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Mar 1 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T347: Make it easy to start Tor Browser Bundle: T343: [FREEDOM ISSUE] Tor-browser addon manager is not DFSG compliant but can be disabled.
Mar 1 2018, 03:44 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T348: torbrowser-launcher - downloads code outside the control of PureOS.

I suspect the Debian-but-released-only-in-contrib package was done that way due to the slow release cycle of Debian and the need for potentially quick update of the code. If that is the case, then a solution (other than simply giving up and kicking out torbrowser-bundle from PureOS) would be to replace with new package torbrowser - which could be maintained in Debian but there flagged as unreleasable similar to how other fast-moving code like Bitcoin is handled.

Mar 1 2018, 03:44 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard created T348: torbrowser-launcher - downloads code outside the control of PureOS.
Mar 1 2018, 03:42 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code

Feb 28 2018

jonas.smedegaard reassigned T339: Texmaker 4.5 old. New is 5.0.2 from wellton to mak.
Feb 28 2018, 02:46
jonas.smedegaard lowered the priority of T252: please drop forked povray package: Freedom issue fixed in Debian since 1:3.7.0.4-1 from Freedom Issue to Normal.
Feb 28 2018, 02:41
jonas.smedegaard claimed T247: purebrowser: Choice of user-agent string lack a policy.
Feb 28 2018, 02:35 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard closed T335: Purebrowser Profile Deleted after upgrade as Resolved.

This issue was fixed since 52.6.0esr-2pureos1.

Feb 28 2018, 02:28 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T272: PureOS tolerates advertisements in Mozilla applications by default: T147: Rework purebrowser packaging.
Feb 28 2018, 02:17 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added subtasks for T147: Rework purebrowser packaging: T272: PureOS tolerates advertisements in Mozilla applications by default, T273: PureOS tolerates unencrypted web access in Mozilla applications by default.
Feb 28 2018, 02:17 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T273: PureOS tolerates unencrypted web access in Mozilla applications by default: T147: Rework purebrowser packaging.
Feb 28 2018, 02:16 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard claimed T272: PureOS tolerates advertisements in Mozilla applications by default.

xul-ext-ublock-origin now recommended by the metapackages pureos-gnome and pureos-plasma.

Feb 28 2018, 02:14 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard claimed T273: PureOS tolerates unencrypted web access in Mozilla applications by default.

xul-ext-https-everywhere now recommended by the metapackages pureos-gnome and pureos-plasma.

Feb 28 2018, 02:13 · Restricted Project

Feb 16 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T252: please drop forked povray package: Freedom issue fixed in Debian since 1:3.7.0.4-1.

Either povray 1:3.7.0.4-2pureos1 went through NEW when I uploaded it on November 27 - three days _before_ your changes, or in went through NEW caused by your interventions.

Feb 16 2018, 17:45
jonas.smedegaard reopened T73: audex - suggests nonfree package faac as "Open".

Reopening but lowering to low priority: Package is currently fixed but likely to be dropped (see T330) and may then reappear and if so need fix reapplied.

Feb 16 2018, 15:34 · Freedom-harm: suggests nonfree package
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T73: audex - suggests nonfree package faac: T330: audex - please drop PureOS fork: unmaintained in Debian, not in Debian testing, and possibly abandoned upstream.
Feb 16 2018, 15:32 · Freedom-harm: suggests nonfree package
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T330: audex - please drop PureOS fork: unmaintained in Debian, not in Debian testing, and possibly abandoned upstream: T73: audex - suggests nonfree package faac.
Feb 16 2018, 15:32
jonas.smedegaard created T330: audex - please drop PureOS fork: unmaintained in Debian, not in Debian testing, and possibly abandoned upstream.
Feb 16 2018, 15:30

Feb 9 2018

jonas.smedegaard closed T258: PureBrowser displays Riot incorrectly/does not function as Resolved.

Thanks a lot. Also for checking the 52.6 release!

Feb 9 2018, 17:37

Feb 7 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T258: PureBrowser displays Riot incorrectly/does not function.

Please mention the version of PureBrowser that you do not experience the issue.

