https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-development-leads-should-be-cautious/m-p/40987#M14656 <P>History seems to be repeating itself at mozilla. Years back a head developer who seemed to have a lot of influence convinced mozilla to move to a rapid rollout model for updates. In the process they ignored the 3rd party developers and let them fall where they may.&nbsp; The consequences of that move was catastrophic for the mozilla firefox project, 3rd party developers simply stop developing for firefox and focused on chrome development, as a result there was a loss of equal extension options between chrome and firefox and many users began to abandon firefox.&nbsp;&nbsp; I've noticed recently that the project is returned back to a rapid rollout model, this post should act as a reminder of the consequences of this approach.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:55:44 GMT markimark8 2023-10-04T14:55:44Z https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-development-leads-should-be-cautious/m-p/40987#M14656 <P>History seems to be repeating itself at mozilla. Years back a head developer who seemed to have a lot of influence convinced mozilla to move to a rapid rollout model for updates. In the process they ignored the 3rd party developers and let them fall where they may.&nbsp; The consequences of that move was catastrophic for the mozilla firefox project, 3rd party developers simply stop developing for firefox and focused on chrome development, as a result there was a loss of equal extension options between chrome and firefox and many users began to abandon firefox.&nbsp;&nbsp; I've noticed recently that the project is returned back to a rapid rollout model, this post should act as a reminder of the consequences of this approach.&nbsp;</P> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 14:55:44 GMT https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/firefox-development-leads-should-be-cautious/m-p/40987#M14656 markimark8 2023-10-04T14:55:44Z