[kwlug-disc] Firefox 54 with multi-process?

[Bob Jonkman]

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I'm using IceCat from the GNU download at
https://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/

I think Debian's build of Firefox used to be called IceWeasel, but I
think Debian is calling it Firefox again.

But that explains why I haven't seen any EME.

- --Bob.



On 2017-06-15 06:27 PM, Keefer Rourke wrote:
> Bob,
> 
> EME has been present in the builds of Firefox that I've been using
> on Ubuntu 16.10 and 17.04 since at least Firefox 52. I'm fairly
> certain they came around to Ubuntu earlier than that though.
> 
> There's a convenient toggle in about:preferences#content that lets
> you disable/enable the Content Decryption Module (CDM) which is
> used to decrypt, decode, and playback Widevine video (such as is
> found on Amazon Video, Netflix, and increasingly on Youtube).
> 
> Icecat/Iceweasel/whatever it is actually called doesn't have this 
> feature or any of the relevant code in any of it/their/whatever
> builds.
> 
> -- Keefer, I dunno, something about freedoms iirc
> 
> On Thu, 2017-06-15 at 17:44 -0400, Bob Jonkman wrote:
>> Does this version have the Encrypted Media Extensions yet? (EME
>> is an API for DRM).
>> 
>> --BOB, IDK OMG LOL
>> 
>> 
>> On June 15, 2017 5:33:11 PM AST, Charles McColm
>> <charlesm at theworkingc entre.org> wrote:
>>> It's worth mentioning they've made some changes re: Youtube
>>> layout. Some extensions we were using for Youtube didn't work
>>> until we told FF to revert to classic mode.
>>> 
>>> I saw an article that mentioned that multi-process is actually 
>>> disabled on Ubuntu because Ubuntu has the Ubuntu modifications 
>>> extension which causes an issue with multi-process. Removing
>>> the Ubuntu modifications extension apparently re-enables
>>> multi-process. It was an article on OMGUbuntu:
>>> 
>>> http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2017/06/firefox-54-now-available-in-ubun
>>>
>>> 
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>>> 
>>> Charles McColm, cr at theworkingcentre.org 
>>> http://www.theworkingcentre.org/cr/ Desk Phone: 519-743-1151
>>> x121 Shop Phone: 519-743-1151 x225 Open Tues. - Fri. 10am -
>>> 5pm
>>> 
>>> From: kwlug-disc [kwlug-disc-bounces at kwlug.org] on behalf of
>>> Khalid Baheyeldin [kb at 2bits.com] Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017
>>> 3:21 PM To: KWLUG discussion Subject: [kwlug-disc] Firefox 54
>>> with multi-process?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The new version of Firefox is available today for my laptop.
>>> This is version 54, which has the multi-process thing
>>> (Electrolysis) enabled by default for everyone.
>>> 
>>> https://medium.com/mozilla-tech/the-search-for-the-goldilocks-brows
>>>
>>> 
er-and-why-firefox-may-be-just-right-for-you-1f520506aa35
>>> 
>>> My current version is 53.0.3 (Xubuntu 16.04), and it works
>>> well, with Auto Unload Tab, even with 400+ tabs (yes, I know, I
>>> know).
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Anyone tried the new 54 version? Any observations, positive or 
>>> negative?
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> --
>> 
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