Luke T. Shumaker <[email protected]> writes: Hi:
Thanks for these reports, we will review them thoroughly. I've added comments about them as I read. > Type: freedom issue > Subject: Includes non-freedom respecting search engines > > Even though DuckDuckGo is the default, it still includes Google and > Yahoo search engines. We still want to provide alternatives to DuckDuckGo, and give users the choice. > Type: (possible) freedom issue > Subject: Recommends DuckDuckGo, which uses non-free javascript. > > DuckDuckGo uses non-free javascript, so Parabola includes DuckDuckGo > HTML. However, because IceCat includes LibreJS, this may be a > non-issue, as without javascript, it will fall back to the HTML-only > version. DuckDuckGo in the search box and in the about:home page go directly to the html version of DuckDuckGo, the query includes the HTML-only URL is given as the destination of the forms: https://duckduckgo.com/html/ > > I feel that it is still nescessary to include DDG HTML instead > because even though it falls back, it still seems to be recommending Where do you see DDG being included without the /html/ url? > the non-free JS. Similar way to how Linux-libre doesn't just > remove non-free globs, but also removes reverences to the files from > the kernel, so that it doesn't seem that the kernel is recommending > them. > > ---- > > Type: freedom issue > Subject: If social API stuff is enabled, Facebook is there by default > > Even though social.active=false by default, if it is enabled, the > default setup includes Facebook. > > This affects the values of social.manifest.facebook and > social.activation.whitelist in browser/app/profile/firefox.js I am aware of the social API. The API and xul stuff are free, the service that interacts with them may or may not be free. As for > > ---- > > Type: rebranding issue > Subject: browser/app/Makefile tries to install /bin/firefox > Patch: > --- a/browser/app/Makefile.in > +++ b/browser/app/Makefile.in > @@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ > else > ifdef LIBXUL_SDK > libs:: > - cp $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin/$(XULRUNNER_STUB_NAME)$(BIN_SUFFIX) > $(DIST)/bin/firefox$(BIN_SUFFIX) > + cp $(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin/$(XULRUNNER_STUB_NAME)$(BIN_SUFFIX) > $(DIST)/bin/icecat$(BIN_SUFFIX) > endif > endif > > > ---- > > Type: rebranding issue > Subject: Identifies w/ Mozilla in the first-run "Know your rights..." bar > > The bar that pops up on first run tha has the "Know your rights..." > button reads: > > > GNU IceCat is free and open source software from the non-profit > > Mozilla Foundation. > > when it should probaly identify as being from GNU or the FSF. > > ---- > > Type: technical/rebranding issue > Subject: "Reset IceCat" does not work > > This is because it falls victim to Mozilla bug 756390 > The patch uploaded to the Mozilla bug tracker should fix this. > > https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=756390 > > ---- > > Type: (possible) rebranding issue > Subject: Uses the phrase "Firefox Sync" > > I'm not sure if this is an issue or not. One could look at "Firefox > Sync" as a separate service (that is integrated) that is not being > modified, or as part of the browser that is. > > ---- > > Type: freedom/legal issue > Subject: Recommends using Mozilla's sync servers. > > Mozilla's TOS only allows "official Mozilla-branded software" to use > their servers for Firefox Sync without special written permission. > > I know that Trisquel runs their own sync servers for Abrowser, I'm > sure they'd be happy to let you use them. I also think it would be > cool if GNU ran their own servers. I've also been toying with the > idea of packaging the sync server software for Parabola and running it > on our servers. > > If you do end up getting permission to use Mozilla's servers, I > believe that the TOS and Privacy Policy are acceptable, but you'd want > to take a look yourself. > > ---- > > Type: bug > Subject: langpacks > > There are no IceCat 17 langpacks that I can tell. > > As another issue with the langpack script, the resulting langpacks > overrode the normal search engine settings to be back to using Google > by default. (apparently, en-US user here) > > ---- > > Type: feature request > Subject: Run AMO on GNU servers. > > AMO is the software that powers <addons.mozilla.org>. I think it > would be handy to run that instead of the scheme-powered single-page > table currently in use. > > I think that this would help keep IceCat on-par with Firefox and not > introduce an unnescessary decrease in percieved quality that is the > get-addons tab, as well as making patching mozilla.org URLs more > straight-forward. > > Would this be welcome? If I volunteered to figure-out/package/patch? > the software, would it be accepted? > > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org _______________________________________________ Dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.parabolagnulinux.org/mailman/listinfo/dev
