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[PATCH] gnu: Add privacy-redirect-icecat.

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From: Mark H Weaver <mhw <at> netris.org>
To: Hilton Chain <hako <at> ultrarare.space>, 74812 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Cc: André Batista <nandre <at> riseup.net>, Jonathan Brielmaier <jonathan.brielmaier <at> web.de>, Clément Lassieur <clement <at> lassieur.org>
Subject: [bug#74812] [PATCH v2] gnu: Add privacy-redirect-icecat.
Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 22:51:01 -0500

Hi,

Apologies for the late reply.

Hilton Chain <hako <at> ultrarare.space> writes:
> * gnu/packages/browser-extensions.scm (privacy-redirect)
> (privacy-redirect/icecat): New variables.

[...]

> +(define privacy-redirect
> +  (package
> +    (name "privacy-redirect")
> +    (version "1.1.49")
> +    (source
> +     (origin
> +       (method git-fetch)
> +       (uri (git-reference
> +             (url "https://github.com/SimonBrazell/privacy-redirect")

If you check the git repository above, I think you'll find that it has
not been updated in over 3 years, and that most (if not all) of the
sites that it redirects to no longer work.  Therefore, I see no benefit
to adding this package in its current form.

There's also an additional problem: GNU IceCat comes bundled with a
modified and updated version of this extension.  I have concerns about
how GNU IceCat might be affected if this extremely out-of-date extension
is installed in the user's profile.

What do you think?

      Thanks,
        Mark

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