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GNU IceCat
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GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser.
GNU IceCat discontinued official IceCatMobile support after version 38.6.0. Unofficial IceCatMobile releases can be downloaded with the F-Droid client.
GNU IceCat (originally GNU IceWeasel) is part of GNUzilla (the GNU version of the Mozilla Application Suite). GNU IceCat is based on the the current official release of Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) with removal of trademarked artwork and proprietary components, and enhanced privacy settings.
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.
Differences between IceCat and Firefox ESR
Important differences between Mozilla's Firefox and GNU IceCat is that IceCat has a focus on freedom and privacy (see settings.js for details).
- 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.
- Widevine Content Decryption Module provided by Google Inc. is not installed in about:addons > Plugins
- 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
- 'Accept third-party cookies: Never'
- WebRTC is enabled like in Firefox but prevent leaking the LAN ip. (Test WebRTC)
- The proprietary web chat IRC client Mibbit has been removed.
- Telemetry is disabled.
- DuckDuckGo is the default search engine, which means that you can run '!Bangs' keywords in the location bar to use any search engine.
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
Customized add-ons
- SpyBlock (Adblock Plus fork) to block privacy trackers.
History
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 ref).
The GNU IceCat developers dropped support for Replicant after version 38.6.0 because these builds are already provided by F-Droid.
GNU IceCat developers dropped support for macOS, and Windows, after version 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.'
See also
- IceCat WebExtensions (proposed)
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David Hedlund
12 July 2015
'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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David Hedlund
5 October 2016
'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
David Hedlund
15 August 2015
'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
David Hedlund
12 July 2015
'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
Leaders and contributors
| Contact(s) | Role |
|---|---|
| David Hedlund (David Hedlund) | Add-on repository maintainer |
| Rubén Rodríguez (Quidam) | Maintainer |
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Resources and communication
| Audience | Resource type | URI |
|---|---|---|
| Download | https://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/ | |
| General | https://savannah.gnu.org/people/ | |
| Download | https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/gnuzilla/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnu-system-discuss/ | |
| General | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/firefox-esr | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnuzilla-dev/ | |
| Mailing List | https://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnuzilla/ | |
| Savannah (Ref) | https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnuzilla/ | |
| VCS Repository Webview | https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gnuzilla.git/ | |
| Download | https://f-droid.org/packages/org.gnu.icecat/ | |
| General | https://libreplanet.org/wiki/Group:IceCat/ | |
| Bug Tracking | https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/firefox-esr/ | |
| Debian (Ref) (R) | https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/iceweasel |
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