Re: Firefox add-on deprecation plan

["C.Caballero" Carlo.Caballero@xxxxxxxx]

Thanks, Jordan (and Kari), for making us Firefox users aware of these
imminent changes and providing links to relevant articles.


Carlo Caballero
thyrsus@xxxxxxxx

On Sat, 22 Aug 2015, Kari Eveli wrote:

> Hello Jordan,
>
> This is a bit alarming. I am a Firefox user and a big fan of it, and have
> even been involved in FF add-on development by volunteering to translate some
> add-ons into Finnish. A prime example is Scrapbook that has proven
> indispensable for the way I use browsers. And AdBlock is a very good tool
> that I use.
>
>
> More about the Firefox add-on deprecation plan:
> https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/
>
> This is going to be a major upheaval, and who knows what the real outcome
> will be. There is always the possibility to use older versions. It is not
> that risky if you know what you are doing.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Kari Eveli
> LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
> lexitec@xxxxxxxx
>
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>
> 21.8.2015, 23:02, J R FOX wrote:
> > read the developer comment dated 8/21/15, about the impending demise of XUL
> > based extensions. If this is accurate, it will truly sink the ship.
> > AdBlock, NoScript, and a bunch of others that I depend upon will just be
> > gone, drastically damaging the whole browsing experience. */Unless/* there
> > remain some forks of FF (ESR ? Pale Moon ? or _____ ?) that decide to
> > stay the course, and decline to adopt these changes. But then there will
> > be questions about continued development and security issues.