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Title: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: Corrine on October 20, 2017, 01:42:22 PM
From End of services for old versions (previous milestones) (https://forum.palemoon.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=17097&sid=3f5f77ac6b8627a78b04000e11434809):

Since we've been on the current milestone 27 for almost a year now, and  we can't keep supporting all versions forever, we'll be ending services  for old versions soon.

This means in practice:
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: plodr on October 21, 2017, 02:44:56 PM
The last and end of life version for android is 25.9.6; it is not being developed. I'll have to find the 2016 date.

The last version that works on XP is v 26.5; it is not patched. (Sept.28 2016)
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: hayc59 on October 22, 2017, 02:04:52 AM
Thank you C.
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: JDBush61 on October 22, 2017, 02:53:51 PM
Thanks, Corrine.

I always follow your news (and cogent suggestions). I've been running PM 27 since whenever it was initially released. Now on 27.5.1.
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: plodr on October 22, 2017, 06:50:04 PM
I only had Palemoon on one of my android devices, my 7" tablet. I let it remain because it was the best browser on there. I removed FF from that device simply because it wasn't as good as PM.  I rarely surf on it, like my XP computer. (If I'm at a hotspot, I'll fire up chrome just to be safer).
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: Frands on October 26, 2017, 12:59:58 PM
I have almost used Pale Moon over the last past years because it's easy to set up and safe! But but...I do really not like the latest version! >:( This because almost none of the add-ons from Firefox doesn't work with it anymore...it's a big shame indeed! >:(
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: Corrine on October 26, 2017, 02:05:42 PM
Are any of the add-ons that don't work in the list of work-arounds or fixed/forked?  Pale Moon - Add-ons - Known Incompatible Add-ons (https://addons.palemoon.org/incompatible/)
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: Frands on October 28, 2017, 10:07:32 AM
Quote from: Corrine on October 26, 2017, 02:05:42 PM
Are any of the add-ons that don't work in the list of work-arounds or fixed/forked?  Pale Moon - Add-ons - Known Incompatible Add-ons (https://addons.palemoon.org/incompatible/)

No, they are not shown there. The ones I make use of still works ok but are shown as outdated. Also when I go to to the firefox startsite, most of the popular add-ons does not work with the latest version of Pale Moon.
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: plodr on October 28, 2017, 02:32:27 PM
Frands, in the next version of Firefox 57, which appears in the release channel on 14 Nov., your old addons might not work because it is a completely new system.
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/12/how-to-enable-legacy-extensions-in-firefox-57/

Since I run FF ESR, I won't see any change until June of 2018 when the version of ESR I now run is no longer supported.
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: Frands on October 28, 2017, 05:46:07 PM
Quote from: plodr on October 28, 2017, 02:32:27 PM
Frands, in the next version of Firefox 57, which appears in the release channel on 14 Nov., your old addons might not work because it is a completely new system.
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/08/12/how-to-enable-legacy-extensions-in-firefox-57/

Since I run FF ESR, I won't see any change until June of 2018 when the version of ESR I now run is no longer supported.

Thanks for the warning, plodr! :), well it is not a catastrophe for me because I do only make use of two add-ons and the one is only for making some downloading easier and it can be done in other ways. I just find it weird that the Firefox add-ons still comes with Pale Moon, when most of them does not work with Pale Moon.
I am happy with Pale Moon and I am lookin forward to see the new Pale Moon system! :)
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: plodr on October 28, 2017, 06:20:02 PM
Here is the page I was actually looking for
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/10/26/how-to-find-replacements-for-firefox-legacy-add-ons/

I thought I bookmarked it but it was nowhere to be found.
Title: Re: Pale Moon: End of services for old versions (previous milestones)
Post by: Frands on October 28, 2017, 06:35:33 PM
Quote from: plodr on October 28, 2017, 06:20:02 PM
Here is the page I was actually looking for
https://www.ghacks.net/2017/10/26/how-to-find-replacements-for-firefox-legacy-add-ons/

I thought I bookmarked it but it was nowhere to be found.

Thanks for that one, plodr!! :) , I'll check it out!