Closed Bug 1167347 Opened 9 years ago Closed 9 years ago

Default-enable EME DRM only when Flash or Silverlight is set to "Always Activate"

Categories

(Firefox :: General, enhancement)

Product:
Firefox
Component:
General
Type:
enhancement
Priority:
Not set
Severity:
normal

Tracking

()

Status:
VERIFIED WONTFIX
Tracking Flags:
Tracking Status
firefox41 --- affected

People

(Reporter: jruderman, Unassigned)

Details

Most users who have Flash enabled probably don't care about having a second DRM module. But we shouldn't make the same assumption about users who don't have Flash enabled.
EME/DRM is already enabled by default.

If the user has disabled the DRM setting -- either manually, or by installing the "DRM-free" version of Firefox, we should _not_ change this pref based on some non-obvious relation to having Flash installed. Especially given the sensitivities around the whole EME/DRM thing.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
This would only affect new profiles, or profiles that currently have it enabled (but haven't used it yet?). Of course I wouldn't want to surprise users by turning it on a second time.
Status: RESOLVED → REOPENED
Resolution: WONTFIX → ---
Nope -- we're very much not doing this. There have been _extensive_ discussions about how to ship EME, and this ship has already sailed with the release of 38. We believe enabling EME/DRM is the right thing for users, and have acceptable options for users who wish to opt-out.
Status: REOPENED → RESOLVED
Closed: 9 years ago → 9 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Status: RESOLVED → VERIFIED
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