Re: Java plugin phase out timeline

Chris Peterson <[email protected]> Wed, 21 Dec 2016 14:19:44 -0800
Newsgroups gmane.comp.mozilla.devel.plugins
Message-ID <[email protected]>
On 12/21/2016 1:34 PM, NdK ClanBO wrote:
>> > The 52 *ESR* series will continue to allow all current NPAPI plugins (Java,
>> > Silverlight, Unity etc)
> Is there something planned for long-term support of legacy devices (network switches, IPMI web frontends, etc) that require JavaPlugin and for sure won't receive updates (manufacturers are not interested in letting users upgrade their existing devices... better if they're forced by someone else to buy the newer hw...)?

Firefox 52 ESR version will support Java until 2018 Q1. IE on Windows 
and Safari on macOS continue to support Java for now, too. I doubt 
Microsoft will ever remove Java support from IE, so it will likely be a 
long-term option.

chris