OT: FireFox: Here We Go Again . . . .

[J R FOX <jr_fox@xxxxxxxxxx>]

New versions of Firefox prepare for its biggest change ever | ZDNet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New versions of Firefox prepare for its biggest change e...
Today's launch of Firefox 47 means the E10S version, 
Firefox 48, has reached the beta stage. With Electrolysis, 
Firefox will finally be able to use two or more proc...

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I just got the notification that it wants to upgrade to ver. 47 . . .  
but I'm running the portable version 4601, and they tend to lag a bit 
behind.  The portable version 47 was not available, as of this morning.  
It wasn't entirely clear to me from this article whether crossing the 
latest Rubicon occurs at ver. 47 or 48.  But I've gotten really tired 
of this game, and the browser is plenty good enough and secure enough 
for me just as it is, with all the functionality that I like, for at 
least the near term.  The changes look like deal breakers -- again -- 
as I happen to rely upon several of these extensions.  Last time, it 
was still possible to finesse the things that they broke.  But there 
are only  so many hoops I'm willing to jump through for this.  Time 
to find that "Cancel the Nag" setting, in 'About:Config'.  Beyond that, 
it will quite possibly again be time to research what alternate Mozilla 
forks -- such as Pale Moon -- may still be maintained.  

   Jordan