Re: Iceweasel and Firefox compatibility
Adam Majer wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 10, 2009 at 09:57:22AM +0100, Mike Hommey wrote:
>> I just decided I don't care anymore. So here is a deal to those reading
>> this thread. Give me a UA string that:
>> - Doesn't claim to be Firefox (i.e keep Iceweasel in it)
>> - Is compatible with most crappy sites on earth[1] (i.e. Test it. A lot)
>>
>> And I will change it before squeeze freeze.
>
> It is not possible to come up with such a UA string.
>
> Opera does allows per-site configuration of the UA string. Opera lies
> a lot in name of compatibility. Anything else will definitely not work
> on some of the borked sites out there. Might as well keep Iceweasel's
> current UA string.
That's fallacious reasoning. If we can make a big improvement for our
users, even if not perfect, it is worth doing. WELL worth doing.
>
> - Adam
>
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