1112403 - Modify the way the download button is generated for the developer edition browser

Status: RESOLVED INVALID

(www.mozilla.org :: Pages & Content, defect)

Description

[Cory Price [:ckprice] (bugmail disabled, NI me!)]

# Overview

In bug 1111042 users reported an issue with being unable to download the developer edition browser in Windows 10.

Investigating the issue, we found that unanticipated changes to the user agent string was causing this. The issue was eventually fixed by modifying the regular expression used for detection against the UA string[0].

In a comment by :kev[1], it was suggested we re-look at our dependency on querying against the UA string to dynamically show content, and replace with an advisory statement instead. We agreed.

# Request

This bug is being opened to investigate and implement an alternative to the current developer edition download presentation.

[0] PR to update Windows 10 detection - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1111042#c8
[1] Comment from :kev - https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1111042#c6

Comment 1

[Kev Needham [:kev]]

So, at the risk of pushing my luck, can we do this for all our download buttons? :) I just want to make sure we never prevent people from downloading bits if they really want it. If we warn them, and still want it, we should let people have at it. I will be quiet now, promise, and thanks again for looking at this.

Comment 2

[Cory Price [:ckprice] (bugmail disabled, NI me!)]

Our intention was to in fact research changing all buttons! Marking this invalid, and opened bug 1112417.