[dba-Tech] Goodbye - Firefox?

[Stuart McLachlan]

You're only just finding this out?

It's hardly recent. I can remember discussing this on the OT list whenver 57 came out back in 
November 2017 and  I lost FireFTP.


On 4 May 2019 at 12:33, Rocky Smolin wrote:

> After the recent Firefox upgrade some of my 'stuff' disappeared.  So I
> went to the add on manager and got this information:
> 
> 
> 
> Starting in Firefox version
> <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/find-what-version-firefox-you-ar
> e-usin g>  57, only extensions built using WebExtensions APIs will
> work. Not sure if your add-ons are affected? See Firefox add-on
> technology is modernizing
> <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/firefox-add-technology-modernizi
> ng> and these Frequently Asked Questions
> <https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/frequently-asked-questions-firef
> ox-add on>  for details.
> 
> 
> 
> And promptly disabled:
> 
> 
> 
> Adblock Plus
> 
> Dark Theme for Firefox
> 
> EPUB Reader
> 
> Google Translator (!)
> 
> And 
> 
> LastPass.
> 
> 
> 
> I know they'[re trying to protect me from the bad guys.  But to simply
> disable my add-ons without any warning or explanation and leave me to
> hunt down the cause.is pretty high-handed.
> 
> 
> 
> Now I gotta go find replacements. L
> 
> 
> 
> Rocky
> 
> 
> 
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