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Re: [tor-bugs] #5737 [Tor bundles/installation]: Discuss move to Firefox ESR
#5737: Discuss move to Firefox ESR
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Reporter: Shondoit | Owner: erinn
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone:
Component: Tor bundles/installation | Version:
Keywords: | Parent:
Points: | Actualpoints:
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Comment(by cypherpunks):
Replying to [comment:1 mikeperry]:
> There is a thread about this on tor-dev. Here's my reasoning not to move
to ESR: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-
dev/2012-April/003477.html
>
> I'm not 100% set in my decision. We are getting a lot of noise and
instability from rapid Firefox releases and code changes... But I also
think allowing those to accumulate into a huge pile every 6-9 months is
not the right solution to that problem, either. I also worry it will mean
our patches will be even more ignored.
I don't think the release frequency is the issue here, since ESR still
releases security updates.
It's more that the regular releases might add new de-anonymizing features.
We could also do both: use ESR for the standard TBB to provide a more
stable experience for the regular joe and, next to that, offer regular
release FF or even beta FF with our alpha-version TBB.
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