Feb 7 2018, 12:40

Feb 3 2018

jonas.smedegaard edited Description on Freedom.
Feb 3 2018, 04:29

Feb 1 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T310: Check what can be used from Subgraph project.

Seems they do security tightening - not freedom tightening. Mentioning in case others (like me) misunderstood the description of this bug regarding being "closer to our philosophy".

Feb 1 2018, 01:44 · Restricted Project

Jan 27 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T265: purebrowser - need logo and related artwork.

Your browser-about.svg looks good. And with embedded IDs for globe and appname. Thanks!

Jan 27 2018, 09:09 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org.

This issue is flagged as "invalid" but not "closed for good".

Jan 27 2018, 00:29 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org.

PureBrowser is a quite close cousin of the particular Mozilla techonlogy called "Firefox".

Jan 27 2018, 00:25 · Restricted Project

Jan 26 2018

jonas.smedegaard closed T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org as Invalid.

This is not a bug in PureBrowser, but instead in that specific website.

Jan 26 2018, 01:36 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard closed T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org, a subtask of T247: purebrowser: Choice of user-agent string lack a policy, as Invalid.
Jan 26 2018, 01:35 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org: T247: purebrowser: Choice of user-agent string lack a policy.
Jan 26 2018, 01:31 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T247: purebrowser: Choice of user-agent string lack a policy: T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org.
Jan 26 2018, 01:31 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard renamed T308: PureBrowser incompatible with user-agent sniffing at tails.boum.org from Purebrowser reports its Firefox version as "0" to Tails website wrongly parses Purebrowser version as "0".
Jan 26 2018, 01:30 · Restricted Project

Jan 21 2018

jonas.smedegaard lowered the priority of T306: The Start page refers to the Purebrowser as "Firefox" from Freedom Issue to High.

This issue does not in itself harm freedom.

Jan 21 2018, 15:48 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a project to T299: [multipe issues] firefox-esr: promotes upstream-distributed addons: Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code.
Jan 21 2018, 15:46 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a project to T305: firefox-esr: Addons screen links to upstream-distributed addons: Restricted Project.
Jan 21 2018, 15:41 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code, Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a project to T306: The Start page refers to the Purebrowser as "Firefox": Restricted Project.
Jan 21 2018, 15:05 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T306: The Start page refers to the Purebrowser as "Firefox".

I believe - since this was moved from T299 - that this issue is about version 52.5.0esr-1pureos2 of PureBrowser.

Jan 21 2018, 15:04 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard claimed T303: Zotero Install Error: Firefox Dependence.

Thanks for reporting!

Jan 21 2018, 01:11 · Restricted Project

Jan 20 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T299: [multipe issues] firefox-esr: promotes upstream-distributed addons.

Thanks for reporting these things.

Jan 20 2018, 18:35 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard claimed T299: [multipe issues] firefox-esr: promotes upstream-distributed addons.
Jan 20 2018, 18:34 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard triaged T304: Bogus inheritence message from firefox as Normal priority.
Jan 20 2018, 18:31 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard claimed T304: Bogus inheritence message from firefox.
Jan 20 2018, 18:30 · Restricted Project

Jan 16 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T297: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons.

Thanks for the screenshot.

Jan 16 2018, 04:23
jonas.smedegaard merged T297: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons into T259: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons.
Jan 16 2018, 04:17
jonas.smedegaard merged task T297: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons into T259: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons.
Jan 16 2018, 04:17
jonas.smedegaard renamed T202: purebrowser: refuses to install Firefox-identified addons from purebrowser: refuses to install addons due to identifier mismatch to purebrowser: refuses to install Firefox-identified addons.
Jan 16 2018, 04:13 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard renamed T259: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons from purebrowser: refuses to install addons written for newer releases of Firefox to purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons.
Jan 16 2018, 04:12
jonas.smedegaard renamed T202: purebrowser: refuses to install Firefox-identified addons from PureBrowser Add-ons to purebrowser: refuses to install addons due to identifier mismatch.
Jan 16 2018, 04:11 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard updated the task description for T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser).
Jan 16 2018, 04:09 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard renamed T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser) from please stop block source package firefox-esr to purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser).
Jan 16 2018, 04:06 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T144: PureBrowser is not recognized by extensions.gnome.org: T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser).
Jan 16 2018, 04:05 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser): T144: PureBrowser is not recognized by extensions.gnome.org.
Jan 16 2018, 04:05 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard renamed T259: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons from Purebrowser Vs Firefox add-on to purebrowser: refuses to install addons written for newer releases of Firefox.
Jan 16 2018, 03:59
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T202: purebrowser: refuses to install Firefox-identified addons: T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser).
Jan 16 2018, 03:56 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser): T202: purebrowser: refuses to install Firefox-identified addons.
Jan 16 2018, 03:56 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard reopened T202: purebrowser: refuses to install Firefox-identified addons as "Open".

