Comments on: Firefox 3.1 Add-on Compatibility Tracking http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/10/29/firefox-31-add-on-compatibility-tracking/ a boombox is not a toy Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:23:13 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tristan http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/10/29/firefox-31-add-on-compatibility-tracking/#comment-96720 Tristan Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:53:30 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=327#comment-96720 This is a very cool initiative, as we've seen in the past that extension compatibility has been preventing adoption of newer Firefox releases (and probably somewhat limiting the reach of betas too, for people who have extensions they can't leave without). This is a very cool initiative, as we’ve seen in the past that extension compatibility has been preventing adoption of newer Firefox releases (and probably somewhat limiting the reach of betas too, for people who have extensions they can’t leave without).

]]> By: John http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/10/29/firefox-31-add-on-compatibility-tracking/#comment-96719 John Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:45:25 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=327#comment-96719 I wonder, would it be possible to use the 'make compatible' of the nightly plugin send you guys stats as to what users are overriding compatibility on. For it to be even more useful, can FF identify when a plugin 'goes wrong' and send stats on that too? Perhaps then plugins might not need a max version; or at least, it could be automated... Thoughts? I wonder, would it be possible to use the ‘make compatible’ of the nightly plugin send you guys stats as to what users are overriding compatibility on. For it to be even more useful, can FF identify when a plugin ‘goes wrong’ and send stats on that too?

Perhaps then plugins might not need a max version; or at least, it could be automated…

Thoughts?

]]> By: pd http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/10/29/firefox-31-add-on-compatibility-tracking/#comment-96716 pd Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:29:47 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=327#comment-96716 Can we see a list of those 861 extensions please. Can we see a list of those 861 extensions please.

]]> By: Firefox 3.1 Add-on Compatibility Tracking at Mozilla Add-ons Blog http://blog.fligtar.com/2008/10/29/firefox-31-add-on-compatibility-tracking/#comment-96662 Firefox 3.1 Add-on Compatibility Tracking at Mozilla Add-ons Blog Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:26:01 +0000 http://blog.fligtar.com/?p=327#comment-96662 [...] Cross-posted from Justin Scott’s blog. [...] [...] Cross-posted from Justin Scott’s blog. [...]

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