On 2014-09-04, 3:07 PM, Ben Bucksch wrote:
Mark Finkle wrote, On 04.09.2014 21:32:
* MLS/Stumbling: Additions to Fennec that allowed people to opt-in and
post location-data to the Mozilla Location Service (MLS) landed late
in Fx34. We are giving it time to bake and will look to ship it in
Fx35. Stumbling requires an Android Permission change so Fennec can
access more detailed WiFi information. This data is only accessed if
you opt-in to stumbling, but Android being Android, we require asking
for the permission on install regardless. This means the Fx35 will be
a PERMISSION BUMP release. If any other features are being discussed
and require a permission change, consider riding along. We like to
batch permission changes because of the negative affect it has on
auto-upgrades.
Is it possible to put this into a separate app/install?
It is technically possible, in at least two ways:
* we already distribute MozStumbler, an entirely separate app that has
nothing to do with Fennec.
* it might be possible to ship a side-loading APK that integrates with
Fennec.
Neither of these things exposes these features to the wider Fennec
community.
I'll speak for myself: I believe that building an open and accessible
location service able to compete with the closed, non-accessible
services is valuable. To succeed, we need the help of the Fennec
community. Neither of the options above have (the first) or are likely
to (the second) provide sufficient help for the project to succeed.
Thus, we package with Fennec.
Yours,
Nick
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