1530371 - Remove install permission for addons.mozilla.org

Status: RESOLVED FIXED

(Toolkit :: Add-ons Manager, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Johann Hofmann [:johannh]]

As found in bug 1298630 we don't need this permission anymore and it just leads to confusion now.

This line needs to be removed:
https://searchfox.org/mozilla-central/rev/dc0adc07db3df9431a0876156f50c65d580010cb/browser/app/permissions#19

Comment 1

[Carolina Jimenez Gomez]

Hello, can I do it?

Comment 2

[Shivam Singhal [ :championshuttler ]]

Hi Carolina, if you have not built the gecko locally let me know, I have a patch ready for it. Just need to send it through phabricator.

Thanks

Comment 3

[Carolina Jimenez Gomez]

go ahead :)

Comment 4

[Oluwafemi Akinde]

Hello, I just joined, can I work on this?

Comment 5

[Jawad Ahmed [:jawad]]

Hi, I am willing to work on this bug, please someone with bug-editing privileges assign it to me. Thank you.

Comment 6

[Shivam Singhal [ :championshuttler ]]

Attachment: Bug 1530371 - Remove install permission for addons.mozilla.org. r=johannh

Comment 7

[Andrew Swan [:aswan]]

Cc ddurst in case any changes to the install flow are coming that might affect this.

Comment 8

[Johann Hofmann [:johannh]]

Hey folks, :championshuttler started to work on this, happy to direct you to more good first bugs.

Thanks!

Comment 9

[Pulsebot]

Pushed by [e-mail]:
https://hg.mozilla.org/integration/autoland/rev/56a7eb5a2d6a
Remove install permission for addons.mozilla.org. r=johannh

Comment 10

[Stefan Hindli [:stefan_hindli]]

https://hg.mozilla.org/mozilla-central/rev/56a7eb5a2d6a