Sylvestre Ledru wrote: > > On 29/11/2017 10:56, James Pearson wrote: > >> I believe the 'problem' is the web page at: >> >> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/ >> >> This is the page that most people will arrive at when searching for info >> about the ESR release >> >> Unfortunately, the terminology on that page 'implies' that you need to >> sign up to this list before doing anything else ... i.e. using the term >> 'Step' normally means you need to complete 'Step 1' (sign up to the >> list) before proceeding to 'Step 2' (download ESR) >> >> I definitely got that impression when I was looking for info about ESR >> over 5 years ago (although I wanted to sign up!) - so I'm not surprised >> so many people join this list 'by mistake' >> >> My suggestion would be to get that page changed and replace the 'Step 1' >> and 'Step 2' paragraphs with something like: >> >> * Review our handy FAQ about Firefox ESR [link] >> >> * Download Firefox ESR [link] >> >> * Join the Enterprise Working Group (EWG) mailing list [link] to discuss >> deploying and configuring Firefox ESR with other community members and >> receive regular communications regarding product updates and support >> >> >> i.e. no mention of 'Steps' or 'strongly encouraging' list membership :-) >> >> My guess is that those just interested in finding out about basics of >> ESR or just wanting to download it, will have followed the FAQ or >> download links and left the page so never get to the mail list link ... >> i.e. only those that _really_ want to sign up will follow the list link > > You are probably right. > I will make sure we address that soon. It is surprising to have potential > sysadmin unaware of > the (un)subscription process of a mailman mailing list.
I thought I would report this as an issue via Bugzilla - but it looks like someone already has: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1421584 James Pearson _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list [email protected] https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe"
