> From: Maarten de Vries via arch-general <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wed Oct 28 12:20:45 CET 2020 > To: General Discussion about Arch Linux <arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Cc: Maarten de Vries <maarten@xxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Re: Thunderbird 78 > > > On Tue, 27 Oct 2020 at 23:26, Bjoern Franke via arch-general < > arch-general@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Am 27.10.20 um 23:12 schrieb Javier via arch-general: > > > I really hope not, I prefer to wait than having to build TB on every > > release. Besides, current version works just fine... > > > > > > > There are also bin-packages so you don't have build it really. > > > > True, but it still won't update automatically with `pacman -Syu`. For an > email client, automatic security updates are quite important. Having to > update manually from the AUR would certainly be a downgrade in user > experience. > Current version is affected by many known security vulnerabilities[1]. This is the reason even your grandma distro made update. I think running '<aur-helper> -Syu' isn't beyond capabilities of someone who takes security importantly. [1] https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/known-vulnerabilities/thunderbird/ Yours sincerely G. K.
