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by zeveb 3129 days ago
I shouldn't be forced to use a Developer edition to install my plugins in my browser. It's my computer, not Mozilla's.
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What's the downside of developer edition?

> It's my computer, not Mozilla's.

Then you'll be overjoyed to hear about the unbranded builds! The exact same code, except it's yours, so it allows all extensions and doesn't say "Firefox" on it.

That‘s why it‘s open source: because it‘s your computer and you can change whatever you want.

But Mozilla doesn‘t owe every single user his own build with their pet features.

Without this it’s significantly easier to install bad extensions posing as a “good” extension. It’s happened many times and is a huge win in terms of security.