Let me take a look at those.

On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 1:01 PM, Justin Dolske <dol...@mozilla.com> wrote:

> Will Firefox :: Extension Compatibility also be rolled into this new ::
> Other component?
>
> (There are ~700 open bugs there still, most of which look pretty stale.)
>
> Justin
>
> On Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:53 AM, Benjamin Smedberg <benja...@smedbergs.us>
> wrote:
>
>> There used to be a bugzilla.mozilla.org product called "Plugins". This
>> product has been renamed "External Software Affecting Firefox" and its
>> component structure has been greatly simplified.
>>
>> It is usually not helpful to track defects in 3rd-party software in the
>> Mozilla bug tracker. The only time we want to track those defects is when
>> we want to make explicit outreach efforts because those defects affect
>> Firefox users.
>>
>> There were previously almost a hundred different "components" for fine
>> classification of these bugs. This was not producing good results and
>> caused confusion for many people filing bugs. So I've asked for most of
>> these components to be retired, and now there will be just three components:
>>
>> "Flash (Adobe)" - for bugs in Adobe Flash. I am triaging this list and
>> working with Adobe when necessary.
>> "OpenH264" - I believe Maire Reavy's team triages this component for bugs
>> that affect our deployment of OpenH264 with Cisco.
>> "Other" - For defects in basically all other 3rd-party software,
>> including other NPAPI and GMP plugins, Firefox extensions, and other
>> software such as antivirus tools, that may affect Firefox. I am triaging
>> these bugs as necessary.
>>
>> --BDS
>>
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