On Wed, 31 Aug 2016 03:46:38 +0000 (UTC) Duncan <1i5t5.dun...@cox.net> wrote:
> Umm... you mean chromium, not firefox, correct? > Correct, mental bozo bits flipped temporarily ;) > Either way, having to stick with an old and likely vulnerable browser > because the new one won't build isn't a bug I'd like to have. > > (In fact, that's one reason I'm downloading my browser updates direct > from upstream, now, at least firefox ebuilds can be far enough behind > for even ~arch, that I get worried I'm risking my security due to > browsing with an outdated browser with known flaws published for > several days, long enough the bad guys are likely exploiting them! > Yes, there's additional risk from running the same binary build > everyone else is, but when it's days after the upstream update and > security flaws notification, and there's no ~arch or even hard-masked > ebuild for it, even in the mozilla overlay let alone in the main > tree, on an app as security- critical as a browser...) <offtopic> I really wish there was a way to run ancient firefox with security fixes :( I've started to really draw hate for all the new stuff they're adding. I put up with australis for a few years, but I've finally had enough of it. ( Not merely the look and feel, but how it was implemented has rubbed me wrong for far too long, much longer than the typical "people hate new things" period )
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