![]() ![]() (although having them both makes little sense)Ĭ)I think that wouldn't be enough - I don't have a problem with updating Icecat from the AUR or having to compile it, I could even start a binary repository myself if I wanted. Anyone interested? I lurk around here but I don't know anybody I could ask.ī1)As far as I know, GNU Icecat isn't even in conflict with Firefox, let alone make it break. ![]() AUR helpers, packages that cause others to break.)Ĭ) Why don't ask someone to make an unofficial repo with icecat binaries?ĭ) I have the feeling that there is something else that I don't recall right nowĪ)Can be arranged. Thanks for listening.Ī) You need a Trusted User or Arch Developer to adopt it in order to be moved from AUR to or ī) If no TU or Dev is interested on it, it won't get to binary repos.ī1) Some packages will never get to the repos whatever the number of votes they have (i.e. I am ready to accept a "no", but please tell me why. But I really believe that GNU Icecat is a better browser than Mozilla Firefox for the reasons which I stated above, and request that the former be moved from the AUR to the Package Database. I know that Arch Way and I know what many would answer - that mine is just a political request and that icecat has no real advantage over firefox and so on. Useless features that are implemented right away by Mozilla developers are instead discussed within the Icecat community, making it a much more stable piece of software. GNU Icecat can perform as well as Mozilla Firefox, has the same features and it's even better in some regards, since it's maintained by the community and it doesn't that doesn't have any corporate interest. Right now it's a pretty popular AUR package, with 233 votes and probably way more users. I believe GNU Icecat should be moved from the AUR to the Package Database. I don't have to do it very often and I prefer compiling over installing binaries anyway, and I'm also aware that it doesn't have to take that long if I avoid re-downloading and re-compiling the entire source. Ħ)It's kept in synch with Firefox developmentħ)Is bundled with extensions like GNUZilla Privacy Extension and HTTPSEverywhere (which everyone should have)īefore someone calls me a Stallman zealot or something like that or tells me to GTFO and use Parabola or even Debian, my commitment to free software isn't just ideological, I do have practical reasons for using Free Software and Arch has always satisfied my needs in these regards, I don't need to install another distro to do what I've have already been doing since I installed Arch.Ĭompiling GNU Icecat on my PC takes more than 3 hours. Last time I used Firefox it still had the proprietary crash reporter. I've been using GNU Icecat for a while, preferring it to Mozilla Firefox for several reasons:ġ)Is Free Software, free of any of Mozilla's trademark/copyright/licensing burdensĤ)Is more sensitive about security issuesĥ)Does not include any proprietary software. Hi, I'm new here so I don't know if I'm in the right place, but I'm posting this anyway hoping that I'm not being preposterous. ![]()
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