On 16 October 2017 at 14:02, James Hogarth <james.hogarth(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 16 October 2017 at 13:56, Paul W. Frields <stickster(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 11:46:20AM +0200, Martin Stransky wrote:
> > On 10/16/2017 11:36 AM, James Hogarth wrote:
> > > You may have noticed a mini ruckus on the development list which lead
> to a
> > > FESCo decision being needed about the Firefox 57 update ...
> > >
> > > Eventually the update will hit F26 (and perhaps F25 depending on
> timing)
> > > and it will be a breaking experience for many users.
> > >
> > > I suggested on the devel list that an article on FM giving a heads up
> to
> > > users would be beneficial - of course having made the suggest I'm
> willing
> > > to write it ;)
> > >
> > > Since this is going to be a breaking experience and major change for
> our
> > > users, outside of the usual release scope, I think it important we
> provide
> > > early information in the magazine. I'll be providing a COPR tracking
> FF57
> > > until it eventually hits stable as well that users can make use of to
> > > provide feedback.
> > >
> > > How does everyone here feel about this?
> >
> > +1
> >
> > I'm happy if you write that.
>
> I had been corresponding with Martin and others elsewhere about this
> very topic. James and Martin, we would really like to see a Magazine
> article to give users a heads-up about what to expect, available
> alternatives, and best practices to deal with extension breakage.
> Thanks for your interest and help.
>
>
>
It's funny how timing can go :)
I'm putting together a draft now ... it'll probably take a few days and
then I'll put up a preview link for comments.
Okay I have a draft ready for review and comments.
The public preview link is:
https://fedoramagazine.org/?p=19026&preview=1&_ppp=14710ffd1f
The COPR is already in place ... I'll update the instructions bit on the
COPR to point to the article when we push it live.
https://copr.fedorainfracloud.org/coprs/jhogarth/firefox57/