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<H1>[Mageia-dev] FireFox ESR <= we should totally go for this wrt stable releases</H1>
<B>Maarten Vanraes</B>
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<I>Fri Jan 13 22:20:12 CET 2012</I>
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<PRE>Op vrijdag 13 januari 2012 20:59:19 schreef Jeff Robins:
><i> On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 6:00 AM, andre999 <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">andre999mga at laposte.net</A>> wrote:
</I>><i> > Wait.
</I>><i> > A long-term release version is kept updated for bugs, particularly
</I>><i> > security bugs, but doesn't add new features.
</I>><i> > Since it doesn't add new features, it is less likely to introduce new
</I>><i> > bugs, and so would be more secure.
</I>><i> > (That is why, in case you haven't noticed, that Firefox has more security
</I>><i> > issues than Seamonkey, which is one step behind Firefox in adopting new
</I>><i> > features.)
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > So if you want a stable, secure browser, prefer among Mozilla browsers
</I>><i> > the Firefox long-term release, or for more stable, Seamonkey.
</I>><i> >
</I>><i> > For the minority of users who want the latest features, despite the
</I>><i> > greater risk, like the cauldron of Mozilla, it is easy to download the
</I>><i> > latest Firefox release, direct from upstream. (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>)
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</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
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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
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