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* '''The ESR will not have the benefit of large scale testing by nightly and beta groups.''' As a result, the potential for the introduction of bugs which affect ESR users will be greater, and that risk needs to be understood and accepted by groups that deploy it. To help mitigate these risks, Mozilla will be asking organizations that deploy the ESR for assistance with testing alpha and/or beta builds of the ESR with their user base. | * '''The ESR will not have the benefit of large scale testing by nightly and beta groups.''' As a result, the potential for the introduction of bugs which affect ESR users will be greater, and that risk needs to be understood and accepted by groups that deploy it. To help mitigate these risks, Mozilla will be asking organizations that deploy the ESR for assistance with testing alpha and/or beta builds of the ESR with their user base. | ||
* Over time | * Over time the ESR will be less secure than the regular release of Firefox, as new functionality will not be added at the same pace as Firefox, and only high-risk/impact security patches will be backported. It is important that organizations deploying this software understand and accept this. | ||
* There is the potential for confusion among Firefox users between the regular release of Firefox and the ESR. To help lessen the potential of confusion between releases, the ESR will be an associative brand of Firefox (e.g. Mozilla Firefox ESR). Specific naming has not been finalized, but the intent is to be clear that the releases are based on a released version of Firefox. | * There is the potential for confusion among Firefox users between the regular release of Firefox and the ESR. To help lessen the potential of confusion between releases, the ESR will be an associative brand of Firefox (e.g. Mozilla Firefox ESR). Specific naming has not been finalized, but the intent is to be clear that the releases are based on a released version of Firefox. | ||
* Maintaining the ESR will consume development resources that will impact the regular release of Mozilla products. Mozilla will need to build capability in back-porting, and will actively solicit the community for assistance in reducing the resource requirements of maintaining the ESR. | * Maintaining the ESR will consume development resources that will impact the regular release of Mozilla products. Mozilla will need to build capability in back-porting, and will actively solicit the community for assistance in reducing the resource requirements of maintaining the ESR. | ||