apparently green does not yet include PureBrowser 52.5.0esr-1pureos1 - or mysteriously reverted to include the older version again.

Jan 16 2018, 03:56 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T297: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons: T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser).
Jan 16 2018, 03:51
jonas.smedegaard reopened T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser) as "Open".

apparently something blocks http://repo.pureos.net/pureos/pool/main/f/firefox-esr/ from entering green.

Jan 16 2018, 03:50 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard reopened T269: purebrowser: should use binary packages from source package src:firefox-esr (not src:purebrowser), a subtask of T147: Rework purebrowser packaging, as Open.
Jan 16 2018, 03:50 · Restricted Project

Jan 15 2018

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T271: PureOS tolerates third-party user tracking (e.g. ads) in Mozilla applications.

I created this task and you are mistaken: This is a "default in PureOS" task.

Jan 15 2018, 13:56 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T297: purebrowser: refuses to install too new addons.

Hi QiZhi,

Jan 15 2018, 13:43

Jan 6 2018

jonas.smedegaard assigned T289: gimp - out of sync with Debian to chris.lamb.

Assigning to you, @chris.lamb since you did the previous packaging work, and you use a different packaging style regarding git.

Jan 6 2018, 07:34
jonas.smedegaard created T289: gimp - out of sync with Debian.
Jan 6 2018, 07:32

Jan 5 2018

jonas.smedegaard claimed T288: debootstrap recommends non-FSDG distros.
Jan 5 2018, 19:39 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code

Jan 3 2018

jonas.smedegaard created T287: please drop forked kde-baseapps package: Konqueror moved to separate package since 4:16.08.3-2.
Jan 3 2018, 13:30

Dec 27 2017

jonas.smedegaard removed a project from T253: Links From Thunderbird Won't Open in Purebrowser: Restricted Project.

Based on francois' findings this seems to be an issue with Thinderbird, not PureBrowser.

Dec 27 2017, 12:45

Dec 24 2017

jonas.smedegaard added a project to T283: firefox-esr: reports opt-out from telemetry reporting to Mozilla: Unknown Object (Project).
Dec 24 2017, 09:02 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a project to T282: firefox-esr - leaks interactive typing in search field: Unknown Object (Project).
Dec 24 2017, 09:01 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a project to T156: firefox-esr: default search engine tracks users: Unknown Object (Project).
Dec 24 2017, 08:59 · Unknown Object (Project), Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard lowered the priority of T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla from High to Normal.
Dec 24 2017, 08:57 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard edited projects for T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties, added: Unknown Object (Project); removed Freedom.
Dec 24 2017, 08:56 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T283: firefox-esr: reports opt-out from telemetry reporting to Mozilla.

Possibly this issue is bogus: When _switching_ from on to off it makes sense to make one final "leak" to request deletion of previously collected "leaks".

Dec 24 2017, 08:17 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T283: firefox-esr: reports opt-out from telemetry reporting to Mozilla: T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties.
Dec 24 2017, 08:10 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties: T283: firefox-esr: reports opt-out from telemetry reporting to Mozilla.
Dec 24 2017, 08:10 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard created T283: firefox-esr: reports opt-out from telemetry reporting to Mozilla.
Dec 24 2017, 08:10 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T156: firefox-esr: default search engine tracks users.

This issue is about the choice of search _engine_ - i.e. where requests typed into the search field end when hitting return.

