IceCat 3
Firefox 3.0 has been hanging around for a while, but I haven’t got it. Why? Because I’m using a free(libre) alternative known as IceCat.
Started by GNU, IceCat is an open-source browser based on Mozilla Firefox but in a far purer form. IceCat has removed any reference to non-free software such as Adobe Flash and replaced it with free(libre) software like GNU’s own Gnash.
They’ve gone even further, integrating new security features into IceCat. The one that I encountered most occurs “when sites rewrite the host name in links redirecting the user to another site, mainly to “spy” on clicks. When this behavior is detected, IceCat shows a message alerting the user.” Another one, which I encountered less, results as “some sites refer to zero-size images on other hosts to keep track of cookies. When IceCat detects this mechanism it blocks cookies from the site hosting the zero-length image file. (It is possible to re-enable such a site by removing it from the blocked hosts list.)”
So when will the third version release? While their is no exact release date, you can expect it somewhere between July 4th and July 9th.
Ref:http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/
