Program Management/Programs/Silent Update/2011-11-17

Features

Removal of OS security dialog for Windows

Owner: Brian

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
• 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

Background updates

Owner: Ehsan

• Implementation complete, ready for testing

New workflow for updating users with incompatible add-ons

Owner: Rob, Chris

• Chris was to follow up with Alex Limi last week about the new button.

Getting the word out

• Ehsan's blog post was published on his blog and on The Future of Firefox Blog.