Firefox 57, which is slated for release on November 14, will "only run WebExtensions", according to Mozilla.
This is expected to break compatibility with many existing Firefox extensions, and in many cases there aren't WebExtensions-compatible alternatives available for these extensions.
During some recent discussion at Slashdot, it became clear that some users have nearly all of their extensions classified as "legacy", and susceptible to breakage.
Members of the SoylentNews community, if you use Firefox, how many of your extensions are set to no longer work with Firefox in the near future?
If Firefox 57 breaks compatibility with your existing extensions, will this finally be enough for you to discard Firefox and find an alternative browser to use?
Will this extension breakage, and subsequent loss of users, effectively end the viability of Firefox as a modern web browser?
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday August 13 2017, @12:39PM (1 child)
Right there with you. I still have FF installed but only because it's got a lot of saved passwords and I wanted to start with a clean profile in PaleMoon aside from transferring my bookmarks. That's literally the only thing I use it for anymore.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 13 2017, @08:48PM
Great minds do think alike. I ditched FF for PM (and DDG for Google search) months ago. Neither is 100% super-duper, but the best available at the moment.