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Firefox 84.0 and 78.6 ESR

([Development] Dec 15, 2020 17:19 UTC (Tue) (ris))


Firefox 84.0 has been released. This version includes an accelerated rendering pipeline for Linux/GNOME/X11 users and improved performance and compatibility with Docker. This is the final release to support Adobe Flash. The [1]release notes have additional details.

Firefox 78.6.0 ESR has also been released, with various stability, functionality, and security fixes. See the [2]release notes for more information.



[1] https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/84.0/releasenotes/

[2] https://www.mozilla.org/firefox/78.6.0/releasenotes/

Firefox 84.0 and 78.6 ESR

Anybody knows what the "more modern method for allocation of shared memory" is?

Firefox 84.0 and 78.6 ESR

Anybody knows what the "more modern method for allocation of shared memory" is?

Jargon Coiner (#4)

An irregular feature that aims to give you advance warning of new jargon
that we've just made up.

* FREE LECTURE: Attempting to explain the concepts of Linux, Open Source
software, free software, and gift cultures to someone who is not
familiar with them. Made extra difficult if the explainee has been
misled by superficial mainstream news articles about the subject.

Example: "Eric gave an hour-long free lecture to his mother-in-law after
she asked him about this Linux thingy she read about in USA Today."

* LEXICON LAZINESS: Filling a fortune file with a list of fake jargon
instead of publishing something more substantive (and funny) that would
take more effort to write.

* FOR(;;)TUNE LOOP: Repeatedly running fortune(6) for cheap entertainment.

Example: "During a coffee break, Bob became bored and started a
for(;;)tune loop. His boss had to issue a SIGTERM to get him to resume
working."