about:config prompted "This might void your warranty!"
Wing
warranty!" when I typed in about:config at the address bar using Ff3?
I've never seen that in Ff2. Maybe I missed something from the EULA.
Any ideas?
Cal Tinson
It's a joke!
CTinCT
Dale K
G. R. Woodring
Kind of like when you warn someone about the "Shred" button on a complex copier
control panel. Some will freeze looking for the button for several minutes.
Then they either get the joke or ask someone :-)
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Chris Ilias
There is no warranty, but it's the general idea of the message that is
no joke. Too many users fiddle with about:config and end up having
problems with Firefox because of it. It's similar to editing the Windows
registry: When you access about:config, if you don't know exactly which
preference you wish to change, and what value you want to change it to,
you shouldn't be accessing it. :-)
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Ron K.
It is a joke. While the source code is covered by a license, there is no
EULA per say, rather a copy of the code license. There is no warenty
that I have ever seen. Another one can be seen by typeing into the nav
bar about:mozilla
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Who is General Failure, and why is he searching my HDD?
Kernel Restore reported Major Error used BSOD to msg the enemy!
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> On 6/20/08 7:40 PM, _Wing_ spoke thusly:
>> Out of curiosity, what does that mean by "This might void your
>> warranty!" when I typed in about:config at the address bar using Ff3?
>> I've never seen that in Ff2. Maybe I missed something from the EULA.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> There is no warranty, but it's the general idea of the message that is
> no joke. Too many users fiddle with about:config and end up having
> problems with Firefox because of it. It's similar to editing the Windows
> registry: When you access about:config, if you don't know exactly which
> preference you wish to change, and what value you want to change it to,
> you shouldn't be accessing it. :-)
If it's "no joke" then they should have been a bit more intellectually
intuitive in the warning message.
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goodwin
<snip>
>
> If it's "no joke" then they should have been a bit more intellectually
> intuitive in the warning message.
>
bingo
EE
Really? Mine said, "Here there be dragons" and warned me to be careful.
Ron Hunter
I found the message amusing, but then I am weird. Perhaps a better
message would be:
Warning! Incorrectly changing settings here
can render your Firefox unworkable, or
cause confusing results.
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Yeebok Shu'in
"Something might go wrong :
* dot point 1
* dot point 2
..
* dot point 8" ?
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
Nah, that's a bit too intellectual and intuitive!! :-)
John
> On 21.06.2008 02:29, Ron Hunter wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> I found the message amusing, but then I am weird. Perhaps a better
>> message would be:
>>
>> Warning! Incorrectly changing settings here
>> can render your Firefox unworkable, or
>> cause confusing results.
>
> Nah, that's a bit too intellectual and intuitive!! :-)
>
thread, plus it has a bit of tongue in cheek humour. Way to go.
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> On 21.06.2008 14:37, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused John to
> generate the following:? :
> I ticked the "don't show again" box - my sense of humour was a bit
> stretched by that BLOAT
>
> reg
Interesting, I didn't tick anything and I've never seen that message.
Ron Hunter
> On 21.06.2008 02:29, Ron Hunter wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> I found the message amusing, but then I am weird. Perhaps a better
>> message would be:
>>
>> Warning! Incorrectly changing settings here
>> can render your Firefox unworkable, or
>> cause confusing results.
>
> Nah, that's a bit too intellectual and intuitive!! :-)
>
Warning!
Poking around in this file may cause the program to stop working,
or to give incorrect results.
If you don't know what you are doing,
DON'T.
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Ron Hunter rphu...@charter.net
Chris Ilias
> If it's "no joke" then they should have been a bit more intellectually
> intuitive in the warning message.
If the user actually believes there's a warranty, they shouldn't be
fiddling with about:config; so I think the "intellectual intuitiveness"
is good.
Have you filed a bug? Have you started a discussion about it in the
developer newsgroup?
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
Somebody just for fun decided to put that in.
Unless They've decide to have 10 year-100,000 , mile warranty like some
car Makers.
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store and look for a left_handed Monkey wrench. And you go do it. :-)
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
> On 21.06.2008 08:26, squaredancer wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> On 21.06.2008 14:37, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused John to
>> generate the following:? :
>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 21.06.2008 02:29, Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I found the message amusing, but then I am weird. Perhaps a better
>>>>> message would be:
>>>>>
>>>>> Warning! Incorrectly changing settings here
>>>>> can render your Firefox unworkable, or
>>>>> cause confusing results.
>>>>>
>>>> Nah, that's a bit too intellectual and intuitive!! :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I like the new warnings, it makes you think, and that is obvious by this
>>> thread, plus it has a bit of tongue in cheek humour. Way to go.
>>>
>>
>> I ticked the "don't show again" box - my sense of humour was a bit
>> stretched by that BLOAT
>>
>> reg
>
> Interesting, I didn't tick anything and I've never seen that message.
>
before. ;-)
Chris Ilias
> If you used your FF2 or FF1 settings its possible you got ticked off
> before. ;-)
It's a new setting in Firefox 3.
goodwin
> On 21.06.2008 15:48, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Jay Garcia to
> generate the following:? :
<snip>
>>>
>> Interesting, I didn't tick anything and I've never seen that message.
>>
>>
>
> IIRC the "tick box" was bottom left. It's gone now, so someone who still
> gets it will need to look!
>
> reg
its there right now...the tick box tricks you as well - it reads "Show
this message next Time"
jeez, reg, where did your sense of humor go? Easter eggs have been a
part of software since day 1 - whats wrong with a little serendipity
with a valid warning?
I like it - its clever. Bloat??
