[tor-bugs] #5801 [Tor bundles/installation]: TBB 2.3.12-alpha-2-* is unsafe, but still recommended

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#5801: TBB 2.3.12-alpha-2-* is unsafe, but still recommended
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 Reporter:  rransom                   |          Owner:  erinn
     Type:  defect                    |         Status:  new  
 Priority:  major                     |      Milestone:       
Component:  Tor bundles/installation  |        Version:       
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Comment(by Sebastian):

 Replying to [comment:2 arma]:
 > How close are we to being able to trigger TBB alpha builds when we
 trigger new builds? In theory it should just be more computing time and
 more bytes to transfer afterwards, yes?

 Yes. Except we still have disk space issues on the VMs, and there was some
 fuckup where the build improvements for TBB only got applied to the stable
 branch. This is being reworked atm so that it'll be easier, and when we
 then have the diskspace we should be able to build new TBBs more rapidly.
 Still, it is conceivable that it takes a while to adapt Torbutton to the
 new Firefox release, and that mike will prioritize something else before
 getting a new alpha out, etc.

 > If our TBB-with-Tor-alpha builds are going to commonly ship with known-
 insecure Firefoxes, that seems like a poor plan.
 >
 > (Insert plug for TBB nightlies here.)

 Yup. Nightlies will come, but that wants even more diskspace, and it also
 won't auto-upgrade to latest firefox, because firefox nightlies break
 everyday and we won't keep up with them. For the other components, that'll
 be included.

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