Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions will be supported

Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by eveningcoffee on Saturday February 18, 2017 @11:39AM (#13675373)

There is still one major reason to stay with Firefox - it is not Chrome.

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by nine_k on Saturday February 18, 2017 @01:26PM (#13675924)

Chromium isn't, either.

But the extension flexibility was one of the major points for me.

I'll have to pin Firefox to 56.x in my package manager.

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by ecnahc515 on Saturday February 18, 2017 @02:44PM (#13676331)

That's a pretty terrible idea. Your web browser is probably the most important piece of software to keep up to date, besides the OS for security reasons.

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by kuschku on Saturday February 18, 2017 @04:10PM (#13676700)

For me, I have no alternative but to pin Firefox.

No browser on Linux can handle different DPI per screen. For Firefox, there's an addon implementing that today, but it won't work with WebExtensions.

So I have to use today's Firefox - or I can't use any browser.

Well, there's also the third option of using a magnifying glass to read websites.

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Re:Firefox 57 as the first release where only WebExtensions ... by nine_k on Saturday February 18, 2017 @03:14PM (#13676458)

Agreed. I need time to consider alternatives.

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