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(It will be available +</I>><i> > there at least a week sooner.) +</I>><i> > Upstream Firefox by default warns when the latest update is available. +</I>><i> > +</I>><i> > -- +</I>><i> > André +</I>><i> +</I>><i> I think André is entirely correct and the ESR should meet the requirements +</I>><i> for a long-term Mageia. The ESR will get all of the security updates, but +</I>><i> not the new features so any argument about needing the latest to stay +</I>><i> secure is invalid. ( +</I>><i> <A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/show/5378/mozilla-announces-firefox-extended-suppo">http://www.anandtech.com/show/5378/mozilla-announces-firefox-extended-suppo</A> +</I>><i> rt-release ) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Also, the next upstream will be moving to quiet updates, unless Firefox +</I>><i> hasn't been restarted in the last 12 hours. So, users that want the latest +</I>><i> can use the upstream and be automatically updated. +</I>><i> (<A HREF="http://letsbytecode.com/general/10-firefox-will-be-updated-on-the-quiet/">http://letsbytecode.com/general/10-firefox-will-be-updated-on-the-quiet/</A>) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> My only concern is the difference in release times. Mageia's is 9months +</I>><i> and Mozilla is 1year. Nine months from Mageia's 1st long-term release, +</I>><i> Mozilla will still be on the same FF, and will update FF in the middle of +</I>><i> the second Mageia long-term release. This would create more work and a +</I>><i> long-term Mageia, which will have a major component update during the +</I>><i> long-term support period. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> --Jeff +</I> +look at the picture for the support period, the 1y warranteed versions cross +over for 2 or 3 months + +so it's going to fit for as long as we have 9m release schedule +</PRE> + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="011347.html">[Mageia-dev] FireFox ESR <= we should totally go for this wrt stable releases +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="011349.html">[Mageia-dev] FireFox ESR <= we should totally go for this wrt stable releases +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#11348">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#11348">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#11348">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#11348">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |