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

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Jordan,

You might want to consider Firefox ESR:
https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/

This extended support release does not follow the speedy cycle of
consumer releases. You will have more time to adjust to anything that is
in the works.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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8.6.2016, 23:02, J R FOX kirjoitti:
> 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