Why don't we use Mozilla ESR in Precise?

[Viktor Basso]

On 02/06/2012 10:22 AM, 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.
>
> Thanks,
> Jason
>
>
> On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 12:21 AM, Jo-Erlend Schinstad 
> <joerlend.schinstad at gmail.com <mailto:joerlend.schinstad at gmail.com>> 
> wrote:
>
>     In Precise we've upgraded to version 11 of both Firefox and
>     Thunderbird. But the reason for starting to upgrade frequently was
>     said to be that Mozillas support periods were limited for newer
>     versions after 3.6. But now we have the 10ESR versions of both.
>     Why are they not used instead of the short-term 11?
>
>     Thanks
>
>     Jo-Erlend Schinstad
>
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I can agree that Ubuntu "needs to be out in front of these things".
But I do not believe that the Long Term Support releases should.


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