Would you close a soup kitchen because it helps discourage people from finding jobs?
-- -Dan Q On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 03:07:17 +0100 (CET), <[email protected]> wrote: > I would avoid windows, microsoft, apple, google, and anything from prism at > all costs if you want any sort of freedom and privacy to be honest, in my > experienced opinion. > > 28. Dec 2016 14:29 by [email protected]: > > > > But should we add one additional private company (the Mozilla Foundation) > > to the threat list? Or lessen the threat of Win10 by using GNU in its place? > > > > -- > > > > -Dan Q > > > > > > On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:26:20 +0100 (CET), <> [email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> 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 >> [email protected]>> : > >> > >> > >> > 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 <> >> > >> > [email protected]>> > > 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 <>> >> > >> >> > [email protected]>> >> > 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. > >> >> >>> > >> >> >>> -- > >> >> >>> >> >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> >> >>> > >> >> >> -- > >> >> >> >> >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > -- > >> >> > >> >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > -- > >> > >> http://gnuzilla.gnu.org -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
