Classic Theme Restorer is an add-on which I and many others find crucial for usability. What will the upgrade path for it be, or will there be a similar add-on to replace it? If not, Firefox will probably lose a lot of users to Chrome.
On Mon, 22 Jan 2018 14:04:16 -0800 Shell Escalante <sescala...@mozilla.com> wrote: > Hi, > > We are writing to let you know about changes to add-ons in Firefox > that might impact you and available migration resources. Firefox 57, > released in November, supports only add-ons built with the > WebExtensions API > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions>. This > means Firefox 52 ESR is the last release that will support legacy > add-ons. > > Back in October, we published a blog post > <https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2017/10/03/legacy-add-on-support-on-firefox-esr/> > saying that support for ESR 52 will end in June 2018. *This date has > been pushed back two months to August.* This changed because the > next ESR version will be Firefox 60 instead of Firefox 59, to allow > time to include a policy engine > <https://blog.mozilla.org/futurereleases/2018/01/11/announcing-esr60-policy-engine/>that > increases customization possibilities and integration into existing > management systems. > > If you developed an add-on that has not been updated to the > WebExtensions API, there is still time to do so. Documentation > <https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Porting_a_legacy_Firefox_add-on> > is available, and you can ask questions by emailing > dev-add...@mozilla.org or joining the #webextensions channel at > irc.mozilla.org. > > If you are supporting users who are still using legacy add-ons, now > is a good time to encourage them to check compatibility > <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/frequently-asked-questions-firefox-addon>. > We hope the extra time will help you transition more smoothly. Please > don’t hesitate to reach out if you need any assistance. > > Thanks, > The Add-ons Team _______________________________________________ Enterprise mailing list Enterprise@mozilla.org https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise To unsubscribe from this list, please visit https://mail.mozilla.org/listinfo/enterprise or send an email to enterprise-requ...@mozilla.org with a subject of "unsubscribe"
