Re: Firefox add-on deprecation plan

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Jordan,

Well, I had to do this, too. If you change the setting for old
extensions that have proven their reliability, there is no problem. When
adding new extensions, you could disable the override setting while
doing so, and if all goes well, enable it after the install thus
re-enabling your extensions. This may be something of an overkill, and
makes you go through all the hoops, but if you want to be on the safe
side, this might be the right procedure.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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20.12.2015, 17:51, J R FOX wrote:
> "Override add-on signing (advanced users): You can override this
> setting by changing the xpinstall.signatures.required preference to
> false in the Firefox Configuration Editor (about:config page). Support
> is not available for any changes made with the Configuration Editor so
> please do this at your own risk."
>
>
> It is hard for me to see where most of the disabled extensions I have
> used and would mention could be up to any nefarious activities. Most
> likely, their developers just declined to jump through the new API
> hoops. At the moment, it is likely that I will decide to make the
> configuration change and thereby restore the disabled extensions. It
> would be nice if there was a way to tailor this change more
> specifically -- per extension -- but I guess that would be asking too
> much.