Public bug reported: Most other NPAPI plugins have been dropped from the Ubuntu-family default install (totem - ubuntu, gecko-mediaplayer - lubuntu), we should default to not having the rhytmbox-mozilla plugin installed as well.
Reasoning: * privacy/tracking implications in including plugins [1] * NPAPI is being disabled in Chrome/Chromium [2] this does affect this indirectly as "real" iTunes will have to show it is installed another way (or hopefully they could just start using standards..) * Plugin support is being deprecated in Firefox and will trigger click-to-play, which AFAICT may make this itunes plugin useless.[3] Totem also just removed their browser plugins for the above and some technical reasons (the technical reasons don't seem applicable to the itunes plugin though) [3] (Also proposed upstream to just remove the support entirely, no response yet - https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=729285) [1] https://panopticlick.eff.org/ [2] https://groups.google.com/a/chromium.org/forum/#!msg/chromium-dev/xEbgvWE7wMk/D_07G2lftacJ [3] http://www.hadess.net/2014/04/good-bye-totem-browser-plugin.html 1) For 15.10+ 2) 3.1-1ubuntu3 ** Affects: rhythmbox (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1452542 Title: rhythmbox-mozilla should be suggested not recommended To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/rhythmbox/+bug/1452542/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs