Re: [Bug-gnuzilla] Firefox 52.0 ESR - The first Electrolysis-based ESR version

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> I'm not quite sure anyone realizes what it takes to maintain a small
> project like this and keep it up to date in line with a project from an
> organization with paid employees like Firefox & Mozilla -- especially
> considering how many changes Firefox has seen in recent months.
> https://www.ghacks.net/2017/03/07/cyberfox-proclaims-death-of-web-browser/
> 
> Even the ESR branch offers no guarantee of stability:
> https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/faq/
> 
> Which leads me to wonder how many people use IceCat versus how many that
> actually contribute to the project?

There are certain features which are not necessary. Yet trying to
discuss them doesn't get picked up on this mailinglist.

I don't know how many people contribute, but it will always be smaller
than the size of people who use icecat. I think even the icecat in Guix
applies more fixes than upstream icecat.
And I can understand the reasons. Not everyone has the resources to
contribute, not everyone sees certain work as easy, enjoyable, or even
worth doing. I mostly work on projects I work on because of either
interest or (mainly) because no one else was fixing or contributing
what I wanted to see as changes.
For icecat, I'm not looking to get involved, but: Is there a clear overview
of open bugs, open issues, features which need to be addressed, what can
be contributed in code, documentation, etc etc? If you presented this on
a website it could help to get more people interested in contributing.
> 
> 
> On Wed, Mar 8, 2017 at 5:03 PM, David Hedlund <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > * The current released version of IceCat is version 45.7.0 and it is based
> > on Firefox ESR 45.7.0.
> > * Firefox 48 is the first version of Firefox Electrolysis, read more about
> > Electrolysis here: https://directory.fsf.org/wiki
> > /Free_Software_Directory:IceCat_extensions_(proposed)/Resources
> > * Firefox 52.0 ESR was released 6th March: https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/fi
> > refox/releases/52.0esr/
> >     This is the first ever released Firefox ESR that is based on
> > Electrolysis, as the previous version was 45.8.0
> >
> > When can we expect IceCat 52.0?
> >
> >
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