Why don't we use Mozilla ESR in Precise?

[Viktor Basso]

On 02/06/2012 12:50 PM, Jason Warner wrote:
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> On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Viktor Basso <viktor at basso.cc> wrote:
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>     Yes!
>     The LTS should be secure, stable and supported. Not "better,
>     faster, braver" as Jason pointed out.
>
>
> And what if we could be both? ;) In fact, we can. By embracing Firefox 
> proper rather than ESR, we are getting the current browser that will 
> get security updates and thorough testing as well as being the most 
> stable, secure and supported Firefox on the market. ESR, as noted by 
> Mozilla [1], will not be the most secure, will not be the most updated 
> and will note be the most supported. Additionally, we then get the 
> updates to core components and offer a leading edge browser rather 
> than on lagging by as many as 12 months. As I said earlier, ESR feels 
> like too much risk for too little reward.
>
>   Jason
>
> [1] - 
> https://wiki.mozilla.org/Enterprise/Firefox/ExtendedSupport:Proposal#Risks
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>   Risks
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>   * *The ESR will not have the benefit of large scale testing by
>     nightly and beta groups.* As a result, the potential for the
>     introduction of bugs which affect ESR users will be greater, and
>     that risk needs to be understood and accepted by groups that
>     deploy it. To help mitigate these risks, Mozilla will be asking
>     organizations that deploy the ESR for assistance with testing
>     alpha and/or beta builds of the ESR with their user base.
>   * Over time, and ESR will be less secure than the regular release of
>     Firefox, as new functionality will not be added at the same pace
>     as Firefox, and only high-risk/impact security patches will be
>     backported. It is important that organizations deploying this
>     software understand and accept this.
>
>
>
Hmm, okay. You have won the battle for this time.
I will inform the Vulcan High Command of my defeat.

Double thanks,
Viktor Basso
"Tea Earl Grey Hot"
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