Submitted by GrevenGull on Tue, 03/27/2018 - 10:43
Why doesn't Trisquel 8 use Iridium browser as default browser?
Tue, 03/27/2018 - 10:43
Question in title
Tue, 03/27/2018 - 17:14
#1
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Because it already has a free software browser (Abrowser) which Trisquel's developer maintains (his work includes removing suggestions of non-free add-ons, removing DRM support, and providing a free add-on repository).
Making Iridium completely free would likely also require similar effort (such as maintaining a list of free add-ons and ensuring support for DRM is removed).
Tue, 03/27/2018 - 21:33
#2
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>(Abrowser) which Trisquel's developer maintains
That's Icecat.
Wed, 03/28/2018 - 03:17
#4
Also, because there are still questions about whether the Iridium team have successfully removed all proprietary code from upstream. See:
https://trisquel.info/en/forum/confirmation-iridium-libre