[tor-bugs] #2285 [Tor Check]: check.tpo should list current versions of Tor Project software

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#2285: check.tpo should list current versions of Tor Project software
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 Reporter:  rransom    |          Owner:  phobos                       
     Type:  defect     |         Status:  assigned                     
 Priority:  major      |      Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.2.x-stable
Component:  Tor Check  |        Version:                               
 Keywords:  Bounty     |         Parent:                               
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:23 phobos]:
 > My most basic question is, do users know what version they have?
 >
 > Finding a TBB version is difficult for all I've asked. They all
 eventually find either the original file they downloaded which has some
 sort of a version, or they find Vidalia's About page and wonder which one
 is the TBB version.

 What if we constructed a URL based on this XMLHTTPRequest and directly
 gave it to the user? The XMLHTTPRequest could provide a base directory,
 version, and file suffix. It could also provide a gettor request subject.
 Torbutton could then display both options to the user in a XUL dialog.

 Alternatively (and possibly safer, and more robust in the face of change),
 torbutton could just load a generic "You are out of date" page after it
 does the version checking magic. The "You are out of date" page would then
 have links to the latest TBB version.

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