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a) There is no minor update for me (I'm at the latest point release) | a) There is no minor update for me (I'm at the latest point release) | ||
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b) I've not clicked never for this major update version OR I've done a manual "Check for Updates..." | b) I've not clicked never for this major update version OR I've done a manual "Check for Updates..." | ||
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* A never decision does not affect minor updates, only major updates. (See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350636 for why this matters.) | * A never decision does not affect minor updates, only major updates. (See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=350636 for why this matters.) | ||
* If the server side accidentally offered a major update to Fx 1.5.0.7 (and below), it would be bad because the user would get the major update without having agreed to the EULA. There is nothing in 1.5.0.7 (and below) on the client side to prevent this, so we need a safeguard on the server side. | * If the server side accidentally offered a major update to Fx 1.5.0.7 (and below), it would be bad because the user would get the major update without having agreed to the EULA. There is nothing in 1.5.0.7 (and below) on the client side to prevent this, so we need a safeguard on the server side. | ||
* At some point (Firefox 3, according to bug | * At some point (Firefox 3, according to bug #341190), we plan to stop supporting Windows 98/ME. Unlike Fx 1.5.x, Fx 2.0+ sends the OS version as part of the update url when it pings the AUS server. Again, this is something the server side will take care of, by not presenting incompatible major updates to clients running on unsupported OSes. See https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=341190 for details | ||
'''Example Table''' | '''Example Table''' | ||