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Firefox update: 36.0.1

firefox-release-36.0.1-i686.7z
firefox-release-36.0.1-x86_64.7z

What's New
FIXED		Disable the usage of the ANY DNS query type (1093983)
FIXED		Fixed a startup crash with EMET (1137050)
FIXED		Hello may become inactive until restart (1137469)
FIXED		Print preferences may not be preserved (1136855)
FIXED		Hello contact tabs may not be visible (1137141)
FIXED		Accept hostnames that include an underscore character ("_") (1136616)
FIXED		WebGL may use significant memory with Canvas2d (1137251)
FIXED		Option -remote has been restored (1080319)
FIXED		Fix a top crash
NEW		Pinned tiles on the new tab page can be synced
NEW		Support for the full HTTP/2 protocol. HTTP/2 enables a faster, more scalable, and more responsive web.
NEW		Locale added: Uzbek (uz)
CHANGED		-remote option removed
CHANGED		No longer accept insecure RC4 ciphers whenever possible
CHANGED		Phasing out Certificates with 1024-bit RSA Keys
CHANGED		Shut down hangs will now show the crash reporter before exiting the program
CHANGED		Add-on Compatibility
HTML5		Support for the ECMAScript 6 Symbol data type added
HTML5		unicode-range CSS descriptor implemented
HTML5		CSSOM-View scroll behavior implemented allowing smooth scrolling of content without custom libraries
HTML5		object-fit and object-position implemented. Defines how and where the content of a replaced element is displayed
HTML5		isolation CSS property implemented. Create a new stacking context to isolate groups of boxes to control which blend together
HTML5		CSS3 will-change property implemented. Hints the browser of elements that will be modified. The browser will perform some performance optimization for these
HTML5		Improved ES6 generators for better performance
HTML5		Changed JavaScript 'const' semantics to conform better to the ES6 specification. The const declaration is now block-scoped and requires an initializer. It also can not be redeclared anymore.
DEVELOPER	Eval sources now appear in the Debugger Debug JavaScript code that is evaluated dynamically, either as a string passed to eval() or as a string passed to the Function constructor
DEVELOPER	DOM Promises inspection
DEVELOPER	Inspector: More paste options in markup view
FIXED		Various security fixes
FIXED		CSS gradients work on premultiplied colors
FIXED		Fix some unexpected logout from Facebook or Google after restart

Known Issues
UNRESOLVED	Style Editor: Extra white space appearing above the editor for a sourcemapped scss file (1128747)
UNRESOLVED	For users who removed the Share & Hello buttons, this new version brings them back unexpectedly (1136300)
UNRESOLVED	Firefox Hello does not work for link generators if there is no camera installed (1106941)