[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:  enhancement  |         Status:  assigned              
 Priority:  major        |      Milestone:  Tor Check Enhancements
Component:  Tor Check    |        Version:                        
 Keywords:               |         Parent:  #2880                 
   Points:               |   Actualpoints:                        
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Replying to [comment:11 arma]:
 >
 > Good idea. That said, we should give people a little while with the
 updated version out before we switch the default background.
 >
 > Also, we will want to think twice about the situation where the user
 types in check.torproject.org because she finds some instructions on the
 web to do so, and it tells her to upgrade, when she's actually using the
 newest TBB but she didn't append the ReportVersions param to the url she
 typed in.

 Hrmm. Perhaps. Maybe we could make the front page respond to our user
 agent for this case? It won't be long before not too many people are
 running "Firefox 4.0". Soon they'll upgrade past that. If they do, they'll
 probably be running the wrong browser. If they claim to be IE or something
 similar, they definitely will be running the wrong browser.

 > > It would be better if we could send them to ip-check.info or
 something, though.
 >
 > Why's that?

 Mostly because we can't port Torbutton to Firefox Mobile for Android
 (because Firefox Mobile decided to break all of the XPCOM APIs we need).
 However, so long as plugins aren't installed, and so long as users are
 using Firefox as their dedicated Tor browser, they aren't too bad off on
 Android. These two properties make things a bit better than the Desktop,
 as mobile devices tend to be less fingerprintable overall. However, there
 still are issues if the user never clears cookies, etc.. So maybe we
 should still warn them.

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