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Jetpack Features is a working group exploring the feasibility of shipping core Firefox features as default addons built with the Add-on SDK. It is open to all Mozilla community members with an interest in and aptitude for the subject. | Jetpack Features is a working group exploring the feasibility of shipping core Firefox features as default addons built with the Add-on SDK. It is open to all Mozilla community members with an interest in and aptitude for the subject. | ||
== Principles == | |||
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We think Jetpack is a better way to develop many Firefox features. | |||
# Its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Modularity modularity], both at the feature level and internally, through its use of standards-based JavaScript modules, makes it easier for contributors to get started, get up-to-speed on the codebase, make progress, and share code with other projects. | |||
# It causes Firefox developers to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eating_your_own_dog_food eat their own dogfood], encouraging the development and sustenance of a robust, well-supported, first-class addon platform. | |||
# It enables Firefox features to be built and enabled selectively, giving distributors and users more options for customizing the browser to better meet user needs. | |||
== Discussions == | == Discussions == | ||