Bug#772808: gnome-core: epiphany should be the default browser again

[Alexander Kurtz]

Package: gnome-core
Version: 1:3.14+3
Severity: wishlist

Hi,

the changelog says:

> meta-gnome3 (1:3.4+3) unstable; urgency=low
[...]
>   * Install iceweasel instead of epiphany :(
>     See bug#682481.
[...]
>  -- Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org>  Sat, 29 Sep 2012 10:36:58 +0200

Looking at #682481 shows this:

On Mon, 23 Jul 2012 10:46:38 +0200 Julien Cristau <jcristau at debian.org> wrote:
> The default browser should be one that has at least vaguely credible
> security support, IMO.  epiphany doesn't qualify

While I agree, that at the time, epiphany's security features were
lacking at best, a lot has changed since then. I could list the most
important changes, but fortunately Michael Catanzaro has already done
that:

http://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2014/10/18/gnome-web-3-14/

Checking (for example) https://blog.fefe.de/ shows, that this does
indeed work; epiphany even tells me what the problem is when I click on
the broken lock symbol (Unknown CA, CA Cert Signing Authority).

I know that it's quite late in the release cycle, but I'd still
appreciate it, if you would consider switching back to epiphany for
jessie. I've personally done so a few months ago and I am more than
happy with the decision.

Best regards

Alexander Kurtz
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