Program Management/Programs/Silent Update/2011-11-10
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Features
Removal of OS security dialog for Windows
Owner: Brian
- Landing on Aurora blocked by MAR file signing
Add-ons Default to Compatible
Owner: Blair (client), Wil (AMO)
- 3 client bugs required to complete this feature in Firefox 10
- bug 695977 Addons shouldn't be compatible by default when their minVersion is greater than the app version
- Patch ready for review
- Depends on bug 527141 and AMO bug 698355
- bug 700201 Addons that haven't been updated for an extremely long time should not be compatible by default
- Discussion started on dev.platform
- {{bug|698653} Flip extensions.strictCompatibility pref in Firefox to make addons compatible-by-default
- Can be enabled once the other two bugs are complete
- bug 695977 Addons shouldn't be compatible by default when their minVersion is greater than the app version
- 2 AMO bugs required to complete this feature in Firefox 10
- bug 698355 Add compatMode parameter to VersionCheck.php to allow updating to non-compatible addon versions
- bug 698358 Add support for new strictCompatibility option in install.rdf
Apply update on shutdown
Owner: Ehsan
- Ehsan suggested that the hotfix add-on bug 694068 can be used to disable this feature in case of some catastrophic failure. The hotfix add-on has not yet landed in 10.
New workflow for updating users with incompatible add-ons
Owner: Rob