946082 - Consider including a link to Mozilla Corp. builds from www.firefox.com.cn

Status: NEW

(Websites :: www.mozillaonline.com, defect)

Description

[Matthew N. [:MattN]]

+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #888718 (mozilla.com.tw) +++

See bug 888718 for the mozilla.com.tw change.

Can we consider including the link to the global mozilla.com builds for the Chinese locale from http://www.firefox.com.cn as well? It seems like there are some people who don't want the bundled extensions and are concerned about some affiliate tracking.

See http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2775947 and http://www.oschina.net/news/46238/firefox-cn-do-some-evil

Comment 1

[Irvin (MozTW)]

Please also see the initial news cover by Solidot, http://www.solidot.org/story?sid=37355

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https://www.google.com.tw/search?q=%22%E8%B0%8B%E6%99%BA%E4%B8%AD%E5%9B%BD%E8%A2%AB%E5%8F%91%E7%8E%B0%E2%80%9Cdo+some+evil%E2%80%9D%22


Here I give a quick translate on it's content. Most of the news were duplicated from this source:

## Mozilla China been discoverd to "do some evil" ##
Author: WinterIsComing (From some dept. been forced to do so)
2013/11/24

The customized homepage and fast dial extension (xpi file) from Mozilla China had been discovered that it will change the user's shortcut links. If users (from China) added a shortcut to 'Jing Dong market' (www.jd.com) on their home page, that quick link will be redirected to a affiliates link ( http://count.chanet.com.cn/click...www.jd.com” ). Developer of the extension from China even as humor as to add a comment in the source codes - "do some evil here".

Comment 2

[Irvin (MozTW)]

I'd bring the discussion to the governance, welcome everyone to comment at there.
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!msg/mozilla.governance/bVOjNd8X0Fk/DGtMO6R-dL4J