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While i agree with the idea of being able to install whatever you want. What's wrong with it being behind a developer mode? I would bet that 99%~ people don't

While i agree with the idea of being able to install whatever you want. What's wrong with it being behind a developer mode? I would bet that 99%~ people don't need or even want that kind of absolute freedom. As a chrome user, the only plugin I have that I can't get on the play store is one for downloading youtube videos but I can still install it from the author website, just takes a few extra clicks.

mook 10y ago
> What's wrong with it being behind a developer mode? The fact that one doesn't exist. "Developer edition" is really just their alpha build, they don't have release builds that allow unsigned extension installs.
- mnordhoff 10y ago
  There are some release builds that do. https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded...
  - mook 10y ago
    Ah! Thank you, I stand corrected. I didn't realize they actually have those now. Still hard to find, but at least they exist.
- Caspy7 10y ago
  You mean like the Unbranded builds of Release (and Beta) that allow unsigned extension installs? https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded_Builds https://wiki.mozilla.org/Add-ons/Extension_Signing#Unbranded... It seems that those very much exist.
CaptSpify 10y ago
How easy is it to switch to Developer mode? Genuinely asking