Hallo! Just another question: version 31 of Firefox is an ESR. Is it planned to provide extended support for IceCat version 31, too?
Best regards, Dimitris Am Donnerstag, den 11.09.2014, 16:15 +0200 schrieb Rubén Rodríguez: > Hi everybody, > > this is Ruben Rodriguez. I recently became the maintainer for the IceCat > package and I've been working to make a new release based on the current > upstream code. > > Development packages can be found at http://devel.trisquel.info/icecat/ > The "toutatis" repo should work on Trisquel 6, Debian Stable and Ubuntu > Precise, while the "belenos" one should work on Trisquel 7 (beta), > Debian Testing and Ubuntu Trusty. > > The current packages are based on v31, and v32 ones should be ready > today. I plan to release new versions following upstream ones with about > a week delay or less. Releases would be made for both the latest release > available and also the latest update for version 31 "Extended Support > Release". I'll be including some of TorBrowser features into the v31 > branch as soon as they are ported upstream. > > Main changes from the previous version focus on providing better > privacy, in particular protecting the user against fingerprinting. The > settings have been tweaked to prevent the browser from leaking > information through referrers, cookies, useragent and other methods. > > The current version comes with this main extensions enabled: > > * LibreJS to check for the freedom of the javascript you run > * HTTPS-Everywhere redirects you to secure versions of sites > * A customized Adblockplus blocks known privacy trackers, and when in > private browsing mode it blocks all third party content. > * A custom homepage lists this and other features with links to > documentation and the possibility to disable them quickly if needed. > > I'm working on some last details before I make a proper release > announcement, which would come with a more comprehensive list of > features. Stay tuned, and test the development packages! > > > -- > http://gnuzilla.gnu.org -- http://gnuzilla.gnu.org
