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Re:Firefox 42 will not allow unsigned extensions by callahad on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @12:17PM (#10042210)
There will also be automated, unbranded builds of Firefox Stable that allow you to disable the signing requirement, but are otherwise bit identical.
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Re:Firefox 42 will not allow unsigned extensions by TheLoneWolfling on Tuesday August 11, 2015 @10:01PM (#10045593)
In which case what's stopping the malicious software from replacing the official build with the sign-disabled version?

There is no way of doing this that both respects users freedoms and prevents malicious software.

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