On Wed, Nov 13, 2013 at 12:10 AM, Matt Brubeck <mbrub...@mozilla.com> wrote:
> One alternative is a Firefox extension.

Compared to cross-browser NPAPI plug-ins, it seems worse to have
browser-specific extensions that expose functionality to Web content.

> We've also mentioned the possibility of bundling a traditional plugin with a
> Firefox extension to change the default click-to-play behavior:

How does this help us retire the NPAPI in the long run?

> "If a plugin is installed bundled within a Firefox extension, the extention
> can enable the plugin by default (for all sites or for particular sites) via
> preferences/permissions. Because the user chose to install the addon, I see
> no problem with allowing this sort of default activating."

Really? What if Oracle started installing an add-on together with the
Java plug-in?

-- 
Henri Sivonen
hsivo...@hsivonen.fi
http://hsivonen.fi/
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