Firefox/Projects/VideoDriverBlacklisting
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Driver Blocklisting and Enabling out of band with Firefox releases.
- Project Lead: blizzard
- Firefox Engineer: mossop
- Drivers: joe
- Service: lorchard
Status
Currently scoping. Initial discussions have happened with the principals.
Goals
- To make it possible to disable or enable video drivers out of band with Firefox releases. This does not replace the in-browser compatibility list, but gives us the flexibility to disable or enable for security & compatibility reasons.
Non Goals
- Replace the in-browser compatibility list.
Timeline / Milestones
- Initial data list: 12/17/2010
These are the bugs of interest:
| Bug | Owner | Status |
|---|---|---|
| bug 12345 - none | none | none |
Requirements
- Includes the ability to enable specific drivers
- Includes the ability to disable specific drivers
- Is polled for changes once per day
- Has minimal effect on startup performance
Dependencies
- Driver list definition from Joe
- Support from Services group
Testing
No test plan yet.
Related Projects
Hardware acceleration, dll blocklisting and plugin blocklisting.