> I have finally posted the guidelines in the blog: > https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2012/09/06/introducing-the-add-on-guidelines/ > > The updated guidelines (V3) are on this wiki page: > https://wiki.mozilla.org/User:Jorge.villalobos/AddonGuidelines > > You can leave your feedback on this thread or in the comments in the > blog post. The plan is to give some time for the community to give > their > input, and then we will call them official and put them up somewhere > more prominent. > > I apologize for all of the delays, but there are lots of people > involved > in this process and I didn't want to leave them out.
Taking a late look at the draft guidelines, I think we should be stronger in our stance against add-ons that impact the usability and performance of Firefox by changing a number of "should" statements to "must" statements. These guidelines should make it clear to both add-on developers and Mozilla (so that we know when we can blocklist an add-on) what behaviour is acceptable for an add-on. "Add-ons should not store any browsing data while in Private Browsing Mode." I think the guidelines (or some other document) should clarify the term "browsing data" and this statement should be changed to a "must". Any browsing data stored by an add-on runs the risk of violating the user expectation of this feature. "Add-ons should not break or disable core application features." This reads like a "must" to me. We don't want add-ons breaking the browser. It may be prudent to list the specific core application features that we will be particularly vigilant in defending. "Add-ons should not cause memory leaks, or unnecessarily consume large amounts of memory." I think we should add a statement about taking strong action against add-ons that are found to leak significant memory. We may also want to flag add-ons that legitimately consume significant memory so that users can make a conscious choice about their installation. "Add-ons should not slow down the application or system significantly." I think this is a "must" as well. The statement is already vague in its use of the term "significantly". We should not be soft on application performance. "Add-ons should not consume network resources to an extent that affects regular application usage." Again, this reads to me as a "must" as it has the potential to affect Firefox or other application usage. Lawrence _______________________________________________ governance mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/governance
