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diff --git a/helpers/DATA/firefox/README.IceCat b/helpers/DATA/firefox/README.IceCat deleted file mode 100644 index 908a556..0000000 --- a/helpers/DATA/firefox/README.IceCat +++ /dev/null @@ -1,107 +0,0 @@ -This is the README file for the GNU IceCat distribution. - -Copyright (C) 2014 Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org> -Copyright (C) 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014 Free Software Foundation, Inc. - -Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, -are permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright -notice and this notice are preserved. - -The goal of the IceCat project is to provide a completely free version -of the popular mozilla source code. It is part of Gnuzilla, the -umbrella project analogous to Mozilla. The base Mozilla code is free -but it supports and suggests using non-free plugins and other modules. -GNU IceCat is completely free, and suggests only free plugins to -users. If you aren't aware of the rationale and goals of the Free -Software Movement, please take a look at this page: -http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/ - -To report problems, request changes, or other discussion, please use the -public mailing list bug-gnuzilla@gnu.org. This is an open list, feel -free to subscribe or view the archives at -http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/bug-gnuzilla. - -The Gnuzilla and IceCat home page: http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla -The sources are hosted on Savannah: http://savannah.gnu.org/projects/gnuzilla - - -BUILD FROM TARBALL -================== -From the released IceCat source tarball, you can build it by running: - -# replace objdir with whatever path you want - mkdir objdir - cd objdir -# replace srcdir with the path where you unpacked the source tarball - srcdir/configure --with-l10n-base=srcdir/l10n - make - -Be sure you have installed the needed libraries. If you want to tune -the configuration process you can change the default setup using the -file .mozconfig. - -The default configuration of IceCat uses the following libraries: -libpango libpangoxft libpangoft2 libfreetype libxft libgtk2 libx11 - -Refer to your distro help as needed if the configure script fails to -find them. - -To build a langpack: - - cd objdir/browser/locales - make langpack-$LANG LOCALE_MERGEDIR=. - -The xpi file is created at tempBuildDir/dist/linux-x86_64/xpi - -INSTALL -======= -When you have it built you can install it with: - - make install - -If you want to install in a staging directory, you can do this: - - make install DESTDIR=/foo/bar - -Or if you want to package the results, you can run - - cd objdir/browser/installer - make - -This generates a binary tarball at objdir/dist - -LICENSING -========= -Because we hope and want our privacy enhancements to be picked up by -Mozilla itself, we are keeping the same tri-licensing scheme for -Gnuzilla/IceCat as Mozilla uses: MPL/GPL/LGPL. - -EXTENSIONS INCLUDED IN ICECAT 31.x -================================== - -* LibreJS - GNU LibreJS aims to address the JavaScript problem described in Richard - Stallman's article The JavaScript Trap. - http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/javascript-trap.html - -* Https-Everywhere - Extension that encrypts your communications with many major websites, - making your browsing more secure. - -* SpyBlock - Blocks privacy trackers while in normal browsing mode, and all third party - requests when in private browsing mode. Based on Adblock Plus. - -* AboutIceCat - Adds a custom "about:icecat" homepage with links to information about the - free software and privacy features in IceCat, and checkboxes to enable - and disable the ones more prone to break websites. - -All the extensions are released under the GNU Public License. - -CONTRIBUTORS AND HELP -===================== -The maintainer of GNU IceCat is Ruben Rodriguez <ruben@gnu.org>. -We thank the Hitflip team (http://www.hitflip.de/special/gnu) for the logos. - -Additional contributors are most welcome. |