[tor-bugs] #3838 [TorBrowserButton]: Inform Torbutton users about TBB

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#3838: Inform Torbutton users about TBB
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    Reporter:  mikeperry         |       Owner:  mikeperry                    
        Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  closed                       
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
   Component:  TorBrowserButton  |     Version:                               
  Resolution:  fixed             |    Keywords:  MikePerry201205              
      Parent:                    |      Points:  1                            
Actualpoints:  1                 |  
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Changes (by mikeperry):

  * status:  reopened => closed
  * resolution:  => fixed


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:12 proper]:

 > > If there is another option, please reopen.
 >
 > I indeed thought about this one... New suggestions... Might be combined,
 can be used alone.
 >
 > 1. You know the noscript update page, which is sometimes shown, when
 noscript was (auto)updated? That's not a popup and doesn't look malicious.
 Many addons do it like that. You could do the same with Tor Button.
 Redirect them to a site on tpo.org, make a really big red warning and
 explain the situation.
 >
 > 2. You make a random unidentified popup and ask users to click on Tor
 Button, since there is an important news. The popup shows once updated and
 on each browser restart. Also with the ability to show the popup only
 once.
 >
 > 3. Let's face it. You are abandoning/discontinuing a software project.
 (Tor Button with toogle for Firefox gets taken off in favor of Tor
 Browser, due to technical reasons and/or lack of manpower.) It's
 impossible to make everyone happy, when doing something like that.

 I think I like option 3 the best, though I might accept a patch for option
 1 if you can do one by tonight/tomorrow (and can commit to it now).

 1.4.6 fixes a lot of important other issues for people who actually want
 to use Tor, and we should have gotten it out like yesterday or last week.
 I think that takes priority.

 > Prevent the Tor Button/Firefox users from connecting to any website. Tor
 or non-Tor. No more internet connections. All they see is an explanation
 and they have to uninstall Tor Button. The only thing, you should allow is
 connecting to tpo.org, to allow downloading the net Tor Browser Bundle
 over Tor (in case they are in a censored environment).

 No, I want to allow Torbutton without toggle for a while longer. While I'm
 a TBB user, I'm not pleased with our lack of autoupdates or package
 manager integration. If you don't care about website tracking, these
 things might matter more to you than the added privacy of Tor Browser.

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