Why don't we use Mozilla ESR in Precise?

[Tom Ellis]

On 06/02/12 09:22, Jason Warner wrote:
> Hi All -
>
> Firefox ESR is indeed interesting, and it would seem to answer some of
> the question corporations might have about Firefox, but I think it is
> less interesting for Ubuntu.
>
> Firefox adopted a rapid release model for various reasons, but among
> them was that they needed the browser to keep up with the pace of
> innovation on the internet. Ubuntu needs to be out in front of these
> things and be pushing the very edge of what is
> possible, particularly in the browser. I do not think we can ship a
> browser that will lag by 12 months in any sense; the risks too far
> outweigh the rewards.
>
> I'm afraid that even a year lag (ESR update period) would put Ubuntu at
> severe disadvantage to other platforms. Imagine a world where G+ or
> Facebook or some new whizbang product didn't work on Ubuntu because the
> browser shipped didn't support some new technology/javascript
> engine/platform component. That is neither something we want nor can
> afford. We have to be better, we have to be faster and we have to be
> braver.
>
> The browser is among the chief components of the desktop that needs to
> keep pace (or better) and I feel adopting Firefox ESR would be the wrong
> choice for Ubuntu desktop.

Hi,

Does anything stop us from shipping it in universe?

I agree that Ubuntu needs to have a browser that supports the very 
latest in web technologies, however providing a choice over the default 
would be a very good thing for our enterprise users.

Regards,

Tom