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On 01/09/16 17:58, Duncan wrote: |
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> Martin Vaeth posted on Thu, 01 Sep 2016 05:03:20 +0000 as excerpted: |
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> |
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>> Duncan <1i5t5.duncan@×××.net> wrote: |
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>>> Martin Vaeth posted on Wed, 31 Aug 2016 18:08:17 +0000 as excerpted: |
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>>>> Kent Fredric <kentnl@g.o> wrote: |
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>>>>> I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security |
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>>>>> fixes :( |
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>>>> There's palemoon |
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>>> For Linux? |
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>> Even for gentoo: There's a "palemoon" overlay in layman. |
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> Again, thanks, everyone. I'm not personally so put off by firefox /yet/ |
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> to need palemoon, but I'm very glad to be corrected and know that it's at |
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> least /available/ for Linux, both in case I /do/ need it myself, and so I |
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> can correctly mention it as an option to others should the subject come |
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> up elsewhere. |
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> |
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I believe there are several Firefox-derived forks out there, some |
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available some less-so for linux. I was exploring a couple of ones I'd |
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heard mentioned that aren't in portage (or overlays, to my knowledge) |
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which it would be possible to add to the web browser portfolio if a |
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suitable enthusiastic maintainer were to come forward ... [and No, I'm |
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not volunteering at this point!!!] |
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