[oi-dev] FF 43b6 integration

[ken mays]

We agreed that we could move to FF 43.x (now version 43.0b7 today) to resolve many rendering issues and migrate to the next ESR release or provide an additional package of the current 38.4.0 ESR release. 


Usually, if you need an older browser you can uninstall a current browser and install the old one (or place it in another directory - which I've done for years). The Oracle provided browser releases allows users to go back and do this (or we can support specific FF releases in IPS).

So technically, we could push forward with FF 43b7 today and then provide a FF 38.4.0esr package as well for those
users that need/want it (as we do something similar with GCC or NVIDIA packaging).

The other issues like migration issues is something we document to alleviate those issues with developer support teams. This is standard software porting practice.

That way, you CAN still have your cake - while just eating some of it too!

We can then focus on updating our video/input drivers before end of year....

Thanks,
Ken









On Friday, November 27, 2015 6:26 AM, Aurélien Larcher <aurelien.larcher at gmail.com> wrote:



Hi,
I vote for integration as there is no critical regression, while on the other side security issues are addressed and broader testing is important.

On Debian stable and testing, in the past months, I have seen Iceweasel behave equally bad regarding Flash and crashes on exit (leading to zombified process), the same applies to Icedove for the latter issue.
This is not a justification, of course, but considering our resources, until we reach a stage when a release schedule is possible, consolidating oi-userland and facilitating testing (when no critical regression exists) should be a priority.

In an ideal time-unlimited world I would of course otherwise agree with Nikola. ;)
He makes a valid point though about taking care of keeping /dev -> /hipster upgrades possible.

Best regards,

Aurelien




On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Alexander Pyhalov <alp at rsu.ru> wrote:

Hello.
>I'd like to ask for your opinions. Thanks to Martin we have new FF version (https://github.com/pyhalov/oi-userland/tree/firefox/components/firefox).
>
>There is one issue with new version:
>- first of all, plugin wrapper sometimes crashes with Adobe Flash Player 10, it's not random, it crashes on some specific applications and operations,
>and it's a regression.
>
>However, it's much more recent and has a lot of security fixes compared to our FF. Also a lot of sites require fresh FF. Google docs started complaining
>about our FF version. I've tested icedtea plugin and it works with new FF. Also Adobe Flash player 10 works with a lot of flash applications.
>Shumway is supported by new FF, but it's not ideal, a lot of sites are not supported. BTW, I've seen that several sites switched from flash to HTML5
>players with new FF.
>
>So, the question is, should we update default OI Hipster FF to this version? I'd say yes. What do you think?
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