Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Tanstaafl
On 1/15/2016 10:16 AM, Andrew J. Buehler wrote: > Not as far as I'm aware. What I would recommend instead is to install > Firefox ESR, which does get minor-release updates after the release of > new versions (for roughly a year); if I've read the discussions > correctly, Mozilla has sort-of promis

Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Tanstaafl
On 1/15/2016 9:49 AM, Eric Periard wrote: > You'll sacrifice security? Really now... In favor of user choice/freedom? Yes I will. 'Those willing to give up essential liberty for fake security (which is what this is, as demonstrated by Dan Stillman) deserve neither liberty nor security'

Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Wolf, Daniel
This decision is not going to be reversed for consumer Firefox. Businesses should use ESR, which has been the Mozilla guidance for years. Daniel Wolf -Original Message- From: Enterprise [mailto:enterprise-boun...@mozilla.org] On Behalf Of Tanstaafl Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 8:04 AM

Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Status of distribution/bundles for ESR 45

2016-01-15 Thread Kaply Consulting
There is no solution for this in Firefox. You either have to use the CCK2 or if you want to use AutoConfig directly, using code I have that reenables distribution/bundles. I will not be posting that code anywhere. Feel free to email to get access. Mike On Fri, Jan 15, 2016 at 6:23 AM, Matt Lav

Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Andrew J. Buehler
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA512 On 2016-01-15 at 09:04, Tanstaafl wrote: > Hello, > > As a result of the decision by Mozilla to deny users the ability > to make their own decisions with respect to installing unsigned > Addons, I'd like to just stay on version 43 until this decisi

Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Lawrence Mandel
Hi Charles, After Firefox 44 is released, Firefox 43 will be EOL and no further updates will be released specifically for this version. As this is the enterprise list, I will point out that you can try the Firefox ESR builds, which do receive minor releases. This will at least buy you a few cycles

Re: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Eric Periard
You'll sacrifice security? Really now... -Original Message- From: Enterprise [mailto:enterprise-boun...@mozilla.org] On Behalf Of Tanstaafl Sent: Friday, January 15, 2016 9:04 AM To: Enterprise@mozilla.org Subject: [Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only? Hello, As a re

[Mozilla Enterprise] Updating Firefox, minor updates only?

2016-01-15 Thread Tanstaafl
Hello, As a result of the decision by Mozilla to deny users the ability to make their own decisions with respect to installing unsigned Addons, I'd like to just stay on version 43 until this decision is reversed. I'd like to continue to get minor updates automatically, but no updates to 44+. Is

[Mozilla Enterprise] Status of distribution/bundles for ESR 45

2016-01-15 Thread Matt Lavallee
Hi everyone - I work for an ISV used by many large corporations and part of our solution includes a FF addin that has traditionally been deployed to users without their ability to control its behavior (i.e., can't remove, can't disable). Obviously, that direct functionality was removed in 40 a