Re: Removing Firefox Version Number

On Aug 16, 6:08 pm, Asa Dotzler <[email protected]> wrote:
> jez wrote:
> > Another thing to bare in mind is hiding the version number introduces
> > a barrier to an ordinary user submitting a useful bug report. Surely
> > we want users to be able to easily submit bug reports without exposing
> > them to a genuinely scary page like about:support.
> > Making this harder surely leads to bug feedback which is more and more
> > skewed towards geeks?
>
> This is silly. It doesn't impact users submitting bugs in the least bit.
> Maybe you haven't used Bugzilla?
>
> Bugzilla inserts the user's User Agent, Version, and BuildID when they
> file bugs through the default interface.
>
> If they're advanced enough to switch from the default interface to the
> advanced interface, they're advanced enough to use about->troubleshooting.
>
> - A

Yes I have used bugzilla, but only through the web interface.
Isn't it quite common to want to submit a bug report using a browser
that isn't broken?

J.