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[PATCH 0/2] gnu: Add Mullvad Browser.

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Message #44 received at 68577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org>
To: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
Cc: André Batista <nandre <at> riseup.net>, 68577 <at> debbugs.gnu.org,
 Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>, Ian Eure <ian <at> retrospec.tv>
Subject: Re: [bug#68577] [PATCH 2/2] gnu: Add mullvad-browser.
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2024 12:41:14 +0100

On Mon, Jan 22 2024, Mark H Weaver wrote:

> Earlier, I wrote:
>> Guix packages should, wherever feasible, avoid using components from
>> pre-built binary distributions.  Each required font family should be
>> added as a separate Guix package following our conventions for font
>> packages.  As for the configuration files: how about distributing them
>> separately, or as part of the Mullvad source distribution?
>
> These comments apply to 'torbrowser-assets' as well, which I only just
> found out about.

As said in the other email, the way Icecat is handling fonts is very bad
for fingerprinting, and I believe we should either do it the Tor Browser
way or remove the part about Fingerprinting countermeasures there:
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/.

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