OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR

Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by smacktoward on Saturday January 11, 2020 @06:30PM (#22023196)

If security is something you’re looking for, “Firefox plus some ancient, unmaintained legacy code and patches jammed in by random third parties” is not substantially more appealing than just Firefox by itself.

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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by superkuh on Saturday January 11, 2020 @08:15PM (#22023719)

Your description does not apply to the two examples given. It's obvious you don't even know what they are even if you knew what they were 5 years ago. Look again.

Pale Moon and the like aren't just ancient Firefox code. And without all the 'features' Firefox keeps adding in that are irrelevant to a browser that renders html and executes JS they're just as secure.

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Re:OpenBSD won't update Firefox, advises users to switch to ESR by samantohermes on Saturday January 25, 2020 @03:38PM (#22148492)

Fake news.

1. https://www.palemoon.org/roadmap.shtml

2. https://www.palemoon.org/releasenotes.shtml

3. https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=22270

4. https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=65&t=22399

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