Lots of discussion on the FF group about loss of support for extensions etc. with upcoming FF versions. How will this affect SeaMonkey?

I have said elsewhere that loss of support for extensions on FF will cause me to uninstall it. I only use it casually so it won't be a loss. However, SeaMonkey is my main app. If SM also is negatively affected I will be left looking to find non-Mozilla solutions after all these decades, not just for me but for friends I've gotten to use SM.

Just doing a casual Google for replacements leaves me in despair. Outlook? AAAARRRRGH! I have it, I just don't wanna use it.

Thoughts?

Particularly the extensions we use whose authors won't make the effort to change to the new model and whose extensions will simply stop working.

My feeling is that what drew me to this "Mozilla experience" is dying. And don't see anything out there to replace it.

One thought:

If I freeze my updates to SM at some point prior to some horrible update, what are the real security issues? If, say, Mozilla Firefox core code causes SeaMonkey to change and it's negative, what specific vulenerabilities exist by staying with a legacy SM? I mean, lots it yelled about security but, actually, how much actual risk is there with staying with an older version?

And a comment to any devs who (unlikely) might read this: You are losing all of us because you don't listen. One word for all of you:

Hubris.

Just because I don't pay for it doesn't mean it doesn't cost you or me something. If I stop using it your efforts are for nil.



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Ed Mullen
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