 #trackerninja

Hot take for #WebBrowser #UX,

Long-pressing the Stop/Refresh button gives options;
- Refresh,
- Stop, and importantly,
- #WorkOffline

The #OfflineMode already exists, it can be triggered from the (hidden) main menu with Alt+F and K. It helps to save #batteryLife, preventing background fetches, including #JavaScript fetches you might not like.

If you use a #Firefox derivative, you can't forget it's on. A reminder appears, asking whether you want to exit it and try again.

#libreWolf #iceCat

#GNU #librejs #browser #SoftwareLibre

#Mozilla #Firefox free (as in freedom) alternatives

1- GNU #IceCat (the best)
https://gnu.org/software/icecat

2- #Abrowser
https://trisquel.info/en/wiki/abrowser-help

3- #Midori (no JS)

4- #eww (#emacs browser)
M-x eww

@Coneng

@mase it is supposed to work on #android, but i can't confirm that...
i'm using #orfox and #fossbrowser, which however do not support sync.
there is no pure #firefox in the @fdroidorg repository (and #google #play #store is not an option). just tried #icecat but cannot sign in to sync (probably related to https://savannah.gnu.org/bugs/?50960)

@Shufei @cathal @Tryphon on #GNU #Linux, #Abrowser and #IceCat are two FF forks distros that do some weeding for you. Not sure if there's anything cross-platform that weeds FF, but there is #Dooble

more adverticing is comming into #firefox

new strategy of sponsored content for firefox nightly/beta
https://www.neowin.net/news/mozilla-to-introduce-sponsored-content-in-upcoming-firefox-beta

like it,
...or choose an alternative (that's what I did) like:
#palemoon #icecat #onionbrowser
What else can you suggest?