Dec 24 2017, 07:59 · Unknown Object (Project), Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T11: firefox-esr - rename to purebrowser to stay free from Mozilla trademark entanglements: T282: firefox-esr - leaks interactive typing in search field.
Dec 24 2017, 07:48
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T282: firefox-esr - leaks interactive typing in search field: T11: firefox-esr - rename to purebrowser to stay free from Mozilla trademark entanglements.
Dec 24 2017, 07:48 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T282: firefox-esr - leaks interactive typing in search field: T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties.
Dec 24 2017, 07:48 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties: T282: firefox-esr - leaks interactive typing in search field.
Dec 24 2017, 07:48 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard created T282: firefox-esr - leaks interactive typing in search field.
Dec 24 2017, 07:47 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T11: firefox-esr - rename to purebrowser to stay free from Mozilla trademark entanglements: T156: firefox-esr: default search engine tracks users.
Dec 24 2017, 07:44
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T156: firefox-esr: default search engine tracks users: T11: firefox-esr - rename to purebrowser to stay free from Mozilla trademark entanglements.
Dec 24 2017, 07:44 · Unknown Object (Project), Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T156: firefox-esr: default search engine tracks users: T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties.
Dec 24 2017, 07:43 · Unknown Object (Project), Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties: T156: firefox-esr: default search engine tracks users.
Dec 24 2017, 07:43 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T11: firefox-esr - rename to purebrowser to stay free from Mozilla trademark entanglements: T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla.
Dec 24 2017, 07:38
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla: T11: firefox-esr - rename to purebrowser to stay free from Mozilla trademark entanglements.
Dec 24 2017, 07:38 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard renamed T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties from [FREEDOM ISSUE] purebrowser to purebrowser leaks data to third-parties.
Dec 24 2017, 07:26 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard lowered the priority of T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties from 95 to Normal.

Thanks for sharing!

Dec 24 2017, 07:25 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a parent task for T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla: T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties.
Dec 24 2017, 06:59 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard added a subtask for T268: firefox-esr: leaks data to third-parties: T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla.
Dec 24 2017, 06:58 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard updated the task description for T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla.
Dec 24 2017, 06:57 · Unknown Object (Project)
jonas.smedegaard created T281: purebrowser - reports telemetry data to Mozilla.
Dec 24 2017, 06:53 · Unknown Object (Project)

Dec 23 2017

jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

You continue to discuss matters I have explicitly told you is outside the scope of this issue.

Dec 23 2017, 13:58 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

I agree with you that (to the best of my knowledge) cpanm has no way of knowing the licensing of a CPAN module, and therefore cannot be instructed (by default or patched specifically for PureOS) to consider only modules that fits the licensing regime imposed on PureOS. This is the reason I see no other solution than to avoid cpanm in PureOS.

Dec 23 2017, 13:49 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

Uhm, it seems you are reading something between the lines here that I did not write.

Dec 23 2017, 13:39 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

Yes, it makes good sense to report issues upstream - but only sometimes not always, and not as a prerequisite for filing issues here (if that is what you mean by "at least").

Dec 23 2017, 13:17 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

I don't understand all details of what you write, so will comment only on the parts I understand.

Dec 23 2017, 13:10 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T280: Atom Text Editor text is distorted.

Thanks for your information.

Dec 23 2017, 10:32 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T280: Atom Text Editor text is distorted.

Thanks for (vaguely) hinting at what to look for in the screenshot. That is helpful.

Dec 23 2017, 09:19 · Restricted Project
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

ah, sorry - forgot to address your last remark:

Dec 23 2017, 09:01 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T277: cpanm - downloads potentially nonfree code.

Yes, freedoms are ridiculous, depending on point of view.

Dec 23 2017, 08:57 · Freedom-harm: downloads potentially nonfree code
jonas.smedegaard added a comment to T280: Atom Text Editor text is distorted.

The Atom Text Editor is not part of PureOS (nor Debian) so it would be most helpful if you could try locate some other tool that is supported by PureOS which has same distortions, so that we can replicate within the constraints of the system.

Dec 23 2017, 08:55 · Restricted Project