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On 12/15/2016 5:00 PM, <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:aleth@instantbird.org">aleth@instantbird.org</a>
<a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:aleth@instantbird.org"><aleth@instantbird.org></a> wrote:<br>
> I'm not aware of any timetable for removing XUL/XBL from m-c.
What *has*<br>
> been announced is the depreciation of non-webextension addons
in Firefox<br>
> from Firefox 57 onwards<br>
<br>
Ok, this will likely be my next to last post in this thread, but
this is a really critical point that I neglected to pursue.<br>
<br>
(I have another reply to address the question of a total rewrite -
and I honestly like the idea)<br>
<br>
First, no one responded to my question about XPCOM with respect to
the above.<br>
<br>
So - <u><b>is XPCOM included with XUL/XBC in the above comment?</b></u><br>
<br>
Assuming it is, here is another important question.<br>
<br>
<u><b>Is it the removal of XUL/XBL(/XPCOM) from m-c that poses the
imminent threat to TB, both from a UI and Addon perspective?</b></u><br>
<br>
If the answer is no, then I guess you can ignore what follows,
although I would appreciate comments about the relevance of the
above comment from Andrew.<br>
<br>
If, the answer is a partial yes, then I guess which parts determines
how much of what follows is relevant, and I would appreciate
comments to that effect.<br>
<br>
If, however, the answer is *yes* in full, then it seems to me there
is a huge glaring question that needs to be pursued with the folks
at Mozilla.<br>
<br>
Is there anyone here that can actually pursue this with someone at
Mozilla, and get some kind of meaningful answer - or if none is to
be had right now, at least start a ball rolling to develop a
meaningful answer to this question:<br>
<br>
<u><b>How long before XUL/XBL(/XPCOM) will actually be slated for
removal from m-c? Is it possible to even get a rough estimate of
a date?</b></u><br>
<br>
If XPCOM is not included in the above, then this same question just
needs to be asked about XPCOM too, since TB apparently relies just
as heavily on it as XUL/XBL.<br>
<br>
The answer could have a huge impact on our strategy, both immediate
and long term. E.g., if it won't happen for at least another 5+
years, we might take a very different direction than if the answer
is a more definite shorter time-frame (1? 2? 3?).<br>
<br>
They should stress just how important it is to the TB devs to get
some kind of an idea of the answer - as well as notifications to
appropriate people on the TB council if anything changes going
forward - in order for us to devise an effective strategy for
handling this eventuality.
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