[HTTPS-Everywhere] 5.0development.3 released

[Jacob Hoffman-Andrews]

Note: If you currently have the previous development version,
5.0development.2, installed, it will not auto-update. You need to
manually install 5.0development.3 from
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere#install-development.

This is because I made error in packaging the previous development
version, 5.0development.2. The updateURL embedded in the .xpi points at
the stable-branch updateURL:
https://www.eff.org/files/https-everywhere-update-2048.rdf. Instead it
should have pointed at the development-branch updateURL:
https://www.eff.org/files/https-everywhere-devel-update-2048.rdf.

The most recent version, 5.0development.3, has this same packaging
error. Right now my plan is to leave it as-is. Once I release 5.0
stable, in a couple weeks, everyone with the development version
installed will auto-update to the stable series. I'm thinking that I
will probably postpone forking off a 6.0 development series until and
unless we have major experimental changes to the code. Maintaining the
two separate release series has increased maintenance overhead and
reduced the quality of both releases.

Let me know what you think, and please do manually install the latest
version to help test:
https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere#install-development

On 03/10/2015 11:46 AM, Jacob Hoffman-Andrews wrote:
> It may take a few minutes for the web cache to expire.
>
> Please test this version thoroughly! It's our candidate for a 5.0 stable
> series release, so we want it to work great. I've disabled a lot of
> rules that failed the ruleset fetch test, so please check your favorite
> sites. If they are no longer rewritten, send pull requests to fix the
> tests and re-enable them.
>
> Thanks,
> Jacob
>
> 5.0development.3                            (2015-03-10)
>   * Added automated ruleset testing.
>   * Disabled many rules that failed ruleset tests.
>   * Fix cookie securing so it works for wildcard cookies
>     even when a wildcard target host is not present.
>   * User rule creation in Chromium is only offered on HTTPS.
>   * Enabling and disabling user rules on Chromium works.
>   * Candidate for 5.0 series stable release.
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