An Update on Waterfox Classic

Since Waterfox Classic and Waterfox Current (now G4) diverged, they've each have separate goals.

G4 has its eyes set to the future - a current browser, specializing in current net compatibility with out sacrificing speed, or the stability of privateness and usability.

Classic has centered on retaining the attempted however examined available. Unfortunately, because of the speedy nature that the net is now increasing at, retaining Classic updated with this is difficult.

To ensure the tasks are not falling over every other, Waterfox Classic will now be moved out of the principle Waterfox improvement repository and into its personal separate repository - updating the formerly archived "Waterfox Old", now named Waterfox-Classic.

This has the subsequent blessings via way of means of now no longer having  variations of Waterfox sharing resources:

    Contributors can sincerely see what Classic improvement is ongoing

    GitHub Actions could be sincerely segregated, permitting smooth viewing of ongoing builds

    Waterfox Classic may have its personal easy touchdown page

    Issues may be opened in a separate tracker, now no longer getting closed for now no longer specializing in G4

    An organised, clean listing of what safety patches have not been fixed

A honest caution could be supplied to all folks that need to apply Classic, that it could be at risk of more than one safety issues - however the preference is given to the person to continue at their personal discretion.

This will hold Classic ongoing for so long as possible - however the achievement of this challenge will nonetheless rely upon contribution.

Over the subsequent week, infrastructure could be installed area for Classic to hold it jogging properly. We will will let you recognise whilst that is complete.

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