Update README with better info on Firefox versions needed (#199)

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@@ -30,11 +30,14 @@ To find your way around a WebExtension's internal structure, have a look at the
[Anatomy of a WebExtension](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/Anatomy_of_a_WebExtension)
page on MDN.
To use these examples in Firefox, you need at least Firefox 45. Some examples
rely on APIs that were added in more recent versions of Firefox.
To check the minimum version of Firefox needed for a given example,
see the `strict_min_version` part of the [applications key](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/applications)
in the example's manifest.json file.
To use these examples in Firefox, you should use the most recent release
of Firefox. Some examples work with earlier releases.
A few examples rely on APIs that are currently only available in pre-release
versions of Firefox. Where this is the case, the example should declare
the minimum version that it needs in the `strict_min_version` part of the
[applications key](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Add-ons/WebExtensions/manifest.json/applications)
in its manifest.json file.
## Installing an example
@@ -71,4 +74,3 @@ If you need help, email the [dev-addons mailing list](https://mail.mozilla.org/l
We welcome contributions, whether they are whole new examples, new features,
bug fixes, or translations of localizable strings into new languages. Please
see the [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/mdn/webextensions-examples/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) file for more details.