![]() The free software movement was founded on four freedoms: This sounds good, right? Spoiler alert: its really not what it seems. The freedom to run the program as you wish, for any purpose (freedom 0).The freedom to study how the program works, and change it so it does your computing as you wish (freedom 1).The freedom to redistribute copies so you can help others (freedom 2).The freedom to distribute copies of your modified versions to others (freedom 3). ![]() By doing this you can give the whole community a chance to benefit from your changes. Here's how to make a list: The Inconsistencies In Their Actions ICECAT MEME FIREFOX CODEĪccess to the source code is a precondition for this. So as we can tell, the FSF does not truly care about freedom. But we might still hope they're dedicated to a spirit of it, right? They're not. Let's take a look (ugh i cannot write today) GNU IceCatĪnd we'll start here. What is GNU IceCat? GNU IceCat (originally GNU IceWeasel) is part of GNUzilla (the GNU version of the Mozilla Application Suite). GNU IceCat is based on the the current official release of Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) with removal of trademarked artwork and proprietary components, and enhanced privacy settings. So basically it's Firefox rebranded as "free software". You'd think that this would show a commitment to the spirit of freedom, right? I will say that it's actually a private browser and has a purpose for existing. Well oh boy, let's get straight to it - prior to GNU IceCat 68, I noticed that I could not install certain extensions or themes. I quickly noticed a pattern - only addons on an approved list of "free" addons would install for me. The list can be found here (it's pre-WebExtensions era though).
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