Bug#522196: #522196 - RFP: gnu icecat - the GNU version of Mozilla Firefox

[Giuseppe Scrivano <gscrivano@gnu.org>]

Hello,

Brett Parker <iDunno@sommitrealweird.co.uk> writes:

> I thought they all now dynamically linked against xulrunner so that security
> support was much simpler than before, so it's really just a frontend more than
> a clone of firefox, no?

Yes, I think Iceweasel and Icecat can share xulrunner without problems.

After the discussion with Mike I think what is really important is the
possibility to use only free plugins and addons, no matter if Icecat or
Iceweasel.

Regards,
Giuseppe