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diff --git a/www-client/firefox/files/README.gentoo b/www-client/firefox/files/README.gentoo new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a9d724c458b4 --- /dev/null +++ b/www-client/firefox/files/README.gentoo @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ + +## DoH +Note regarding Trusted Recursive Resolver aka DNS-over-HTTPS (DoH): +Due to privacy concerns (encrypting DNS might be a good thing, sending all DNS +traffic to Cloudflare by default is not a good idea and applications should +respect OS configured settings), "network.trr.mode" was set to 5 ("Off by +choice") by default. +You can enable DNS-over-HTTPS in Firefox's preferences. + + +## Normandy +Upstream operates a service named Normandy which allows Mozilla to push changes +for default settings or even install new add-ons remotely. While this can be +useful to address problems like 'Armagadd-on 2.0' or revert previous decisions +to disable TLS 1.0/1.1, privacy and security concerns prevail, which is why we +have switched off the use of this service by default. + +To re-enable this service set the following in "about:config": + app.normandy.enabled=true + + +## Firefox >100 compatibility +Unfortunately Firefox-100.0 breaks compatibility with some sites using +useragent checks. To temporarily fix this, enter about:config and modify +network.http.useragent.forceVersion preference to "99" Or install an addon to +change your useragent. +See: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/difficulties-opening-or-using-website-firefox-100 + |