On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 12:05 PM, Adam Williamson <adamwill@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 2017-10-13 at 12:58 -0400, Simo Sorce wrote:
> On Fri, 2017-10-13 at 09:43 -0700, Adam Williamson wrote:
> > On Fri, 2017-10-13 at 14:26 +0000, Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek wrote:
> > > On Fri, Oct 13, 2017 at 02:55:37PM +0100, Peter Oliver wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 13 Oct 2017, Zbigniew Jędrzejewski-Szmek wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > All the energy devoted to this thread would imho be better
> > > > > spent on
> > > > > trying to encourage the authors of popular extensions to update
> > > > > to the
> > > > > new model,
> > > >
>
> Adam not replying just to you but the general thread.
> What is the point of bringing up all these plugins breakage ?
Zbigniew specifically asked for examples.
I posted this in the other thread, but will repost here:
https://blog.mozilla.org/addon
https://blog.mozilla.org/
https://arewewebextensionsyet.
The above are good links to familiarize yourself with what is going on with Fx.
Yes, some extensions are not being ported... but many are.
The nice thing now is that many chrome excellent chrome extensions will now be available to Fx users because
they will be easier to modify, for example the excellent Checker Plus extensions for GMail, Google Calendar and Drive.
Those are available NOW and have been for some time.
Conversely developers are now interested in making some Fx extensions available for Chrome, for example DownloadThemAll
People who are frustrated LastPass isn't yet a webextension (don't worry, LogMeIn willl meet the deadline) can also checkout
Bitwarden... it's available now, and as a plus is GPLv3 - I've been using it for about a month and decided to switch from LastPass, because
IMO it's better.
People who are interested in SpeedDial, try out the excellent: New Tab Tools
Those who want adblockers... there is uBlock Origin
Those are just a few examples. This isn't Fx Apocalypse - it's an opportunity to discover a whole new world
of extensions and enjoy a revived, multi-threaded much improved Fx.
Yes, change is hard and people resist it. That is human nature - but as the saying goes...
"The train is leaving the station... get onboard, or get left behind.'"
Not trying to be confrontational or upset anybody, but that is the reality. Mozilla isn't going to go backward and
change their strategy... ain't gonna happen.
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