> Reasoning: Software installed via APT should have defined states, software
> should not be allowed to change itself, unless the user has actively chosen
> to enable such functionality and this functionality points out, for the
> user, that it has this capability.
Normandy won't alter the packages installed by apt (that would mean that
it runs as root, which would definitely be a security problem). The
mechanism allows Mozilla to roll out preference changes, which will
alter only the user's profile.
As you pointed out, this allowed to mitigate quite effectively bug
#1827727, which rather advocates for keeping it enabled by default.
** Changed in: firefox (Ubuntu)
Status: Confirmed => Opinion
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1827717
Title:
Normandy remote control should be disabled by default
Status in firefox package in Ubuntu:
Opinion
Bug description:
While sure useful as a way to remedy the add-on intermediate signing
certificate expiry issue Mozilla has created
(https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1548973), I really think
Normandy should be disabled in Ubuntu by default:
Normandy is a collection of servers, workflows, and Firefox components that
enables Mozilla to remote control Firefox clients in the wild based on precise
criteria.
https://mozilla.github.io/normandy/
Reasoning: Software installed via APT should have defined states,
software should not be allowed to change itself, unless the user has
actively chosen to enable such functionality and this functionality
points out, for the user, that it has this capability.
The current default preference (per about:config) is:
app.normandy.enabled;true
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