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| − | |Name=GNU IceCat
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| − | |Short description=GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser
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| − | |Full description=''''GNU IceCat discontinued official IceCatMobile support after version [https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/38.6.0/ 38.6.0]. Unofficial [https://f-droid.org/packages/org.gnu.icecat/ IceCatMobile] releases can be downloaded with the [https://f-droid.org/ F-Droid] client.''
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| − | '''GNU IceCat''' (originally '''GNU IceWeasel''') is part of '''GNUzilla''' (the GNU version of the Mozilla Application Suite). GNU IceCat aim to be based on the the current official [https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/firefox/releases/ release] of Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) with removal of trademarked artwork and proprietary components.
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| − | However, IceCat is not a straight fork of Firefox ESR; instead, it is a parallel effort that works closely with and re-bases in synchronization on the latest Firefox ESR as the upstream supplier, with patches merged upstream whenever possible; although it should be noted that additional security updates are customized to IceCat occasionally.
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| − | ==Differences between IceCat and Firefox ESR==
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| − | Important differences between Mozilla's Firefox and GNU IceCat is that IceCat has a focus on freedom and privacy (see [https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnuzilla.git/tree/data/settings.js settings.js] for details).
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| − | * Encrypted Media Extensions (EME) is not implemented: Whereas Firefox are being created such that they support Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) systems through their implementation of the Encrypted Media Extension (EME), GNU IceCat doesn't include an EME implementation as it opposes efforts to popularize and ease the dissemination of DRM technology.
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| − | ** ''Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc.'' is not installed in about:addons > Plugins
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| − | ** The ''Play DRM-controlled content'' option (used to download and enable ''Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc.'') has been removed from about:preferences > Content
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| − | * "Accept third-party cookies: Never"
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| − | * WebRTC is enabled like in Firefox but prevent leaking the LAN ip. ([https://test.webrtc.org/ Test WebRTC])
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| − | * The proprietary program Mibbit has been removed.
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| − | * Telemetry is disabled.
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| − | * DuckDuckGo is the default search engine, which means that you can run "!Bangs" keywords in the location bar to use any search engine.
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| − | ===Philosophy===
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| − | "We will always make IceCat block non-free JavaScript by default. If you want to permit nonfree software to run, you can easily disable LibreJS." - Richard Stallman
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| − | ===Customized add-ons===
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| − | * SpyBlock (Adblock Plus fork) to block privacy trackers.
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| − | ==History==
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| − | GNU IceCat was formerly known as GNU IceWeasel but changed its name in 2008 to avoid confusion with Debian IceWeasel (who was rebranded back to Firefox in 2017 after Debian was being granted special permission from Mozilla [https://lwn.net/Articles/676799/ ref]).
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| − | The GNU IceCat developers dropped support for Replicant after version [https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/31.8.0/ 31.8.0] because these builds are already provided by [https://f-droid.org/packages/org.gnu.icecat/ F-Droid].
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| − | GNU IceCat developers dropped support for macOS, and Windows, after version [https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/38.8.0/ 38.8.0] in 2016: "Note that building binary packages for Windows and macOS currently requires non-free software, so we no longer distribute binary releases for those platforms.
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| − | ==See also==
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| − | * [[Collection:IceCat_WebExtensions_(proposed)|IceCat WebExtensions (proposed)]]
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| − | ** [[Collection:3rd-party_data_for_IceCat_add-ons|3rd-party data for IceCat add-ons]]
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| − | * [[Collection:IceCat_plugins|IceCat plugins]]
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| − | * [[Collection:OpenSearch|OpenSearch]]
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| − | |Screenshot 1=IceCat.png
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| − | |Screenshot 2=IceCat-Screenshot 2.png
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| − | |Screenshot 3=IceCat-Screenshot 3.png
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| − | |Homepage URL=https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/
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| − | |Is High Priority Project=Yes
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| − | |VCS checkout command=git clone git://git.savannah.gnu.org/gnuzilla.git
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| − | |Computer languages=CSS,XBL
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| − | |Documentation note=Why not recommend Firefox? As explained in our [https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html Free Software Definition], all four freedoms must be available on both a commercial and non-commercial basis. Mozilla's trademark policy serves to limit Freedom 2 to gratis distribution only, making the software nonfree.
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| − | |Decommissioned or Obsolete=No
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| − | |Donate=https://my.fsf.org/donate/
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| − | |IRC general=irc://chat.freenode.net/icecat
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| − | |Related projects=LibreJS, Tor Browser
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| − | |Keywords=mozilla, firefox, gnuzilla, icecat, iceweasel
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| − | |Version identifier=60.3.0
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| − | |Version date=2018/11/07
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| − | |Version status=stable
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| − | |Version download=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/60.3.0/icecat-60.3.0-gnu1.tar.bz2
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| − | |Version comment=2018-11-07 Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org>
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| − | * Updated to v60.3.0ESR
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| − | * New about:home allows to tune the privacy settings and enable key extensions.
