Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Windows Installer for IceCat

[Narcis Garcia]

7-Zip's sfx.htm documentation explains how to build an installer executable.
(On Debians: dpkg-query -L p7zip | grep -e sfx )

LZMA SDK from www.7-zip.org provides SFX modules to use.


El 25/03/17 a les 10:28, Narcis Garcia ha escrit:
> You can get version 38.8.0 for Windows in a zip package.
> https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/
> 
> I don't know how to create a SFX package with GUI for Windows.
> 
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> El 25/03/17 a les 03:15, address@hidden ha escrit:
>> Hello,
>>
>> First of all, I would like to say thank you to the IceCat and GNU
>> community! You all do a great job in making and promoting free software!
>>
>> I am also a big fan of GNU software. I try to promote to friends and
>> colleagues as much as I can.
>>
>> Recently a friend of mine told me that he was really motivated to
>> install IceCat on his PCs at his company
>> However he struggled to do it, because he found no Windows installer and
>> lacked of IT skills.
>> And I think there are many people in this case. There is an answer,
>> switch to a GNU distro, but many people won't or simply can't.
>>
>> I believe that having a Windows installer for IceCat could help to
>> spread free software philosophy.
>> Honestly I am tired of hearing people calling Firefox 'free software'
>> whereas it really isn't.
>>
>> I don't know whether creating a Windows installer for IceCat is a big
>> amount of work or not, but I think it would be worth it.
>>
>> Anyway thanks for reading my message!
>> All the best.
>>
>>
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