josephd wrote: ↑2021-04-05, 06:39
Tell us all how you really feel.
Off-topic:i've never been able to stop hammering a keyboard when i put myself in front of one
jobbautista9 wrote: ↑2021-04-05, 06:42
it would be the worst possible time to delay this move to finally end support for unmaintained Firefox-only extensions
again,
ending support for old ff addons is completely acceptable, going the extra mile and making it a pain in the ass to use any of them as-is, even if the end user is fully aware of the risks involved with doing so, is pushing it for me. the devs may not have control over these extensions inevitably breaking and that's all right, i don't expect them to be actively supported, i just disagree with them
forcefully blocking those extensions from being installed or used for.. several reasons. (also, i feel like a change such as this should be reserved for a milestone and not a point release but whatever)
and for the record, i have nothing against dedicated communities
making what they want to see whether or not it's viable, i've been somewhat interested in learning the basics behind developing xul extensions and themes since i started using pm again over a year ago, but i can't even begin to guarantee long-term support or anything remotely functional, i just want to experiment, and i sure as hell don't know where to start with actually making them. the "add-on development" page on the official site is tiny and buried, information is rapidly becoming harder to find, there are less and less people willing to provide support, and everything is scattered between old forum threads. i have realityripple's mdn backup bookmarked, but i don't remember it being terribly easy to find. i'm patient enough to scrape some of this stuff up, but i know most people won't even bother with doing so - if you want more people to make xul extensions, shouldn't this stuff be immediately available to the people who need it?