[tor-bugs] #4238 [TorBrowserButton]: Torbutton should pass TBB's OS and architecture to www.tpo download pages

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#4238: Torbutton should pass TBB's OS and architecture to www.tpo download pages
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 Reporter:  rransom                   |          Owner:  mikeperry
     Type:  enhancement               |         Status:  new      
 Priority:  normal                    |      Milestone:           
Component:  TorBrowserButton          |        Version:           
 Keywords:  tbb-usability tbb-bounty  |         Parent:           
   Points:                            |   Actualpoints:           
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Changes (by mcs):

 * cc: mcs, brade (added)


Comment:

 Would it be sufficient to add "os" and "arch" parameters to the startup
 page, e.g.,
   https://check.torproject.org/?lang=en-
 US&os=Linux&arch=i686&small=1&uptodate=0
 ?

 The server / web site would need to be modified to propagate those values
 to the download page, but this seems like a simpler solution than having
 the browser look at every page load to determine if the os and arch should
 be added to the URL.

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