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diff --git a/network/icecat/README b/network/icecat/README index 52b8213827..c690d36c84 100644 --- a/network/icecat/README +++ b/network/icecat/README @@ -1,12 +1,10 @@ -GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. +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. -Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. -While the principal source code from the Mozilla project is free -software, the distribution contains various problematic files, the -EULA they require for use of their binaries is troublesome, and they -distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins. - -In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features +In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features, included in a separate addon: 1. Some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track @@ -18,3 +16,4 @@ included in a separate addon: 2. Other sites rewrite the host name in links redirecting the user to another site, mainly to "spy" on clicks. When this behavior is detected, IceCat shows a message alerting the user. + |