Public bug reported:
As a consequence of not identifying their host OS properly, Ubuntu
browsers fail to identify it correctly in all cases but one (stock
Firefox).
As a result, 1/3 or more of Ubuntu users are not correctly recognized by
online statistics.
There are two possible solutions:
Properly, promptly, and consistently package the latest versions of every
popular browser for Ubuntu with correct useragents, or
Get upstream browser developers to use uname to set host OS useragent
information.
** Affects: chromium-browser
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Affects: epiphany-browser
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Affects: firefox
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Affects: ubuntu
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #619465
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619465
** Also affects: epiphany-browser via
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619465
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #567679
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567679
** Also affects: firefox via
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567679
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
** Bug watch added: code.google.com/p/chromium/issues #44874
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44874
** Also affects: chromium-browser via
http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44874
Importance: Unknown
Status: Unknown
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Ubuntu web browsers do not properly identify host
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584758
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