To the surprise of absolutely nobody who's been paying attention the past few years, Mozilla has announced that it will be deprecating all current extensions and have all future extensions be compatible with Chrome and Opera via the new WebExtensions API.
- We are implementing a new extension API, called WebExtensions—largely compatible with the model used by Chrome and Opera—to make it easier to develop extensions across multiple browsers.
- A safer, faster, multi-process version of Firefox is coming soon with Electrolysis; we need developers to ensure their Firefox add-ons will be compatible with it.
- To ensure third-party extensions provide customization without sacrificing security, performance or exposing users to malware, we will require all extensions to be validated and signed by Mozilla starting in Firefox 41, which will be released on September 22nd 2015.
- We have decided on an approximate timeline for the deprecation of XPCOM- and XUL-based add-ons.
Maybe now we can get a sustainable fork going?
(Score: 5, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday August 22 2015, @10:06AM
Last I checked, and granted it's been a few months, PaleMoon had one developer. One. That's not cool if you value things like timely responses to critical bugs and knowing your dev team would survive the loss of one member.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday August 22 2015, @10:12PM
Then you actually cannot distinguish "lead developer" from "sole developer". Your ability to read and understand written text need alot of improving.
(Score: 2) by Hairyfeet on Sunday August 23 2015, @05:54AM
Uhhh...you DO know he is just the head of the project and NOT the only dev on the project...yes? If you go to their forums you'll see they have close to a dozen guys and since they have forked away and are NOT gonna be adding dumb shit like Moz? A dozen devs should be plenty.
ACs are never seen so don't bother. Always ready to show SJWs for the racists they are.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday August 23 2015, @11:12AM
Like I said, it's been a while since I checked.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.