Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 13:38:18 +0200 From: Thomas Steen Rasmussen <thomas@gibfest.dk> To: FreeBSD Ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Tor web browser Message-ID: <53D787AA.8010102@gibfest.dk> In-Reply-To: <53D69D46.6000608@bluerosetech.com> References: <20140727153058.03ca8d2c@scorpio> <53D69D46.6000608@bluerosetech.com>
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On 28-07-2014 20:58, Darren Pilgrim wrote: > On 7/27/2014 12:30 PM, Jerry wrote: >> Sun, 27 Jul 2014 15:24:21 -0400 >> >> Is there a port of the "Tor web browser" <https://www.torproject.org/>; >> available? The site lists one for BSD, but I would prefer to get it >> via the >> port's system > > I think the reason it isn't in ports is because it's literally just a > portable Firefox with a premade profile. You can replicate it using > parts already in ports and a few minutes work creating a Firefox profile. This is incorrect. torbrowser contains a bunch of patches to the firefox codebase to help anonymity: https://github.com/flavioamieiro/torbrowser/tree/master/src/current-patches/firefox A port of torbrowser would make a lot of sense. /Thomas
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