Re: Free Addons

[Sam Geeraerts]

Giuseppe Scrivano wrote:
> The problem happens when the license for an addon is modified.  We could
> link to the specific version of an addon, but we can miss new versions
> in this way.  I think we need to check periodically the addons license
> and don't assume it will never change.

It should be possible to automatically check for new versions and mark 
add-ons on the list as "to be re-checked". [1] provides some interesting 
information. Apparently, the install.rdf file in an add-on either 
provides an updateURL or (if the add-on is hosted on AMO) there's a 
standard AMO URL (it doesn't say what exactly) to get that information.

[1] 
https://developer.mozilla.org/en/extension_versioning,_update_and_compatibility