From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jelle Licht Subject: Re: IceWeasel-UXP and IceDove-UXP Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2019 00:58:31 +0200 Message-ID: <87lfwttyw8.fsf@jlicht.xyz> References: <874l3hg28c.fsf@elephly.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:47955) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hobpm-00013k-QS for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:58:39 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hobpl-00006I-SJ for guix-devel@gnu.org; Fri, 19 Jul 2019 18:58:38 -0400 In-Reply-To: List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+gcggd-guix-devel=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Guix-devel" To: guixuser , "me@tobias.gr" Cc: "guix-devel\\@gnu.org" , "help-guix\\@gnu.org" Hey guixuser, guixuser writes: > [use this thread] > > Budget? Are you serious? Any distro has to focus on their basic things like email and browser for new user; at least if project wants to grow and accommodate new users. For at least your browsing needs, I know of two options. Guix currently has IceCat, which is as close to FireFox as you can get while still being a FSDG-distro. I assume that if one is used to IceWeasel, using IceCat should feel very familiar. The only iffy part is working with extensions that are not yet available in the IceCat upstream list of supported web extensions. There is also an `ungoogled-chromium' package, but be aware that this can take quite some time to build on your local machine if no binary substitutes are available. Getting used to the guix way of doing things can take some time and effort, but it is IMHO definitely worth the investment. Guix empowers users to exert control over their computing in a way that few other software does. If you run into any unclear steps in the documentation or are missing packages, there are usually people available on the mailing list or on #guix on the Freenode IRC network to help you figure out how to get something working.