Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] IceCat browser default on Windows 7?

[Daniel Quintiliani]

Would you close a soup kitchen because it helps discourage people from finding 
jobs?

--

-Dan Q


On Thu, 29 Dec 2016 03:07:17 +0100 (CET), <address@hidden> wrote:

> I would avoid windows, microsoft, apple, google, and anything from prism at 
> all costs if you want any sort of freedom and privacy to be honest, in my 
> experienced opinion.
> 
> 28. Dec 2016 14:29 by address@hidden:
> 
> 
> > But should we add one additional private company (the Mozilla Foundation) 
> > to the threat list? Or lessen the threat of Win10 by using GNU in its place?
> >
> > --
> >
> > -Dan Q
> >
> >
> > On Wed, 28 Dec 2016 18:26:20 +0100 (CET), <> address@hidden> > wrote:
> >
> >> Oh Come On. if you use IceCat on windows for privacy benefits of using a 
> >> better browser it's completely  and pathetically negated by the very fact 
> >> that IceCat is running in an operating system who's very job is to spy the 
> >> ************************** out of everyone who uses it.
> >> windows literally takes a picture of your desktop every 10 seconds to 10 
> >> minutes and garbles it into a png file and sends it to microsoft. that's 
> >> your passwords, your social security number, your entire life. tricking 
> >> yourself into believing that you get any security related benefit out of 
> >> using a good browser on a very very bad operating system is just plain 
> >> silly. windows even lets you change privacy and security settings, but 
> >> just changes them back for you later when you are not looking. look up 
> >> prism. facebook, google, microsoft, apple (who claims to stand up to the 
> >> MAN!), aol, yahoo, and a few others. they are a part of prism and 
> >> literally just give the nsa whatever they want. wake up.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> 11. Dec 2016 13:18 by >> address@hidden>> :
> >>
> >>
> >> > You think that people who, through no fault of their own, can only 
> >> > afford cheap laptops, or are stuck with Secure Boot and TPM because they 
> >> > lack technical expertise to build a computer, should be forced to use 
> >> > unfree browsers like Edge and Chrome, or the privacy settings of 
> >> > Firefox? I have two computers, one Win10 and one Xubuntu, both of which 
> >> > I built myself. I need the Windows computer for a few unfree things, 
> >> > mainly as a substitute for a television for my bedroom, and when I'm 
> >> > stuck with this pretty DRM machine for whatever reason, I'd rather use a 
> >> > GNU project browser than DRM and privacy risks like Edge, Chrome, and 
> >> > Firefox. Wouldn't you?
> >> >
> >> > --
> >> >
> >> > -Dan Q
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > On Sun, 11 Dec 2016 11:55:09 +0100, Narcis Garcia <> >> address@hidden>> 
> >> > > > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> "IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes"
> >> >> I don't subscribe this sentence. Completely not.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> El 04/12/16 a les 22:29, Daniel Quintiliani ha escrit:
> >> >> > IceCat is more needed on unfree OSes than free OSes. That's why I was 
> >> >> > a little bummed to not see a Windows release of v45, when I have to 
> >> >> > use Windows I'd like a little freedom and privacy even if it isn't 
> >> >> > much.
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > --
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > -Dan Q
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > 
> >> >> > On Sun, 4 Dec 2016 21:19:32 +0100, mdn <>> >> address@hidden>> >> > 
> >> >> > wrote:
> >> >> > 
> >> >> >> If I am not mistaken,Normally if windows has only one browser he
> >> >> >> launches the said browser.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Uninstall any other browser (IE included) to uninstall IE go in the
> >> >> >> uninstall software section (in the control panel) there is a 
> >> >> >> "add/remove
> >> >> >> windows components" button (up left) from where you can remove 
> >> >> >> internet
> >> >> >> explorer (has well has others functions)
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Be careful and see to migrate one day to a gnu distribution.
> >> >> >> Good luck
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Le 04/12/2016 02:05, Petr Vláčil a écrit :
> >> >> >>> Hello,
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> I started using this browser as a main on Windows 7 PRO x64bit, but 
> >> >> >>> I can't click on set it as a default browser. Is there any chance 
> >> >> >>> to set IceCat as a default browser?
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Thank you in advance.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> Btw. I found this >> >> 
> >> >> >>> http://www.glump.net/howto/desktop/set-gnu-icecat-as-default-browser-in-windows-8-x>>
> >> >> >>>  >>  , but I don't know, whether is this functional on Windows 7 
> >> >> >>> PRO x64bit.
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>> --
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> >> >> >>>
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> >> >> > 
> >> >> > 
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