[tor-bugs] #5737 [Tor bundles/installation]: Discuss move to Firefox ESR

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Wed May 2 14:26:39 UTC 2012


#5737: Discuss move to Firefox ESR
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 Reporter:  Shondoit                  |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
 Keywords:                            |         Parent:       
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:       
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 On https://blog.torproject.org/blog/new-tor-browser-bundles-16
 I noticed the following comment:

 >Why not using Firefox ESR?
 >https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/faq/
 >
 >Less often new Firefox "features" which often have a
 >detrimental effect on anonymity.

 I decided to copy it here so we can discuss the implications of this
 choice.
 Keep in mind that ESR's will still get security updates.

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