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# GingerShrew
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2020-06-25 20:36:18 -04:00
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GingerShrew is a de-branded Firefox-ESR variant which uses IceCat as a base.
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While it is in fact a complete Firefox-like browser, it is not intended to be
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used in such a way, instead it is intended to be used similarly to Electron
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in that it can be embedded in an application as a way of creating
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HTML+Javascript desktop UI's.
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## Why the name GingerShrew?
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1. It's intended for use in a system we're calling Rhizome, but it is not
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dependent on the presence of the rest of Rhizome's tooling, so it goes in
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a different repository, with a different name.
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2. Ginger is a spicy(hence the relationship to "Fire") tasting rhizome, and a
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shrew is a burrowing(I2P builds tunnels) rodent that does not get enough
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credit.
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3. It's intended to be used in *other people's projects* under their own
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names. So I picked a memorable name I didn't think anyone else would ever
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want.
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4. Apparently, moz.build file lists need to be alphabetical, and GingerShrew
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is pretty close to IceCat alphabetically. Close enough that editing moz.build
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files can be done pretty much automatically.
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All that said, it's pretty much 100% identical to IceCat, except for
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rebranding, at this time. In the future more patches may be added as they
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become desirable.
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