Macro update proposal

[Eric Shepherd]

I'd like to suggest we look at some of our older version information
macros, such as {{obsolete_header}}, and consider changing them to
simply say "Firefox X" instead of "Gecko X (Firefox A, Thunderbird B,
SeaMonkey C)" using an attempted algorithm to get the numbers right. The
way we're doing it no longer works reliably, and since we'e defocused
non-Firefox Gecko-based stuff, it doesn't make sense to complicate these
things anymore.

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[Sebastian Zartner]

Note that the actual macro generating that output is {{geckoRelease}}. I am
not aware of the versioning systems of Thunderbird and SeaMonkey. Is it
possible to adjust the algorithm to get it right again? If so, I'd prefer
to keep that macro, so developers still get that related info. Otherwise,
shouldn't it just say 'Gecko X' instead of 'Firefox X' (depending on
whether the described feature is really a platform thing and not just a
Firefox-only feature, of course)?

Sebastian

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