Re: [Trisquel-users] Node.js free?
Is that the proprietary Impact typeface?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Extended-Term Support
Please make this available for arm in the future... eoma68-a20 + ETS kernel = awesome!
[Trisquel-users] Re : Web Browser
Trisquel 7 now has Abrowser 58, based on the same version of Firefox, released two days ago.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
When I tested for the first time in late December FF52 and 57 behaved the same. I have been thinking about the same about Tor but I think this may not work correctly because in Tor things seem more complicated. Perhaps there are additional (Tor specific) about:config variables which don't have a match in FF. I am currently testing some things with Tor and Panopticlick and I actually find that specific (supposedly more private settings) give worse Panopticlick score (i.e. result in easier fingerprinting). Example: With default settings the Panopticlick gives 6.58 bits of entropy for Tor. If enable DNT - the result raises to 7.91 bits, i.e. the fingerprint becomes more unique (less privacy). Strangely I always get: Is your browser accepting Do Not Track commitments? - No. Also in Tor OCSP queries are enabled by default. Disabling that (with all other settings default) doesn't change the bits. I am still not sure how good or bad disabling OCSP may be. If the IP address is anonymized the challenges are different, so Tor should be tested in a different way as a whole as one expects much more from it.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Why is Trisquel 8 taking so long
Many proprietary packages can be simply removed. Others may be need to be modified or replaced. For example, any proprietary firmware removed should be replaced with with free firmware when available so that as many devices as possible are supported. Another example is SMPLayer, which in Ubuntu (I think) includes the non-free SMTube for YouTube compatibility, while the rest of SMPLayer is free software. Rather than throw the whole thing out, it is better to rebuild it without the proprietary feature. Then there's Firefox, which is technically free software but has some problems that Abrowser attempts to address. Things like these are why removing proprietary software is not as simple as removing them from the repo. However, it seems to me that this is mostly complete and that the main issue blocking the official release is ensuring that the upgrade process from T7 to T8 is smooth no matter how T7 is configured. I'm no expert, but I wonder if replacing GNOME Fallback with MATE as the default DE makes this a particular challenge.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
What version of Trisquel are you using? When I used T7 I found Icecat to be slow compared to Abrowser, possibilty due to its extra plugins like LibreJS. The version of Abrowser in Trisquel 8 is based on FF57, so it's much faster now.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
I basically agreed with this when you wrote it. Since then the situation has progressed and I'm reevaluating a few points. You may turn out to have been right on all points anyway, but I'm going to see how things play out before I make a conclusion. Your other post about Tor Browser is interesting. I have thought about changing all or FF52 or Icecat's about:config to match that of Tor Browser and seeing what happens. If Tor Browser relies on anonymity to solve certain Firefox problems then this will be an incomplete solution, but the Tor developers have probably investigated Firefox more thoroughly than anyone.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
I don't no, but clarified my doubt. IceCat 52.3 is more current than abrowser 56 ^^ (besides being faster)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Why is Trisquel 8 taking so long
Thanks mason that explains some issues but is there a more technical explanation as to why it isn't so simple as to just remove proprietary bits.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
I noticed that IceCat is pretty faster than Abrowser on my computer. Why is that?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
I don't read the whole topic but this post was enough to remind me why I use abrowser until today. However, for some weeks some pages are progressively stopping the 56.0 version used in the abrowser. Youtube was the first to show notification, followed by Facebook (both allow STILL use). Soundcloud and Mixcloud no longer allow access, but now, the design of github begins to present problems (and show "Please note that GitHub no longer supports old versions of Firefox.") Sorry for the bad English, but would anyone know when the next abrowser update will be? I use Midori as an alternative but depending on the restrictions of the site, it does not go in. I imagine all this restriction has to do with DRM but I really was not bothering me until I had issues with github. Regards.
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
> Pretty sure that one is the one that controls the entire thingy. Considering everything discussed so far - I wonder how you can be pretty sure (or even just sure) about any thingy without testing :)
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
>Encrypted smoke signals. How 'bout dem piins?
Re: [Trisquel-users] Web Browser
>network.allow-experiments;true The incredibly idiotic feature is disabled though. experiments.enabled is set to false Pretty sure that one is the one that controls the entire thingy.
