An unexpected source: addons.mozilla.org
I keep a fairly substantial collection of downloaded software that I use
for troubleshooting purposes, which allows me to work on a computer
almost entirely off-line, when necessary.
I have quite a bit of Mozilla stuff in my collection, including
extensions for Firefox, Thunderbird and Seamonkey. My habit is that
periodically, I go to addons.mozilla.org, and download copies of
extensions for all three. I normally right-click on the offered
download, and select "save link target as", as I want XPI files with the
full name of the extension and the version. For this, what I'm doing is
longer term storage, that I expect to use more than once, rather than
just grab something, install it, and discard the download, when the
installation is complete.
I use Seamonkey as my normal browser, and I notice that in the Firefox
sections of AMO, that the the download button is now being overlaid with
a button titled "Only with Firefox! Get Firefox Now!", which resolves to
a link to the Firefox downloads page. And this is happening even for
extensions that explicitly support Seamonkey.
I can get around the problem easily enough by spoofing Firefox (and I
already spoof the platform for downloading extensions that have
Mac-specific versions), or going to the equivalent Seamonkey page, for
extensions that have Seamonkey support.
But I never would have expected that I would have had to resort to
spoofing on pages at mozilla.org.
For people that are making use of the extension converter at
http://addonconverter.fotokraina.com/, have you had any experience with
this one?
Smith
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