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Re: FYI: Mandatory extension signing in Firefox

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* Stefan Weiss:

> Users can still use one of the alternative versions mentioned above, but
> that's not always feasible:
>
> - You can't just ask all of your beta testers to run an off-brand or
>   experimental release.
>
> - Experimental builds may be buggy and insecure.
>
> - If you're writing an extension, but can only install it in
>   non-standard FF versions, you cannot test it where it will actually
>   be used.
>
> - Non-standard versions often have no convenient upgrade methods.

I think the Adobe DRM only runs in the original Firefox, so if you
install an alternative version, you won't be able to get access to
some online content.

I don't know to what extent add-ons an circumvent DRM.  Perhaps
Mozilla is worried that without mandatory add-on signing, Firefox will
lose users because users can't access restricted online content
anymore?

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FYI: Mandatory extension signing in Firefox Stefan Weiss <krewecherl@gmail.com> - 2016-03-08 02:46 +0100
  Re: FYI: Mandatory extension signing in Firefox Florian Weimer <fw@deneb.enyo.de> - 2016-03-08 08:45 +0100
  Re: FYI: Mandatory extension signing in Firefox Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-03-12 16:51 +0100

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