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Proposed post-Fx4 rapid release process
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On 3/16/2011 4:08 PM, Chris Jones wrote:
> On 03/16/2011 02:06 PM, Robert Sayre wrote:
>> Let's work together to iron out any bugs in the document.
>
> - Does "extension compatibility" (whatever that may end specifically
> meaning) include binary extensions? Would we disable a new feature if
> some extension(s) weren't made compatible with it in time for
> scheduled release?
We should expect that extensions may need to be updated for each
release. In particular, I expect that we will revise the XPCOM binary
component version number for pretty much every release.
--BDS