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diff --git a/network/icecat/README b/network/icecat/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..05305be5051d --- /dev/null +++ b/network/icecat/README @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +GNU IceCat is the GNU version of the Firefox browser. + +Its main advantage is an ethical one: it is entirely free software. +While the principal source code from the Mozilla project is free software, the distribution contains various problematic files, +the EULA they require for use of their binaries is troublesome, and they distribute and recommend non-free software as plug-ins. + +In addition, GNU IceCat includes some privacy protection features, included in a separate addon: + + 1. Some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track of cookies. +When IceCat detects this mechanism it blocks cookies from the site hosting the zero-length image file. +(It is possible to re-enable such a site by removing it from the blocked hosts list.) + 2. Other sites rewrite the host name in links redirecting the user to another site, mainly to "spy" on clicks. +When this behavior is detected, IceCat shows a message alerting the user. + + +The default configuration of IceCat uses the following libraries: +libpango libpangoxft libpangoft2 libfreetype libxft libgtk2 libx11 + +You also need the libnotify library >= 0.4 ( http://www.galago-project.org/news/index.php ) + +Refer to your distro help as needed if the configure script fails to +find them. + |