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   Re: 15.3 software updates broken from a    
   08 Jun 21 10:14:50   
   
   From: Doug@hyperspace.vogon.gov   
      
   Sidney_Kotic wrote:   
   > On 6/7/21 11:24 AM, Carlos E.R. wrote:   
   >   
   >> Firefox Extended Support Release (ESR) is an official version of   
   >> Firefox developed for large organizations like universities and   
   >> businesses that need to set up and maintain Firefox on a large scale.   
   >> Firefox ESR does not come with the latest features but it has the   
   >> latest security and stability fixes.   
   >   
   > While this is all good for universities/businesses, I'm just a simple   
   > single user.  There have been occasions, dealing with LARGE businesses,   
   > where in order to accomplish something I've had to use Chrome or work   
   > with them over the phone to have them do something manually to process   
   > whatever and mail (like with a postage stamp) me the results.   
   >   
   > So the question is:  What are the downsides for me to try and use the   
   > current release of Firefox?  There seem to be times when I need the new   
   > features.   
      
   Why don't you wait for 15.3 to be released before "customising" it like   
   that?  There will be a Mozilla repository you can use if you want the   
   current Firefox rather than the ESR version.   
      
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