Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2017 05:45:10 +0100 From: Jan Beich <jbeich@FreeBSD.org> To: Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> Cc: "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@freebsd.org>, Adam McDougall <mcdouga9@egr.msu.edu>, freebsd-ports <freebsd-ports@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Time for a firefox-56 port? Message-ID: <d145-abs9-wny@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <CAOjFWZ4c1k2sM-Pg6kOQ%2BuUP4kJNQs=%2Brys_3BSOQCLT50FLYQ@mail.gmail.com> (Freddie Cash's message of "Sat, 25 Nov 2017 20:21:09 -0800") References: <20171124011104.GA25761@eureka.lemis.com> <79b4b5e3-3879-1125-9fec-919b580c9caa@egr.msu.edu> <20171126035034.GG25761@eureka.lemis.com> <CAOjFWZ4c1k2sM-Pg6kOQ%2BuUP4kJNQs=%2Brys_3BSOQCLT50FLYQ@mail.gmail.com>
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Freddie Cash <fjwcash@gmail.com> writes: > On Nov 25, 2017 7:50 PM, "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@freebsd.org> wrote: > > On Saturday, 25 November 2017 at 22:27:47 -0500, Adam McDougall wrote: >> On 11/23/2017 20:11, Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: >>> I've just installed the latest version of firefox and confirmed that >>> it breaks both of the addons that make firefox bearable for me >>> (firemacs, https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/firemacs/ >>> and It's All Text!, >>> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/its-all-text/). So I >>> can't use it. >>> >>> I'm sure I'm not the only person who relies on old addons. How about >>> a firefox-56 port until the current problems die down? >> >> I think www/firefox-esr would give you something like 6 months more of >> pre-57 codebase? [...] > No, the ESR codebase is still pre-57 for features (meaning add-ons still > work). But it's caught up to 57 for all security/stability fixes. According to ESR FAQ, stability fixes "are not in scope" while security fixes are "limited to high-risk/high-impact".
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