-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Fri, 26 Feb 2016 08:01:43 +1100 "Daniel" <dan...@cryptosec.xyz> wrote:
>While not relevant to Debian, Pale Moon for Windows is neat. > > > >From: H Kyu [mailto:henry.s....@gmail.com] >Sent: 26 February, 2016 7:40 AM >To: debian-user@lists.debian.org; secur...@debian.org >Subject: Debian and Firefox/Iceweasel > > > >Hello - > >Recently, Mozilla's Firefox browser introduced a few new features that got me >to remove Firefox on my Windows PC altogether. The features were Hello, >Camera Access (Android), and screen-sharing. Every single one of those >features did not sit well with me from a security perspective. On top of >that, Firefox seems to be splitting away from the Gecko engine, the Gecko >engine was the main reason for my using Firefox in the first place - because I >disliked the functional model of WebKits. If I wanted a WebKit, I'd have used >Chrome. > >Then there is the interface - I prefer the Firefox 1 interface... in fact, I >prefer the Netscape Navigator 4's interface even better - practical and >informational. I like my status bar, and all my buttons showing all the time, >even if disabled. I like status indicators, which includes grayed-out >buttons. I also prefer the old settings screen where the browser remembers >the last settings tab, and I can see all the settings without scrolling. I am >still amazed at the fact that Firefox would just abandon their core fans and >move away to cater to others. > >Debian's Gnome uses Iceweasel much like Windows uses IE. > >MY QUESTION: Would Iceweasel also be incorporating those bothersome features >in the near future? If so, would it be possible to use Debian without >Iceweasel or any Mozilla product? > >Window 7 coming to an end in 2020, and Windows 10 being essentially spyware, I >am seriously looking for an alternative system. I have been using Debian on >my 2nd computer for a few years now and I am quite comfortable with the basics >of the operating system so Debian is my first choice. But if Iceweasel >incorporates those Firefox features, I would have to also switch away from >Debian. > >Thanks. - hk > Latest announcement is that Debian will be using Firefox instead of the iceweasel name soon. Knowing that, I would guess, yes, Debian will include those same features. - -- Charlie Kravetz Linux Registered User Number 425914 [http://linuxcounter.net/user/425914.html] Never let anyone steal your DREAM. [http://keepingdreams.com] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQEcBAEBAgAGBQJWz74OAAoJEIqui46mydCATjoIAJz0vjHNStfFCR0zdYRgMere OnxSJEb+Lfvw7Bp7IsYk11VYpxfHCWxoRfSlTkC273cjGy7Xoqp30s7H5QW3r/7U URRlhJE7j9XGvLSReFpVwKsM/lpKo/8xKF72AbBc7L/f7bxIgdrMXb6keXBzERdJ JYDt1y7s9JCfbk6Q+hWM/lAlsbm48oPRC+ooqgLpsiSIYQQXm8Ma+3GwzRYF6hRR 0xLN/1MzEi0dvIv65UT9NZWj1r+mesBDxY/AnuaOJGmFMH9zWrvAh0j2t5Nf98EY jkBmgU0YsPQEpqy6npD1al75xfQVU3Ou4eggm4A4rpKgO4YEKU7yG30AJxRSnrk= =zmgj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
