Op vrijdag 13 januari 2012 20:59:19 schreef Jeff Robins: > On Fri, Jan 13, 2012 at 6:00 AM, andre999 <andre999...@laposte.net> wrote: > > Wait. > > A long-term release version is kept updated for bugs, particularly > > security bugs, but doesn't add new features. > > Since it doesn't add new features, it is less likely to introduce new > > bugs, and so would be more secure. > > (That is why, in case you haven't noticed, that Firefox has more security > > issues than Seamonkey, which is one step behind Firefox in adopting new > > features.) > > > > So if you want a stable, secure browser, prefer among Mozilla browsers > > the Firefox long-term release, or for more stable, Seamonkey. > > > > For the minority of users who want the latest features, despite the > > greater risk, like the cauldron of Mozilla, it is easy to download the > > latest Firefox release, direct from upstream. (It will be available > > there at least a week sooner.) > > Upstream Firefox by default warns when the latest update is available. > > > > -- > > André > > I think André is entirely correct and the ESR should meet the requirements > for a long-term Mageia. The ESR will get all of the security updates, but > not the new features so any argument about needing the latest to stay > secure is invalid. ( > http://www.anandtech.com/show/5378/mozilla-announces-firefox-extended-suppo > rt-release ) > > Also, the next upstream will be moving to quiet updates, unless Firefox > hasn't been restarted in the last 12 hours. So, users that want the latest > can use the upstream and be automatically updated. > (http://letsbytecode.com/general/10-firefox-will-be-updated-on-the-quiet/) > > My only concern is the difference in release times. Mageia's is 9months > and Mozilla is 1year. Nine months from Mageia's 1st long-term release, > Mozilla will still be on the same FF, and will update FF in the middle of > the second Mageia long-term release. This would create more work and a > long-term Mageia, which will have a major component update during the > long-term support period. > > --Jeff
look at the picture for the support period, the 1y warranteed versions cross over for 2 or 3 months so it's going to fit for as long as we have 9m release schedule