You are correct, that is an exaggeration. It does not change the fact that during the lifetime of ESR 10 I will have to spend time testing a new Firefox release a total of eight times, possibly communicating with all users to set expectations, possibly updating documentation, possibly creating workarounds. All so that I can be sure that our workstations are up-to-date with security fixes. As a business we have zero interest in the latest gee-whiz features. We do have an interest in application stability, easy change management, and reduced end-user support.
I understand the motivations for following the Mozilla rapid release schedule. I appreciate the desire to please the home computer users. I respect the hard work and dedication of all the developers that make Ubuntu happen. But I do need to register my discontent with not offering the option of Mozilla ESR releases. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/931829 Title: firefox 10 esr needs packaging Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Friends, I understand, respect, and accept that Firefox-10-esr will not be installed as a default package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (and likewise Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.) http://www.chriscoulson.me.uk/blog/?p=111 However, I would very much like to see it packaged (and ideally in the repositories) so it would be an option for those who so choose and who are informed of the limitations, arguments, and risks. Naturally, it is possible to download the tarball containing the binaries from Mozilla, extract them to /opt (or /usr/local/bin) and symlink appropriately, but it would be preferable to maintain the packages in the repositories (for ease of upgrade when each point release is issued.) If the decision is made not to package firefox esr in the main or universe repository, Mr. Coulson, would you consider packaging it in your ppa (that you are in the process of retiring)? mozillateam /firefox-stable The ppa name would actually still be appropriate. I would be glad to help but would need (at least initially) a good step by step tutorial in getting the right source code files and uploading them to the ppa. Thanks so much for your consideration. Further, kudos for all of your work and sharing of your time and talents. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/931829/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
