On 02/06/2012 12:50 PM, Jason Warner wrote:
On Mon, Feb 6, 2012 at 10:02 PM, Viktor Basso <[email protected]> wrote:
Yes!
The LTS should be secure, stable and supported. Not "better,
faster, braver" as Jason pointed out.
And what if we could be both? ;) In fact, we can. By embracing Firefox
proper rather than ESR, we are getting the current browser that will
get security updates and thorough testing as well as being the most
stable, secure and supported Firefox on the market. ESR, as noted by
Mozilla [1], will not be the most secure, will not be the most updated
and will note be the most supported. Additionally, we then get the
updates to core components and offer a leading edge browser rather
than on lagging by as many as 12 months. As I said earlier, ESR feels
like too much risk for too little reward.
Jason
[1] -
https://wiki.mozilla.org/Enterprise/Firefox/ExtendedSupport:Proposal#Risks
Risks
* *The ESR will not have the benefit of large scale testing by
nightly and beta groups.* As a result, the potential for the
introduction of bugs which affect ESR users will be greater, and
that risk needs to be understood and accepted by groups that
deploy it. To help mitigate these risks, Mozilla will be asking
organizations that deploy the ESR for assistance with testing
alpha and/or beta builds of the ESR with their user base.
* Over time, and ESR will be less secure than the regular release of
Firefox, as new functionality will not be added at the same pace
as Firefox, and only high-risk/impact security patches will be
backported. It is important that organizations deploying this
software understand and accept this.
Hmm, okay. You have won the battle for this time.
I will inform the Vulcan High Command of my defeat.
Double thanks,
Viktor Basso
"Tea Earl Grey Hot"
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