Re: Why did we create a nss-3.90 branch?

"'Robert Relyea' via [email protected]" <[email protected]> Thu, 19 Mar 2026 10:26:28 -0700
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On 3/19/26 9:44 AM, John Schanck wrote:
> Firefox is extending support for ESR 115 (which uses 3.90). So we're=20
> backporting the current version of the builtin roots module /=20
> certdata.txt.


OK, I looked like it was somehow taging the current branch, but if I=20
update NSS_3_90_BRANCH I only get the back port.

Could we have announments on the dev-tech-crypto or nss-dev like this?

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>     Shouldn't it have been NSS-3.122?
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    <div class=3D"moz-cite-prefix">On 3/19/26 9:44 AM, John Schanck wrote:<=
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      <div dir=3D"ltr">Firefox is extending support for ESR 115 (which
        uses 3.90). So we're backporting the current version of the
        builtin roots module / certdata.txt.</div>
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    <p>OK, I looked like it was somehow taging the current branch, but
      if I update NSS_3_90_BRANCH I only get the back port.</p>
    <p>Could we have announments on the dev-tech-crypto or nss-dev like
      this?</p>
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