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{{FeatureStatus
|Feature name=Network Installer
|Feature stage=Landed
|Feature status=Complete
|Feature version=Firefox 23
|Feature health=OK
}}
{{FeatureTeam
|Feature product manager=Kev Needham
|Feature feature manager=Kev Needham
|Feature lead engineer=Rob Strong
|Feature security lead=TBD
|Feature privacy lead=TBD
|Feature localization lead=TBD
|Feature accessibility lead=TBD
|Feature qa lead=Jason Smith
|Feature ux lead=Alex Faaborg
|Feature product marketing lead=Laura Mesa
|Feature additional members=Asa Dotzler, IT Required for Infra Impact
}}
{{FeaturePageBody
|Feature overview=The Mozilla Network Installer will be a lightweight, fully localized Windows and OSX installer allows a user to select Mozilla applications and/or related components which are then downloaded in the background and installed. The download and installation process should survive unexpected terminations of the installation process, and be able to include Mozilla applications, addons, and/or third-party components.

In addition to the default shipping applications, the installer should be configurable to download a specific, Mozilla-authorized customization package which would be applied post-installation of the Mozilla app prior to first-run. This would help simplify the administration overhead of customized repacks, and provide additional methods of distributing Firefox to end-users.
|Feature users and use cases=* Installation of default versions of Mozilla products (Firefox, Thunderbird)
* Installation of default versions of Mozilla products plus authorized addon(s) (combinations of extensions, search plugins, themes, and/or personas)
* Installation of default versions of Mozilla products bundled with authorized, secondary installer(s) (e.g. Network installer functions as a meta installer)
* Installation of authorized, customized versions of Mozilla products (e.g. product plus contents of distribution directory, with option for secondary installer(s))
|Feature dependencies=* Latest MozillaBuild with NSIS 2.46 unicode
* l10n strings/support
|Feature requirements=* Small footprint
* Fully localized
* Digitally signed
* Command line options for silent operation
* Use https for all network requests
* Auto-detect 32/64-bit Windows OS and download appropriate components
* Can be used with a pre-stuffed cache as a full installer
|Feature non-goals=* Replacement of existing installers
* Linux support
* Peer-to-peer download supports
|Feature functional spec=UI Mockup for initial stub installer is in {{bug|651965}} as a [https://bug651965.bugzilla.mozilla.org/attachment.cgi?id=543348 1.3MB attachment]
|Feature ux design=* Work like any other installer
* Provide estimated download times
* Allow for pause/resume, including resumption when process terminated
|Feature security review=The installer will be downloaded securely and then itself ensure the integrity of the binaries.
}}
{{FeatureInfo
|Feature priority=P1
|Feature rank=15
|Feature roadmap=Firefox Desktop
|Feature secondary roadmap=User Engagement
|Feature list=Desktop
|Feature engineering team=Platform Integration
}}
{{FeatureTeamStatus
|Feature products notes=We're accelerating this because we may be able to align with plug-in installation.
}}
<h2>Related Information</h2>

* {{bug|322206}} Firefox net / stub installer (Original bug from Firefox 2.0)
* {{bug|675970}} [Tracking Bug] Stub Installer Project
* {{bug|651965}} Installer user interface rewrite
* [[User:Beltzner/Specification_of_Stub_Installer_User_Interface|Original Stub Installer UI Spec]] (from Beltzner)