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by callahad 9y ago
Even if the add-on is "enabled," it's doesn't initialize itself unless a specific about:config value is also manually flipped: https://github.com/mozilla/addon-wr/blob/59659431fd2a75c33ac..
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by callahad 9y ago
The core idea (deploy an easter egg via an add-on) seems pretty reasonable. Looking Glass is a really cool idea for users who want it. But pushing it out broadly, even in an inert state, was not good. I can assure you that there's a
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by callahad 9y ago
You don't have to trust me, that's why I linked to the source. Check out L21-24 in bootstrap.js. You can verify that this is the same code as your own local copy of the add-on by visiting about:debugging, clicking "enable add
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by callahad 9y ago
It's just our internal jargon, nothing nefarious intended. Things shipped over Shield are called "studies," A/B tests in the installer are called "funnelcakes," etc.
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by callahad 9y ago
Most of us are on flights today, hence the slow response, but I want to clarify two things: 1. The study is not "still active and ongoing." It was pulled yesterday after the backlash, though that may take up to 24 hours to propaga
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by callahad 9y ago
The add-on only initializes itself (and thus sends the header) if the user has manually gone into about:config and flipped the `extensions.pug.lookingglass` preference: https://github.com/gregglind/addon-wr/blob&#x
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by callahad 9y ago
Thank you for your responses. The comment about the visibility of the add-on (Bugzilla, QA process, documentation, etc.) is well taken, as are those regarding the naming of system add-ons, Pioneer, etc. I've got an intercontinental fli
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by callahad 9y ago
Thanks for the positive take, but I do think that folks are justified in their anger. Even though the add-on itself was innocuous, the context around its scope, delivery, and presentation were not what they should have been.
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by callahad 9y ago
The Mozilla Corporation ("MoCo"), which develops Firefox, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the non-profit Mozilla Foundation ("MoFo"). Each has its own board of directors, but the Corporation exists to serve the public be
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by callahad 9y ago
That's FUD. Mozilla is a 501(c)3 non-profit, and our audited financial statements and IRS Form 990 can be found at https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/foundation/annualreport/
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by callahad 9y ago
The source is at https://github.com/gregglind/addon-wr/ Its startup is controlled by the addon/bootstrap.js file. Per line 22, it's completely inert unless the user manually toggles `extensions.pug.looki
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by callahad 9y ago
This misrepresents and overstates the Google Analytics and Cliqz situations 1. Mozilla obtained specific legal / contractual protections around any data that we store in GA, as covered in this adjacent thread: https://news.y
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by callahad 9y ago
Whatever you experienced is very unlikely to be caused by this add-on. The add-on only initializes if you manually dig into about:config and enable `extensions.pug.lookingglass`. Otherwise, it just starts up once at browser launch, checks t
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by callahad 9y ago
I'm not happy with how this rolled out, and I'm not here to justify it. I wasn't involved in its development, so I can't speak to its origin or the decision to use Shield for distribution, but I can gather feedback and
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by callahad 9y ago
From reading the source, that setting is not exposed anywhere; about:config seems to be the only way to turn it on.
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by callahad 9y ago
That tweet sounds like doublespeak, but Directory Tiles really did have some genuinely good ideas mixed in with the bad. I don't know how far we got with it, but one of the ideas was to serve a generic bundle of ads, and then select
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by callahad 9y ago
I'm not entirely comfortable with how this all went, but it's at least worth noting that the add-on was written entirely by Mozilla engineers.
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by callahad 9y ago
The source lives at https://github.com/gregglind/addon-wr/
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by callahad 9y ago
Just coming up to speed, apologies for the potentially obvious questions. 1. Can you explain what you mean by "unknown Mozilla developers?" Unknown to whom? 2. Can you provide more detail on what specific configuration changes are
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by callahad 9y ago
Even if installed, the add-on only initializes if `extensions.pug.lookingglass` is set to true in about:config. That preference defaults to false.
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by callahad 9y ago
I'm not privy to the search deal, but my understanding is that this is driven by our internal user research and metrics, which show that a significant number of users have a search engine other than what they prefer or expect. In these
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by callahad 9y ago
Dan Grossman's http://www.hnreplies.com/ works wonders
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by callahad 9y ago
Aurora used to be a separate pre-beta, post-nightly release channel: Release <--- Beta <--- Aurora <--- Nightly In 2014, we rebranded Aurora builds to "Developer Edition" to give it better visibility and ship exp
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by callahad 9y ago
I don't have any BTC on hand, so I genuinely don't know. The barista I spoke with mentioned that they get four or five transactions per week, and they had a physical POS terminal for Bitcoin transactions, similar to the one CoinKi
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by callahad 9y ago
> Bitcoin is useless, you can't do anything with it There's a cafe down the street from me that accepts Bitcoin. I could literally buy a meal with it right now. It may not be rational, but it has actual utility.
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by callahad 9y ago
There are only minor differences between the Windows and Linux shortcuts. See https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perf... for a full list.
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by callahad 9y ago
DevEdition is our fourth release channel, along with Stable, Beta, and Nightly builds. The engine is generally based on Beta, but we can ship features to DevEdition separately from mainline Firefox. For example, we can ship new developer to
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by callahad 9y ago
The UI isn't as pretty, but Firefox does support fully separated profiles. More info at https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-... You can also use command line flags to do the same. For
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by callahad 9y ago
What specific app, and what version of it, are you using?
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by callahad 9y ago
The nice thing about being a non-profit is that we can include a tracking blocker for that 44% right in the browser, without it being counter to our business interests.

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