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

[Daniel Quintiliani]

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?

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-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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