Debian/Ubuntu isn't really the upstream of IceCat.

IceCat's direct upstream is Firefox, which is pulled down into Debian and re-branded as IceWeasel. So for IceCat to get into Debian/Ubuntu this way, the changes would have to be accepted upstream by Firefox. They would then get pulled down into Debian Sid. I'm not sure how Ubuntu works - usually they base on Debian Testing, but I have a funny feeling that they do something wierd with the browser and use upstream Firefox directly IIRC.

What would be nice is for Debian to rebase IceWeasel on IceCat instead of Firefox. Or better yet just *use* IceCat in their distro.

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