Bug#885405: RFP: waterfox -- graphical web browser based on Firefox
Package: wnpp
Severity: wishlist
* Package name : waterfox
Version : 56.0.1
Upstream Author : Alex Kontos
* URL : https://www.waterfoxproject.org/
* License : MPL 2.0
Programming Lang: C++
Description : graphical web browser based on Firefox
from Wikipedia:
> Waterfox differs from Firefox in a number of ways by:
> - Disabling Encrypted Media Extensions (EME)
> - Disabling Web Runtime
> - Removing Adobe DRM
> - Removing Pocket
> - Removing Telemetry
> - Removing data collection
> - Removing startup profiling
> - Allowing running of all 64-bit NPAPI plugins
> - Allowing running of unsigned extensions
> - Removing of Sponsored Tiles on New Tab Page
> - Addition of Duplicate Tab option
> - Addition of locale selector in about:preferences > General
> - Defaulting to Ecosia as the search engine instead of Google or Yahoo
IMHO, it would be nice to have this in Debian to keep useful
packages like xul-ext-scrapbook alive.
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