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On 02/06/2012 12:50 PM, Jason Warner wrote:
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<div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Viktor
Basso <span dir="ltr"><a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:viktor@basso.cc"><viktor@basso.cc></a></span> wrote:<br>
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<div id=":1e8">Yes!<br>
The LTS should be secure, stable and supported. Not "better,
faster, braver" as Jason pointed out.</div>
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<div>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. </div>
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<div> Jason</div>
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<div>[1] - <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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<span class="mw-headline" id="Risks"
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ESR will not have the benefit of large scale testing by
nightly and beta groups.</b> 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.</li>
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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.</li>
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Hmm, okay. You have won the battle for this time.<br>
I will inform the Vulcan High Command of my defeat.<br>
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Double thanks,<br>
Viktor Basso<br>
"Tea Earl Grey Hot"<br>
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