Bug#831447: jessie-pu: package firefox-branding-iceweasel/0.4.0
Package: release.debian.org Severity: normal Tags: jessie User: release.debian@packages.debian.org Usertags: pu With the introduction of firefox-esr in stable Iceweasel is gone. Because many users want to keep the branding, I've packaged the branding into a native moz-ext package: firefox-branding-iceweasel (binary: xul-ext-iceweasel-branding). It is in testing now. It provides an option to restore Iceweasel branding. As it is important to have this option also in stable, I'd like the package in stable. Description: Branding for Firefox to apply Iceweasel name and images This package preserves and restores the look and feel of Iceweasel, the Debian- rebranded version of Firefox distributed before Firefox came back to Debian. Most files were just copied from the original Iceweasel package, including the famous about:iceweasel page of historic value. firefox-branding-iceweasel (0.4.0) unstable; urgency=low * Register a .desktop file and icons. * Marked as multiprocess-compatible. firefox-branding-iceweasel (0.3.2) unstable; urgency=low * Initial Debian packaging. (Closes: #821210) * Removed support for older Firefox releases (<45.0). Correct me if wrong. Thanks. nord-stream
Bug#831447: firefox-branding-iceweasel 0.4.0 MIGRATED to testing
On 18/07/16 17:57, Adam D. Barratt wrote: > [Why is this CCed to quite so many places / people?] Sponsor, reviewer, related package maintainers... > A debdiff between two versions of the package is not that helpful to > convince anyone that the new version should be added to stable, given > that no version is currently in stable. I'm aware of that. ;) > As a more general note, adding packages to stable is something that's > done very sparingly and at least this SRM would need more convincing > that it should be done - rather than, say, using jessie-backports - than > "it's important". I understand that and I don't intend to make such a request regularly. It's because the package is part of the follow-up UX work of firefox-esr's migration into jessie, targeted at a significant portion of general stable Debian users. (I'm sorry for the delay) People who don't use backports have got firefox-esr. Quite a few users seem confused. This is important for consistency and usability. With this in stable, we can say to anyone who wants to keep Iceweasel: "Run this command: sudo apt-get install xul-ext-iceweasel-branding" Without bothering about backports. It is just a rare exception. Quote (from 815...@bugs.debian.org and pkg-mozilla-maintain...@lists.alioth.debian.org lists): On 15/06/16 14:06, Gianfranco Costamagna wrote: > the "bug" is introduce with a stable-release-update, and should be fixed > with another s-p-u Thank you for the reply. nord-stream signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
Bug#831447: firefox-branding-iceweasel 0.4.0 MIGRATED to testing
Any progress on this? **Please support user choice.** If 20% of firefox-esr users want Iceweasel back, that's still a large number of users. Thank you for understanding... nord-stream signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature
