[tor-talk] Binary patch downloads (for updating TBB)?

[Nick Mathewson]

On Sat, Jun 29, 2013 at 10:32 PM, Mike Perry <mikeperry at torproject.org> wrote:
> David Balažic:
>> Hi!
>>
>> You don't realize how big the TBB is until you're forced to use a slow
>> connection.
>>
>> In that light, are there patches available to update between releases?
>> It might reduce load on the servers too.
>
> We hope to support the Firefox updater in TBB soon. After some Tor
> Launcher cleanup, this is Pearl Crescent's next task.
>
> The Firefox updater uses Mozilla MAR format, and updates contain only
> the binary deltas (patches) between two release versions.
>
> Until then, you're still basically stuck removing your previous TBB and
> downloading a new one to replace it, though..

Is there a good rundown somewhere on the security properties of the
firefox updating system?

yrs,
-- 
Nick