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| − | * First release including the re-implementation of LibreJS using WebExtensions.
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| − | * LibreJS companion extensions allow to use some sites without running their nonfree scripts, including: usps.com, pay.gov, goteo.org, Google drive, McDonalds wireless hotspots, rsf.org, sumofus.org
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| − | * Applied default settings and other changes that prevent IceCat from initiating connections that the user didn't explicitly request.
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| − | * Third-party requests blocked by default, with graphical interface for manageing exceptions.
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| − | * Simple TOR network integration (requires running TOR separately at the operating system level).
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| − | * Extensions:
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| − | "GNU LibreJS" 7.18.1
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| − | LibreJS companion extensions:
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| − | "LibreJS compatible Pay.gov" 1.2
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| − | "LibreJS/USPS compatibility" 1.0
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| − | "Goteo.org payments with free JS" 1.1
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| − | "LibreJS Google Drive" 1.0
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| − | "Rock and Roll McDonald's" 1.0
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| − | "Sign RSF.org petitions with free Javascript" 1.1
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| − | "LibreJS compatible SumOfUs.org" 1.1
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| − | "HTTPS Everywhere" 1.0.0
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| − | "Reveal hidden HTML" 1.6
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| − | "Tor™ Browser Button" 0.1.5
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| − | "Searxes' Third-party Request Blocker" 1.0.14
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| − | |Last review by=Bendikker
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| − | |Last review date=2018/11/15
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| − | |Submitted by=Database conversion
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| − | |Submitted date=2011/04/12
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| − | |User level=beginner
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| − | |Paid support=https://www.fsf.org/resources/service/
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| − | |Accepts cryptocurrency donations=Yes
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| − | |OpenPGP signature=https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/52.6.0/icecat-52.6.0-gnu1.tar.bz2.sig
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| − | |Test entry=No
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| − | |Is GNU=No
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| − | }}
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| − | {{Project license
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| − | |License=GPL
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| − | |License copyright=Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org>
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| − | Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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| − | |License verified by=David Hedlund
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| − | |License verified date=2015/07/12
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| − | |License note="Because we hope and want our privacy enhancements to be picked up by Mozilla itself, we are keeping the same tri-licensing scheme for Gnuzilla/IceCat as GNU uses: MPL/GPL/LGPL." - README.IceCat
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| − | }}
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| − | {{Project license
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| − | |License=LGPL
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| − | |License copyright=Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org>
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| − | Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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| − | |License verified by=David Hedlund
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| − | |License verified date=2015/07/12
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| − | |License note="Because we hope and want our privacy enhancements to be picked up by Mozilla itself, we are keeping the same tri-licensing scheme for Gnuzilla/IceCat as GNU uses: MPL/GPL/LGPL." - README.IceCat
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| − | }}
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| − | {{Project license
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| − | |License=MPL
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| − | |License copyright=Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org>
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| − | Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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| − | |License verified by=David Hedlund
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| − | |License verified date=2015/08/15
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| − | |License note="Because we hope and want our privacy enhancements to be picked up by Mozilla itself, we are keeping the same tri-licensing scheme for Gnuzilla/IceCat as GNU uses: MPL/GPL/LGPL." - README.IceCat
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| − | }}
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| − | {{Project license
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| − | |License=MPLv2.0
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| − | |License copyright=Copyright (C) 2014, 2015 Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org>
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| − | Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
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| − | |License verified by=David Hedlund
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| − | |License verified date=2016/10/05
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| − | |License note="Binaries of this product have been made available to you by the GNU Project under the Mozilla Public License 2.0 (MPL)." - Help -> About IceCat
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| − | {{Person
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| − | |Real name=Rubén Rodríguez
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| − | |Role=Maintainer
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| − | |Email=ruben@gnu.org
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| − | |Username=quidam
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| − | |Real name=David Hedlund
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| − | |Role=Add-on repository maintainer
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| − | |Email=public@beloved.name
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| − | |Username=David_Hedlund
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| − | |Resource audience=Ruby (Ref) (R)
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| − | |Resource URL=https://rubygems.org/gems/firefox/
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| − | |Resource audience=Debian (Ref) (R)
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| − | |Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/mozilla
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| − | |Resource audience=Debian (Ref) (R)
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| − | |Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/iceweasel
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| − | |Resource audience=Debian (Ref) (R)
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| − | |Resource URL=https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firefox
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| − | |Resource audience=Savannah (Ref) (R)
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| − | |Resource URL=https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnuzilla/
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| − | |Resource URL=https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnuzilla.git
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| − | |Resource URL=https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:IceCat/
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| − | |Resource URL=https://f-droid.org/packages/org.gnu.icecat/
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| − | |Html-editor=text-based
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| − | |Interface=x-window-system
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| − | |Internet-application=privacy, security, web-browser
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| − | |Programming-language=C, C++, javascript, rust
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