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Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO
From: |
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli |
Subject: |
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO |
Date: |
Thu, 16 Jun 2016 14:35:44 +0200 |
On Fri, 10 Jun 2016 21:45:41 -0400
Julie Marchant <address@hidden> wrote:
> Tor Browser is included. Tor Browser is libre, but it features an
> update facility which is not controlled by the developers of PureOS
> (they are delivered by the developers of Tor).
The issue is also that it also contains an add-on manager that doesn't
even distinguish between free and non-free software.
You can for instance search for "Ghostery" which is proprietary
software[1], and it will show up in the list.
Installing add-ons is strongly discouraged[2], to fix it, the feature
could either be disabled entirely, or be made to list only free
software add-ons.
I also wonder how to handle javascript: If users uses javascript,
they would either:
- Run non-free javascript.
- Run LibreJS, but that could potentially change the browser
fingerprint, voiding the privacy protections.
Note that GuixSD is probably interested in the exact same issue: having
an FSDG compliant version of the tor-browser.
References:
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[1]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostery says "Ghostery is a
proprietary freeware [...] browser extension"
[2]The goal of tor-browser is to protect your privacy. Merely making
your browser use tor isn't sufficient to do that. Browser
modifications to make all users look the same are required.
Since add-ons can potentially alter the fingerprint of the browser,
their installation are strongly discouraged.
Denis.
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- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, (continued)
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, fr33domlover, 2016/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Joshua Gay, 2016/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Zlatan Todoric, 2016/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Julie Marchant, 2016/06/10
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Zlatan Todoric, 2016/06/11
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Ineiev, 2016/06/11
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Sam Geeraerts, 2016/06/11
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Joshua Gay, 2016/06/14
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO,
Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli <=
Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Julie Marchant, 2016/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Zlatan Todoric, 2016/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Julie Marchant, 2016/06/09
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2016/06/10
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Todd Weaver, 2016/06/10
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Julie Marchant, 2016/06/10
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Todd Weaver, 2016/06/10
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, John Sullivan, 2016/06/10
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, Denis 'GNUtoo' Carikli, 2016/06/12
- Re: [GNU-linux-libre] review PureOS ISO, hellekin, 2016/06/13