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* Open a dialogue with the Mozilla / Firefox community to ascertain what features Firefox users rely on that are currently only available via XUL Add-Ons but no

* Open a dialogue with the Mozilla / Firefox community to ascertain what features Firefox users rely on that are currently only available via XUL Add-Ons but not possible under the WebExtension paradigm, and * Work with the community to develop a path forward that allows Firefox to achieve its technology goals while preventing the loss of key functionality that millions of Firefox users depend on. Haven't they already been doing that? https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215059 https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1215059 https://webextensions.uservoice.com/forums/315663-webextension-api-ideas https://webextensions.uservoice.com/forums/315663-webextensi...

tradesmanhelix 10y ago
I agree that Mozilla has been doing that from the developer side of things; however, I would wager that most users not in Bugzilla/on the dev mailing lists are unaware of the coming changes and how they might be affected. I'm a programmer and use FF daily. However, I'm not super involved on the FF dev side of things, and so have never even seen those discussions you linked. What I'm hoping is a) I'm not the only one in this boat, and b) that this discussion can be raised to the level of say Mozilla/Firefox newsletters, Twitter, and blogs. Everything I've seen coming from those channels so far has been communications re. "This is what we're doing - yay us!", never, "Hey, we're thinking about doing this. How would it affect you?" If I'm somehow totally out of the loop and have missed something I apologize. However, when I see something like this [1], then I start paying attention. I suspect I am not alone. [1] http://fasezero.com/addons/ http://fasezero.com/addons/
- RubyPinch 10y ago
  I will note that that page does mention the relevant mailing lists, and I do know that the Vimperator devs also know of the relevant bugs/mailing lists (since that is where I found them)
  - tradesmanhelix 10y ago
    That's great, but realistically how are non-FF devs supposed to take part in this discussion? There are many users who will be affected by these changes but are not being given any voice in them because of the way Mozilla has handled the discussion. Hopefully this petition and other efforts can raise awareness beyond the FF dev community.

tradesmanhelix 10y ago

I agree that Mozilla has been doing that from the developer side of things; however, I would wager that most users not in Bugzilla/on the dev mailing lists are unaware of the coming changes and how they might be affected. I'm a programmer and use FF daily. However, I'm not super involved on the FF dev side of things, and so have never even seen those discussions you linked. What I'm hoping is a) I'm not the only one in this boat, and b) that this discussion can be raised to the level of say Mozilla/Firefox newsletters, Twitter, and blogs. Everything I've seen coming from those channels so far has been communications re. "This is what we're doing - yay us!", never, "Hey, we're thinking about doing this. How would it affect you?" If I'm somehow totally out of the loop and have missed something I apologize. However, when I see something like this [1], then I start paying attention. I suspect I am not alone. [1] http://fasezero.com/addons/ http://fasezero.com/addons/

RubyPinch 10y ago
I will note that that page does mention the relevant mailing lists, and I do know that the Vimperator devs also know of the relevant bugs/mailing lists (since that is where I found them)
- tradesmanhelix 10y ago
  That's great, but realistically how are non-FF devs supposed to take part in this discussion? There are many users who will be affected by these changes but are not being given any voice in them because of the way Mozilla has handled the discussion. Hopefully this petition and other efforts can raise awareness beyond the FF dev community.