changelog: v89

• date: 15-Jun-2021
• foreword: These are all the changes since the last changelog (v88).

FF89 release notes
FF89 for developers
FF89 security advisories

OTHER NEWS

• updater.sh
  • fixed a bug in the diff functionality (ie when the -c parameter is used)
  • see Compare function in updater tool removes somes prefs #1188, thanks @Onfroygmx 🍻, @icpantsparti 🍕, and @earthlng 🥮
• prefsCleaner.sh
  • added -s parameter to start immediately / skip prompt / run non-interactive
  • added better support for suppressing/redirecting stdout while still showing any error messages in the console
  • see v1.4 #1189, thanks @4n0nym0u53 🍻 and @earthlng 🥮

CHANGELOG: [all changes]

• all user.js updates for Firefox v89 are detailed in the ToDo: diffs FF88-FF89 issue
  • includes links to the commits made for each pref, links to bugzilla tickets, our discussions etc.
• for all the rest see the full list of pref changes below

ALL PREF CHANGES

• new in user.js v89
  • ⚠️ ESR78 users using this version, pay attention. You will want to override this as the pref exists in ESR but non-native widgets were nowhere near being usable or ready then

user_pref("widget.non-native-theme.enabled", true);

• removed in user.js v89
  • default true since FF26, thanks @earthlng

user_pref("security.ssl.enable_ocsp_stapling", true);

• moved to 9999: DEPRECATED / REMOVED in user.js v89
  • the prefs still exist but all the underlying NPAPI code has been removed 1682030

user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.flash.subprocess.crashreporter.enabled", false);
user_pref("dom.ipc.plugins.reportCrashURL", false);
user_pref("security.mixed_content.block_object_subrequest", true);
user_pref("plugin.state.flash", 0); // [DEFAULT: 1]

STATS

 STATS v89: up to and including section 4500, minus the parrots
 =========
    total: 319
 inactive: 113
           ---
   active: 206
  default:  15 (at least)
      n/a:   2 (of the three prefs in 0204, only one will apply)
           ---
  flipped: 189 (at most)

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