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    Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Firefox is a wonderful browser but version 3 has a few annoying quirks. things like it locking up and the fact that many of the plugins are not longer compatible with it. On top of that Firefox's license is slowly becoming more restrictive with each release. So i have gone in search of a better more free alternative.
    I tried epiphany but it seemed really limited and i didn't like the interface for it. Then I found Icecat. It installs very simply from a script and then you just need to make a launcher for it.
    What's so great about it? well first of all it looks identical to FF. that is a big help for me because i like FF's interface. second many of the plugins for FF2 are compatible with it. third it is completely Free Software.
    Limitations: you can't just install plugins for adobe flash and such. I don't find that a problem because I use unplug to just download and watch flash videos. I also haven't really found a way to install themes.

    If you would like a good FF alternative look no further.

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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Alright, I will run Firefox 3 Beta and IceCat side by side now.
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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    actually i am more looking at debians iceweasel these days.
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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Quote Originally Posted by drascus View Post
    Limitations: you can't just install plugins for adobe flash and such. I don't find that a problem because I use unplug to just download and watch flash videos. I also haven't really found a way to install themes.
    so you mean, that not even gnash or swfdec work with this...?
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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Quote Originally Posted by drascus View Post
    Firefox is a wonderful browser but version 3 has a few annoying quirks. things like it locking up and the fact that many of the plugins are not longer compatible with it. On top of that Firefox's license is slowly becoming more restrictive with each release. So i have gone in search of a better more free alternative.
    I tried epiphany but it seemed really limited and i didn't like the interface for it. Then I found Icecat. It installs very simply from a script and then you just need to make a launcher for it.
    What's so great about it? well first of all it looks identical to FF. that is a big help for me because i like FF's interface. second many of the plugins for FF2 are compatible with it. third it is completely Free Software.
    Limitations: you can't just install plugins for adobe flash and such. I don't find that a problem because I use unplug to just download and watch flash videos. I also haven't really found a way to install themes.

    If you would like a good FF alternative look no further.
    Firefox is free software. I don't have any problem with them having a copyright on their name. The latest beta is very stable and most of the extensions I use are still working.

    To me its less freedom that I am not allowed to use flash with icecat. That removes one of my freedoms

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrusso2 View Post
    Firefox is free software. I don't have any problem with them having a copyright on their name. The latest beta is very stable and most of the extensions I use are still working.
    Ditto and nightly tester tools will force any add on to work in FF3 I have been using the launchpad releases of rc1 & rc2 the days they came out launchpad has been releasing xulrunner with compatibility with their releases. I would wonder if Icecat has the same reliability in security that FF supposedly has.

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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    If my plugins will work and it accepts GTK, I'll try it out.
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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Quote Originally Posted by SunnyRabbiera View Post
    actually i am more looking at debians iceweasel these days.
    +1 iceweasel is great, its even optimized for 64 bit computers

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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Quote Originally Posted by bufsabre666 View Post
    +1 iceweasel is great, its even optimized for 64 bit computers


    Yes, so i hear.Iceweasel is pretty great .

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    Re: Set the internet Free with Icecat

    Quote Originally Posted by rajeev1204 View Post
    Yes, so i hear.Iceweasel is pretty great .
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