[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:  reopened                     
    Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  TorBrowserBundle 2.3.x-stable
   Component:  TorBrowserButton  |     Version:                               
  Resolution:                    |    Keywords:  MikePerry201205              
      Parent:                    |      Points:  1                            
Actualpoints:  1                 |  
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Comment(by mikeperry):

 Ok, well option 2 is rather sad. The event delivery at startup makes it
 appear as a lone window before the Firefox window is opened, at least on
 Linux. It has a title of "Important Torbutton Information", and here is
 its text:

 {{{
 Important Torbutton Information!

 Torbutton is now always enabled.

 Click on the Torbutton for more information.
 }}}

 Here is the new text for the warning when you click the button:

 {{{

 Torbutton works differently now: you can't turn it off any more.

 We made this change because it isn't safe to use Torbutton in a browser
 that's also used for non-Tor browsing. There were too many bugs there
 that we couldn't fix any other way.

 If you want to keep using Firefox normally, you should uninstall Torbutton
 and download Tor Browser. The privacy properties of Tor Browser are also
 superior to those of normal Firefox, even when Firefox is used with
 Torbutton.

 To remove Torbutton, go to Tools->Addons->Extensions and then click the
 Remove button next to Torbutton.

   [ ] Do not show this message again

                                                                 [ OK ]
 }}}

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