Dire straits for Firefox users

[Kari Eveli lexitec@xxxxxxxx]

Hello,

I am one of those who depend largely on Firefox XUL extensions like
Scrapbook, FireFTP, Adblock Plus, Add to Search Bar, All-in-One-Sidebar,
etc. I am now using Firefox ESR 52.8 which runs fine with all of these.
Firefox ESR will move to version 60 in August, and it will present the
same behavior that generic Firefox 57 now does, i.e. support for legacy
extensions will end. Some of the extensions have newer versions or
alternatives that can be used (see this extensive table for details:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1TFcEXMcKrwoIAECIVyBU0GPoSmRqZ7A0VBvqeKYVSww/edit#gid=0),
but still this change wreaks havoc with my normal work habits.


The easiest solution would be to use a XUL compatible browser like
Waterfox (https://www.waterfoxproject.org/en-US), now based on Firefox
ESR 52. But how long will the support for legacy last? Only time will tell.


Best regards,

Kari Eveli
LEXITEC Book Publishing (Finland)
lexitec@xxxxxxxx

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