1395496 - MDN: WebExt vs Privileged APIs needs review and update

Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX

(Developer Documentation Graveyard :: Add-ons, enhancement)

Description

[Florian Bender]

I had a look at the history of the MDN page for Comparing with XUL/XPCOM Extensions and it looks like that at least the section about privileged APIs [0] needs a review and possibly updates. 

Since Fx 57 removes support for legacy extensions, it'd much appreciated if the WebExt team would have a quick look ASAP at the list on the MDN page and extend it so extension developers can figure out what works and what doesn't work with WebExt *based on the most recent developments*. 

There has already been some very nasty backlash due to the architecture changes, so let's make sure we can show some arguments for what WebExts can (still) do right now / in Fx 57.

[0]: https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Comparison_with_XUL_XPCOM_extensions#Privileged_APIs

Comment 1

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