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

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#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:       
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Comment(by cypherpunks):

 Replying to [comment:1 mikeperry]:
 > There is a thread about this on tor-dev. Here's my reasoning not to move
 to ESR: https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-
 dev/2012-April/003477.html
 >
 > I'm not 100% set in my decision. We are getting a lot of noise and
 instability from rapid Firefox releases and code changes... But I also
 think allowing those to accumulate into a huge pile every 6-9 months is
 not the right solution to that problem, either. I also worry it will mean
 our patches will be even more ignored.
 I don't think the release frequency is the issue here, since ESR still
 releases security updates.
 It's more that the regular releases might add new de-anonymizing features.

 We could also do both: use ESR for the standard TBB to provide a more
 stable experience for the regular joe and, next to that, offer regular
 release FF or even beta FF with our alpha-version TBB.

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