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== Status == | |||
As of Jan 2016, the server no longer is maintained in Mozilla Japan and this site no longer works. | |||
== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
We at Mozilla Japan have [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/ our own Firefox add-ons library] (AMJ) | We at Mozilla Japan have [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/ our own Firefox add-ons library] (AMJ) instead of [https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/ Firefox Add-ons] (AMO). Here is some background information on the AMJ service. | ||
== Issues on AMO == | == Issues on AMO == | ||
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* AMO has no capability to find authors by locale. | * AMO has no capability to find authors by locale. | ||
* Some add-ons are localized with machine translation. Those qualities are bad for Japanese. | * Some add-ons are localized with machine translation. Those qualities are bad for Japanese. | ||
* Most of localized add-ons don't have | * Some add-ons are partially localized. It's impossible to pick up really localized add-ons mechanically. | ||
* Most of the | * <del>AMO's search engine doesn't support multibyte queries.</del> - partially fixed? | ||
* Most of localized add-ons don't have their localized summary and description on AMO. | |||
** Therefore, we cannot search these add-ons by Japanese even if they're localized. | |||
** Example: search タブ (tab) on [https://addons.mozilla.org/ja/firefox/search/?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96 AMO] (only 13 results) vs [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/search?q=%E3%82%BF%E3%83%96 AMJ] (110 results) | |||
* Most of the recommended add-ons are not localized. | |||
** The requirements should have l10n for the Tier 1 and 2 locales. | |||
The bottom line is, '''it's very difficult for us to find add-ons which can be used in our language'''. | The bottom line is, '''it's very difficult for us to find add-ons which can be used in our language'''. | ||
We've filed bugs aiming to globalize AMO. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=635826 Bug 635826] for details. | |||
== Overview of AMJ == | == Overview of AMJ == | ||
To resolve these issues, we've started the AMJ project as an AMO | To resolve these issues, we've started the AMJ project as an AMO proxy. | ||
* AMJ allows Japanese Firefox users to search/browse | * AMJ allows Japanese Firefox users to search/browse extensions which are developed by Japanese companies/individuals or (almost) completely localized. | ||
** As of | ** As of February 2012, more than 950 extensions are listed. | ||
** The list has been maintained manually since October 2006. | ** The list has been maintained manually since October 2006. | ||
** Since January 2011, we have been adding the ''Preliminarily Reviewed'' add-ons. | |||
* AMJ combines AMO's data with our own data: | * AMJ combines AMO's data with our own data: | ||
** | ** The add-on meta data is imported through [https://developer.mozilla.org/en/addons.mozilla.org_%28AMO%29_API_Developers%27_Guide/The_generic_AMO_API AMO's public API] (description, screenshot, icon, etc.) | ||
** AMJ showcases | ** AMJ showcases extensions with completely localized summaries and numbers of weekly downloads. Those numbers are counted on the AMJ server and indicate [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/extensions/?sort=downloads which extensions are popular for Japanese users]. | ||
** AMJ also shows numbers of bookmarks which are | ** AMJ also shows numbers of tweets/bookmarks which are retrieved from Twitter and some social bookmark services. | ||
* AMJ has own 20 categories. (Unfortunately AMO's categories are useless... Those are arbitrarily assigned by the add-on authors, not by the editors. Also, types of categories are not enough for every add-on.) | * AMJ has own 20 categories. (Unfortunately AMO's categories are useless... Those are arbitrarily assigned by the add-on authors, not by the editors. Also, types of categories are not enough for every add-on.) | ||
* AMJ has [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/extensions/recommended/ own featured | * AMJ has [https://addons.mozilla.jp/firefox/extensions/recommended/ own featured extension list]. | ||
* AMJ is fully integrated into Japanese Firefox builds, and the users can search/browse through the Add-ons Manager interface. ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427323 Bug 427323]) | * AMJ is fully integrated into Japanese Firefox builds (ja and ja-JP-mac locales), and the users can search/browse through the Add-ons Manager interface. ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=427323 Bug 427323]) | ||
** '''Currently the integration has been broken due to the changes on AMO. See [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=505077 Bug 505077] for details.''' | |||
== Future of AMJ == | == Future of AMJ == | ||
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We are working on upgrading the AMJ service. | We are working on upgrading the AMJ service. | ||
* Themes and Thunderbird add-ons will be added. | * Themes and Thunderbird add-ons will be added. | ||
* More useful add-on detail pages: user review, localized screenshots, etc. | * More useful add-on detail pages: user review, localized screenshots, etc. | ||
* Capability to install multiple add-ons at once. | * Shopping Cart: Capability to install multiple add-ons at once. | ||
* Collections like AMO. | * Collections like AMO. | ||
* EV SSL | |||
* Even faster network and machine | |||
* More features to come! | * More features to come! | ||
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=== Other local add-on libraries === | === Other local add-on libraries === | ||
* [http://addons.sociz.com/firefox Chinese]: | * <del>[http://addons.sociz.com/firefox Chinese]</del> [http://mozilla.com.cn/selections/ Chinese] | ||
* [http://moztw.org/firefox/extension_top_15/ Chinese (Taiwan)] | * [http://moztw.org/firefox/extension_top_15/ Chinese (Taiwan)] | ||
* [http://extensions.geckozone.org/Firefox/ French] | * [http://extensions.geckozone.org/Firefox/ French] | ||
* [http://firefox.erweiterungen.de/ German]: | * [http://firefox.erweiterungen.de/ German]: the service was discontinued | ||
* [http://www.extenzilla.org/ Italian] | * [http://www.extenzilla.org/ Italian] | ||
* [http://update.mozilla.or.kr/addons/ Korean]: | * [http://update.mozilla.or.kr/addons/ Korean]: the service was discontinued | ||
* [http://mozillapl.org/baza_rozszerzen/ Polish]: | * [http://mozillapl.org/baza_rozszerzen/ Polish]: the service was discontinued | ||