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This change is the most significant usability change from IceCat 52.x and I'd like to get testers to provide an opinion on it. Now, we include an extension that blocks all third party requests by default, and provides a simple interface that allows to whitelist specific third-party resources on a per-site basis.

We no longer include SpyBlock, which was IceCat's fork of AdBlockPlus that allowed to block all third-party requests during 'Private Browsing' mode.

A new homepage shows the most important privacy and freedom options available, with explanations for the user to tune IceCat's behavior to their specific needs.

This implies not downloading feeds, updates, blacklists or any other similar data needed during startup.

A series of configuration changes and tweaks were applied to ensure that IceCat does not initiate network connections that the user has not explicitly requested.

A set of companion extensions for LibreJS by Nathan Nichols ( ) are pre-installed, and provide workarounds to use some services at USPS, RSF.org,, pay.gov, McDonald's, and Google Docs without using nonfree JavaScript.

It currently provides a very similar set of features compared with the version shipped with IceCat 52.x but testing, comments and advice are welcome.

LibreJS 7.x, now based in the WebExtensions API.

The main differences (other than those provided from upstream changes from v52.x to v60.x) are:

Gnu icecat 4k code#

Source Code plus binaries for GNU/Linux x86 and x86_64 are available. This release contains substantial design and usability changes from the previous major version (v52.x ESR) so I'm publishing it at to request testing and comments before moving it to. This is a pre-release for version 60.2.0 of GNU IceCat, available at GNU IceCat has multiple practical advantages as well, such as better privacy and security settings, extensive blocking of sites that may track the user's browsing habits, or the inclusion of LibreJS and other extensions that help browse without running non-free javascript.įingerprint: A573 69A8 BABC 2542 B5A0 368C 3C76 EED7 D7E0 4784 Also their trademark license restricts distribution in ways that hinder freedom 0.

Gnu icecat 4k 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. GNUzilla is the GNU version of the Mozilla suite, and GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser.

Item posted by Ruben Rodriguez on Fri 01:55:29 AM UTC.