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    Comment #19493833

    Hi, Lockbox desktop dev here. Some thoughts: > if there isn't a Chrome plugin, it's not going to be of much use to me Working on it! We have to get the webextension working in Fire…

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    Comment #16689734

    > I don't understand why the default behavior isn't to isolate every website from every other website? Why is least privacy the default? Default privacy settings are tough to manag…

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    Comment #16488595

    I dunno, it seems like the learning process of putting together a series of unsuccessful promo packages might be the exact training you need to become "senior". If the (good) work …

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    Comment #16372012

    It sounds like you were away from coding for a really long time (10 years!), then you got back into it, picking an area you didn't know much about, expected it to be easy , maybe d…

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    Comment #16371675

    Want to get some production experience with react? Tons of webdev projects are using it at Mozilla. Come on over and find yourself a good first bug :-)

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    Comment #15450927

    I dunno about all that :-) MITI is Mozilla trying to keep the internet credible as a source of news and information. This is in keeping with Mozilla's core principles. Give the blo…

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    Comment #15360958

    Yeah, this is a legit concern. Screenshots is implemented as a WebExtension. Unfortunately, the WebExtensions framework in Firefox currently appends items to the bottom of the cont…

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    Comment #14920669

    The code's on github, so you could definitely just stand up your own copy: https://github.com/mozilla/send

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    Comment #14118503

    Just FYI, this has already been done with emscripten a while ago, and it does work. See: http://pypyjs.org/

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    Comment #11683690

    Hey Bill! Thanks a lot :-) I know, the name thing, what can you do? I worked on Persona before this, so I guess I'm not surprised by the Mozilla enthusiasm for reusing project name…

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    Comment #11671056

    Test Pilot isn't happening at the cost of stability and performance improvements. It's a complementary program that helps us ship better features through data-driven iteration. I h…

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    Comment #11671044

    Yeah, the site is templated client-side using Ampersand (though lmorchard keeps threatening to rewrite it in React as a weekend project). Should work fine with tracking disabled, b…

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    Comment #11671032

    A 'doorhanger' is this bit of UI: https://www.dropbox.com/s/8yivzcq2gw63pqq/Screen%20Shot%2020...

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    Comment #11670991

    Thanks for editing your post :-) I agree, it's tough to understand much about the project based on the testpilot.firefox.com landing page. That page is tightly focused around the '…

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    Comment #11670921

    Hey there! Our wiki has a list of bug trackers: https://wiki.mozilla.org/Test_Pilot#Found_a_bug.3F You can also talk with us in #testpilot on Mozilla IRC.

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    Comment #11670915

    Are you talking about the doorhanger that appears when you try to install the add-on? Firefox always shows a warning doorhanger if an add-on is installed from a website other than …

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    Comment #11670897

    The Test Pilot website explains that you install the add-on after creating an account and signing in. It's actually super easy, give it a try :-)

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    Comment #11670867

    You need to have JavaScript enabled to use the site

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    Comment #11670665

    I hear your frustration; people inside the company found some of those changes frustrating, too. Test Pilot is a step in a new direction that's more participatory and inclusive of …

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    Comment #11670606

    pull requests welcome: https://github.com/mozilla/testpilot

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    Comment #11670600

    The bug I linked was just assigned last month: it's being worked right now. There are definitely some 10 year old bugs, just like there are funny, off-topic, celebratory bugs ( htt…

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    Comment #11670486

    Hey, that's actually the wrong link for the search add-on. What you've downloaded is a deprecated earlier prototype that may not work at all--you're looking at the wrong github rep…

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    Comment #11670373

    You'll be happy to know that somebody recently started working on the date/time input types bug: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=888320 If you have a bugzilla account,…