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Date Discussion occurred: 2011.04.14 | Date Discussion occurred: 2011.04.14 | ||
Security Concerns: | Security Concerns: | ||
Possible broken update process | * Possible broken update process | ||
User could be deceived into switching channels and be stranded without a way to a usable version | * User could be deceived into switching channels and be stranded without a way to a usable version | ||
An add-on could be created to modify channel preferences | * An add-on could be created to modify channel preferences | ||
Responses to concerns: | Responses to concerns: | ||
Initial implementation is that Aurora users can go to beta, others can not | * Initial implementation is that Aurora users can go to beta, others can not | ||
Furthest back a user could go is the release channel | * Furthest back a user could go is the release channel | ||
Users can still opt-out of all updates (user choice even if not advisable) | * Users can still opt-out of all updates (user choice even if not advisable) | ||
UI is a XUL window that is not mapped to an "about:" | * UI is a XUL window that is not mapped to an "about:" | ||
Channel info is stored in a preference that once applied is removed | * Channel info is stored in a preference that once applied is removed | ||
All existing channels are hard coded, thus a be build required to add or remove channels | * All existing channels are hard coded, thus a be build required to add or remove channels | ||
Add-on verification process will need to be modified to check for possible preference changing | * Add-on verification process will need to be modified to check for possible preference changing | ||
Outstanding but not security issues at this time: | Outstanding but not security issues at this time: | ||
Channel names are not localizable at this time | * Channel names are not localizable at this time | ||