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|Feature requirements=* Ability to detect and point to relevant locations for the major plugins | |Feature requirements=* Ability to detect and point to relevant locations for the major plugins | ||
* Mozilla needs to host permanent redirect URLs for this, so we can change quickly, should downstream providers suddenly change their URLs or similar | * Mozilla needs to host permanent redirect URLs for this, so we can change quickly, should downstream providers suddenly change their URLs or similar | ||
** PFS basically does this. | |||
* It should be possible to say "Don't ask me to install this plugin again" | * It should be possible to say "Don't ask me to install this plugin again" | ||
* We should never imply that installing a plugin is absolutely necessary for the browser to function (like we kind of do today), but rather that plugins are required for certain types of content | * We should never imply that installing a plugin is absolutely necessary for the browser to function (like we kind of do today), but rather that plugins are required for certain types of content | ||
* We should label which plugins you'll end up downloading/installing in the location where we show the "Missing Plugin" message. Right now, you don't know until you go ahead and start the process | * We should label which plugins you'll end up downloading/installing in the location where we show the "Missing Plugin" message. Right now, you don't know until you go ahead and start the process | ||
* We want to stop using Plugin Finder Service, and instead hardcode the small list of plugins we care about to simplify the code and maintenance burden | * We want to stop using Plugin Finder Service, and instead hardcode the small list of plugins we care about to simplify the code and maintenance burden | ||
** This sounds like an implementation decision that shouldn't be in the requirements without a reason. --MattN | |||
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