[add-art dev] ff3 problem on rent a coder

[Steve Lambert]

Do you have any suggestions? Language I should add?  What do you  
think is missing?  I figured this was a good start so I'm a little  
blind as to how I should change it.

Re: the OS cool factor, I'll add the Open Souce stuff today.

Got this comment back already. Dude seems to get it.
>
> By:dalbani
> Comment Date:8/9/2008 4:54:00 PM
> Comment:
> Hello,
>
>
> Firefox3 includes a bugfix to prevent content policies from  
> modifying uri.spec… the entire mechanism by which Add-Art currently  
> replaces images.
>
>
>
> Hum, that's interesting.
>
> But is it this capability that's used in the AddArt XPCOM  
> component, at line 183 (trunk)???
>
> Because I didn't see anywhere else you modify the "spec" property :-)
>
>
>
> Best regards
>



Steve

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On Aug 9, 2008, at 3:21 PM, Michael Mandiberg wrote:

> I don't know if your ticket is clear enough for someone to jump in  
> and fix the problem.  I think you should either include a bit more  
> history/explanation in the ticket, or in the RAC spec.  Rmbr, the  
> more explicit you are, the better your results will be.
>
> I have had some work coded on RAC.  I have found it really easy to  
> get good work done that follows standard protocols.  e.g. PHP  
> work,  screenscraping, API building, etc.  I have found it really  
> really hard to get good work done that doesn't follow standard  
> protocols.  Esp things that prompt people to ask "but why would you  
> want to do that"
>
> i have found it really helpful to make it loud and clear that the  
> work is open source, and the developer will get credit. that is the  
> kind of "cool" factor that doesn't show up on RAC much.  so the  
> person who will get *why* you are doing this project, will also be  
> psyched that s/he will get credit and that the proj is OS
>
> also FWIW, the test project I posted w/ Greasemonkey was a total  
> failure.  no one on RAC could wrap their head around GM.  i wasted  
> a lot of time with a guy who said he knew, but didn't.  hopefully  
> XBL/XUL will be more plentiful.
>
> keep us posted on the results
>
> michael
>
>
> On Aug 9, 2008, at 12:07 PM, Steve Lambert wrote:
>
>> I posted our Firefox 3 problem on Rent A Coder:
>>
>> http://www.rentacoder.com/RentACoder/misc/BidRequests/ 
>> ShowBidRequest.asp?lngBidRequestId=982926
>>
>> I'll let you know what happens...
>>
>> Steve
>>
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