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<p>Hi,</p>
<p>May also be good to have ATN approval process working correctly
first too. Zoiper on ATN causes malfunctions of Thunderbird.
Developer has submitted updated. Cause: "The bottle-neck of slow
add-on reviews on ATN".<br>
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<p>For example:<br>
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<p>ATN Zoiper v1.04<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://addons.thunderbird.net/addon/zoiper-thunderbird-plugin/">https://addons.thunderbird.net/addon/zoiper-thunderbird-plugin/</a><br>
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<p>Still awaiting approval Zoiper v1.06<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1499602">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1499602</a></p>
<p>What do you think?<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 2/12/18 7:10 am, Axel Grude wrote:<br>
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border-radius:3px;"> <b>Subject:</b>Re: Buggy add-ons
causing malfunctions of Thunderbird - Policy to disable
them, do we have one, do we need one?<br>
<b>From:</b>Ben Bucksch <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:ben.bucksch@beonex.com"
moz-do-not-send="true"><ben.bucksch@beonex.com></a><br>
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<b>CC: </b>Thunderbird Email Developers <a
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<b>Sent: </b>Saturday, 12/1/2018 19:54 GMT ST +0000 [Week
48]<br>
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cite="mid:5acae24b-b76c-4719-4432-4d269bc44a72@beonex.com"
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class="
 cite">Hey Jörg, <br>
<br>
Jörg Knobloch wrote on 01.12.18 19:09: <br>
<blockquote type="cite" id="Cite_9099311" class=" cite">I'd like
to know whether we have or should have a policy to disable
buggy add-ons causing malfunctions of Thunderbird. Mozilla's
Add-on policies don't mention anything about malfunctions[1].
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<br>
I'd assume that this is implicit, either by common sense, or by
some "quality" rule, that the addon cannot break the host app. <br>
<br>
FWIW, WebExtensions are designed to avoid that very problem. We
should make more efforts creating WebExtension APIs in TB that
are sufficient for TB addons to do what they need to do. Then,
after, we can encourage addon authors to move there. But the
APIs need to exist first (that's the part that Firefox got
wrong). <br>
<br>
<br>
<blockquote type="cite" id="Cite_3499892" class=" cite">I'm
particularly concerned about a particular add-on which has
caused four bug reports so far: <br>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1506961"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1506961</a>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1506719"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1506719</a>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1511488"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1511488</a>
<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext"
href="https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1421249"
moz-do-not-send="true">https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1421249</a>
<br>
<br>
I've personally informed the author on 1st of August 2018
about the malfunction, but during the four months that have
lapsed, the problem hasn't been addressed. This makes
Thunderbird look bad since the fault is not in a function of
the add-on but instead causes (seemingly unrelated)
malfunctions of Thunderbird. <br>
<br>
Opinions welcome, </blockquote>
<br>
<br>
Disable it using the addon store. (Given that that the author
doesn't answer). <br>
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<p>Better force compatibility maxversion to 52 (or lower)</p>
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Or fix it, upload a new version, with maintainer super powers,
and all users will be automatically updated to the fixed
version. <br>
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<p>I fear that's not allowed - you would have to either adopt the
add-on or fork a new version (subject to the appropriate license
of course).<br>
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<p>Axel<br>
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