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===="Multiprocess Firefox" ("multiprocess") aka "Electrolysis" ("E10s")====
 
===="Multiprocess Firefox" ("multiprocess") aka "Electrolysis" ("E10s")====
Firefox 48 (aka Electrolysis) compatible add-ons, multiprocess will be enabled but not forced by default in Firefox 58. - https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Add-ons_Schedule (text should be updated about this in the reference soon)
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Conclusion from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Add-ons_Schedule
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* Electrolysis was added to Firefox 48 but will not be enabled by default until Firefox 58. Electrolysis will not be forced so add-ons with MPC=false (multiprocess) will still be able to run.
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* Due to stability issues Windows XP is currently not leveraging e10s on release channel. XP and Vista will move out to Extended Support Release (ESR) 45 when 45 merges to release (bug 1303827). As such there are no plans to support e10s for XP/Vista in the future.
  
 
'''See [[Abrowser]] for add-ons only compatible with Firefox Electrolysis.'''
 
'''See [[Abrowser]] for add-ons only compatible with Firefox Electrolysis.'''

Revision as of 11:48, 21 March 2017




Browser tests

User resources

AMO users

Mozilla developers

"Multiprocess Firefox" ("multiprocess") aka "Electrolysis" ("E10s")

Conclusion from https://wiki.mozilla.org/Electrolysis#Add-ons_Schedule

  • Electrolysis was added to Firefox 48 but will not be enabled by default until Firefox 58. Electrolysis will not be forced so add-ons with MPC=false (multiprocess) will still be able to run.
  • Due to stability issues Windows XP is currently not leveraging e10s on release channel. XP and Vista will move out to Extended Support Release (ESR) 45 when 45 merges to release (bug 1303827). As such there are no plans to support e10s for XP/Vista in the future.

See Abrowser for add-ons only compatible with Firefox Electrolysis.

E10s runs web related content in background child processes.

Mozilla plans to deprecate all existing mozilla extensions next year in favor of a new platform that is compatible with chromium and opera - from what ive read they are asking every extension developer to port to the new platform - so it may turn out that many current add-ons will become obsolete soon if the developer does not port them. However, that's ok, we now have the historical tag so even if they're obsolete they could still be on the directory

https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2015/08/21/the-future-of-developing-firefox-add-ons/ says: "The Electrolysis team has posted a list of popular add-ons for compatibility testing at http://arewee10syet.com. In addition to the steps above, developers are encouraged to review the list and follow the instructions to submit information about whether their add-ons are Electrolysis-compatible or not."
http://arewee10syet.com/ says: "Probably the best way to test if your add-ons work with e10s is to use the Add-on Compatibility Reporter which will tell you if your add-ons are multi-process compatible and let you tell the developer how well they work. See this blog post for more."

Contacts

  • Are you trying to get in touch with an abandoned add-on? You can message to amo-editors@mozilla.org or the moderators of IRC channel #amo-editors on the irc.mozilla.org server. This is their policy:
    • The AMO editors need a valid reason from you as they are not allowed to contact developers of add-ons themselves.
    • They also need your e-mail address so that they can share that.
    • You also need to give them permission to share your e-mail address so the person can get in contact with you.


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