Re: [tor-talk] Binary patch downloads (for updating TBB)?

[Nick Mathewson <nickm@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:32 PM, Mike Perry <mikeperry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> David BalaÅic:
>> Hi!
>>
>> You don't realize how big the TBB is until you're forced to use a slow
>> connection.
>>
>> In that light, are there patches available to update between releases?
>> It might reduce load on the servers too.
>
> We hope to support the Firefox updater in TBB soon. After some Tor
> Launcher cleanup, this is Pearl Crescent's next task.
>
> The Firefox updater uses Mozilla MAR format, and updates contain only
> the binary deltas (patches) between two release versions.
>
> Until then, you're still basically stuck removing your previous TBB and
> downloading a new one to replace it, though..

Is there a good rundown somewhere on the security properties of the
firefox updating system?

yrs,
-- 
Nick
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