Wow, thanks for the quick response, friend (that might be the fastest "Won't Fix" I have ever seen.)
As I understand this, the "Won't Fix" signifies that Firefox ESR will not be packaged in the regular repositories. However, I would still like to get Mr. Coulson's response to the mozillateam/firefox-stable ppa question (if possible.) It seems clear to me that the only reason Mozilla issued Firefox 10 ESR was due to enterprise demand. Likewise, Canonical has just issued the Ubuntu Business Remix in an effort to better cater to enterprises as well. It also seems to me that it could be another selling point to enterprises if they could be advised that Firefox 10 ESR available to them should they so choose (with just a few clicks of a mouse.) Please understand, that I do not intend to press the ESR as a superior solution, but merely want to have it available as an option. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/931829 Title: firefox 10 esr needs packaging Status in “firefox” package in Ubuntu: Won't Fix Bug description: Friends, I understand, respect, and accept that Firefox-10-esr will not be installed as a default package in Ubuntu 12.04 LTS (and likewise Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.) http://www.chriscoulson.me.uk/blog/?p=111 However, I would very much like to see it packaged (and ideally in the repositories) so it would be an option for those who so choose and who are informed of the limitations, arguments, and risks. Naturally, it is possible to download the tarball containing the binaries from Mozilla, extract them to /opt (or /usr/local/bin) and symlink appropriately, but it would be preferable to maintain the packages in the repositories (for ease of upgrade when each point release is issued.) If the decision is made not to package firefox esr in the main or universe repository, Mr. Coulson, would you consider packaging it in your ppa (that you are in the process of retiring)? mozillateam /firefox-stable The ppa name would actually still be appropriate. I would be glad to help but would need (at least initially) a good step by step tutorial in getting the right source code files and uploading them to the ppa. Thanks so much for your consideration. Further, kudos for all of your work and sharing of your time and talents. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox/+bug/931829/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
