Comment 10 for bug 310621

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Matthew East (mdke) wrote : Re: [Bug 310621] Re: help.ubuntu.com search is not working without google javascript

Hi,

On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 5:37 AM, markor <email address hidden> wrote:
> 2. All javascript is Off. - Works with error message (With Firefox/Seamonkey complaining every time about
> sending request over insecure link. This deserves separate bug report after this one is fixed)

That isn't an error message - it's a warning for the user. Given that
the user is being transferred to a non-https website, it is entirely
proper.

> But,
> in usage scenarios described in this bug description,
> Fix does not results in Search working with displaying search results.
> This are conditions:
> 3. All ubuntu.com javascript is On, Google.com javascripts are off. - Not working.

I don't think that is a common enough use case for us to spend time on
it. The vast majority of users will have javascript enabled browsers.
The site works for those that don't. I think you are likely to be the
only person (or if not the only, one of a very few number indeed) who
permits certain javascripts and restricts others. Firefox itself
doesn't permit such a setup.

If you have evidence that large numbers of people have a setup like
this, then you can reopen the bug, but otherwise we can regard it as
fixed.

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Matthew East
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