[Mageia-dev] FireFox ESR <= we should totally go for this wrt stable releases

Fri Jan 13 14:39:46 CET 2012

Le vendredi 13 janvier 2012 à 05:13 -0800, Chris Evans a écrit :
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+> This really doesn't make sense. The browser is our interface to the 
+> internet. I (as a user) feel a need to have the latest version of my
+>  browser complete with all security patches. 
+
+What do you think that a long supported firefox be, if not a firefox
+with proper security patches ?
+
+And frankly, if Firefox is so important to people because, doesn't t
+warrant to be extra careful with it, and to not change it every day ?
+
+"that's important to me, so please risk breaking it every 6 week" is
+just non sense. And yet, that's basically what people seems to assume.
+
+> I really couldn't care less if I have the latest gnome or kde. Surfing
+> the net using a browser with known security issues bothers me. 
+
+Again, what do you think that Firefox ESR is ? 
+"let's distribute a tarball with know security holes" ?
+
+> I think this is why so many people consider firefox to be an exception
+> to the rule. Where most software that is older is considered to be
+> more stable, when talking about a browser it is generally the
+> opposite. It would be nice to at least give the users a choice, 
+
+There is already the choice. People can do the work themself, they can
+get the binary bundle from Mozilla, they can run cauldron.
+So please, stop using the choice argument when it doesn't correspond to
+reality.
+
+> maybe have the LTR version as well as the latest release available. I
+> have seen other distros provide chrome stable, testing, and unstable.
+> Allowing the user to choose which version they are most comfortable
+> with. 
+
+That's also a pain to have it updated every X weeks.
+
+-- 
+Michael Scherer
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