Bug#818922: Please add explanation for converting firefox to firefox-esr in testing distribution

[Jonas Smedegaard]

Quoting js jb (2018-02-11 15:49:12)
> In addition to adding the explanation of ESR, could you add an 
> explanation of the process involved in making a mozilla releaseof 
> firefox into a firefox-esr package?
> Currently the latest firefox-esr in the testing distribution is 
> 52.6.0esr-2 while the latest stable firefox is 58.0.1 and is available 
> in sid only,not in testing.
> 
> There is a very big time lag between the two versions which has a 
> noticeable user impact: Amazon videos will no longer play on 
> 52.6.0,displaying an error message to upgrade the browser, but they 
> play fine in 58.0.1.
> Perhaps both firefox and firefox-esr packages could find their way 
> into testing to avoid this problem?

Firefox ESR following a different release rhythm is essentially what 
differentiates it from Firefox.  Perhaps this "bug" is solved by simply 
pointing here: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/


 - Jonas

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