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> On 6/20/08 11:12 PM, _Jay Garcia_ spoke thusly:
>> If it's "no joke" then they should have been a bit more intellectually
>> intuitive in the warning message.
>
> If the user actually believes there's a warranty, they shouldn't be
> fiddling with about:config; so I think the "intellectual intuitiveness"
> is good.
>
> Have you filed a bug? Have you started a discussion about it in the
> developer newsgroup?
No, was just answering your "no joke" reply.
Peter Potamus the Purple Hippo
they do. The rest of the warning says:
"Changing these advanced settings can be harmful to the
stability, security, and performance of this application.
You should only continue if you are sure of what you are
doing."
Then it has a "I'll be careful, I promise!" button.
To me, that isn't a very good warning! Its far too
confusing to a newbie.
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> On 21.06.2008 08:26, squaredancer wrote:
>
> --- Original Message ---
>
>> On 21.06.2008 14:37, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused John to
>> generate the following:? :
>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 21.06.2008 02:29, Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>
>>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> I found the message amusing, but then I am weird. Perhaps a better
>>>>> message would be:
>>>>>
>>>>> Warning! Incorrectly changing settings here
>>>>> can render your Firefox unworkable, or
>>>>> cause confusing results.
>>>>>
>>>> Nah, that's a bit too intellectual and intuitive!! :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I like the new warnings, it makes you think, and that is obvious by this
>>> thread, plus it has a bit of tongue in cheek humour. Way to go.
>>>
>>
>> I ticked the "don't show again" box - my sense of humour was a bit
>> stretched by that BLOAT
>>
>> reg
>
> Interesting, I didn't tick anything and I've never seen that message.
>
general.warnOnAboutConfig should be true
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> If you used your FF2 or FF1 settings its possible you got ticked off
> before. ;-)
Well, I installed the new Flock 2 Beta sourced from FF3 and yes, the
message popped up with about:config. So now I am no longer ticked-off. :-)
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> On 6/21/08 12:10 PM, _Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T_ spoke thusly:
>> If you used your FF2 or FF1 settings its possible you got ticked off
>> before. ;-)
>
> It's a new setting in Firefox 3.
>
Also have been using the minefield nightlies since day-1 so that's
probably the reason. Whatever ... It's never popped up here in any of
the RC's or the release.
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> On 21.06.2008 18:01, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused Chris Ilias to
> generate the following:? :
>> On 6/20/08 11:12 PM, _Jay Garcia_ spoke thusly:
>>
>>> If it's "no joke" then they should have been a bit more intellectually
>>> intuitive in the warning message.
>>>
>>
>> If the user actually believes there's a warranty, they shouldn't be
>> fiddling with about:config; so I think the "intellectual intuitiveness"
>> is good.
>>
>> Have you filed a bug? Have you started a discussion about it in the
>> developer newsgroup?
>>
>
> it would be far more appropiate to start a discussion in the Legal group
> - Bill Gates may well take that notice to imply a warranty that isn't
> there - also known as Unfair Trading.
> Any unqualified user reading that notice may well assume that a warranty
> is implied - and take Mozilla to court over it! Bill Gates would just
> LOVE that scenario!
>
> Apart from the legal issue, the implied "warranty" notice, even if
> intended as a "joke" is neither educational nor helpful. It is also of
> no use whatsoever to the running of FF - therefore, it is PURE BLOAT, in
> the true sense of the word - and that is, unnecessary code.
>
> reg
If you type in about:mozilla you may get eaten by a dinosaur ... sheesh.
Jay Garcia
--- Original Message ---
> Jay Garcia wrote:
>> On 21.06.2008 08:26, squaredancer wrote:
>>
>> --- Original Message ---
>>
>>> On 21.06.2008 14:37, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused John to
>>> generate the following:? :
>>>> Jay Garcia wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On 21.06.2008 02:29, Ron Hunter wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> --- Original Message ---
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I found the message amusing, but then I am weird. Perhaps a better
>>>>>> message would be:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Warning! Incorrectly changing settings here
>>>>>> can render your Firefox unworkable, or
>>>>>> cause confusing results.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Nah, that's a bit too intellectual and intuitive!! :-)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> I like the new warnings, it makes you think, and that is obvious by this
>>>> thread, plus it has a bit of tongue in cheek humour. Way to go.
>>>>
>>>
>>> I ticked the "don't show again" box - my sense of humour was a bit
>>> stretched by that BLOAT
>>>
>>> reg
>>
>> Interesting, I didn't tick anything and I've never seen that message.
>>
>
> general.warnOnAboutConfig should be true
>
I saw it after installing the Flock-2 beta which is sourced from FF3.
kes
> On 06/20/2008 08:12 PM Jay Garcia scribbled:
>
> <snip>
>
>> If it's "no joke" then they should have been a bit more intellectually
>> intuitive in the warning message.
>>
>
Well, in my Vista set up I got a "Here be Dragons" heading (or similar
words). It was obvious it was tongue-in-cheek :p
kes
> On 21.06.2008 14:37, CET - what odd quirk of fate caused John to
> generate the following:? :
> stretched by that BLOAT
>
If you want it back....
about:config
General.warnOnAboutConfig -- toggle back to 'True'
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
Phillip M. Jones, C.E.T
Typing that in Seamonkey resolves to this:
And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced.
But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird.
The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire
and thunder upon them. For the beast had been
reborn with its strength renewed, and the
followers of Mammon cowered in horror.
from The Book of Mozilla, 7:15
The first part is on two lines and the last line is by itself right
Justifed in Bold print and has a bright red But no dino. nor no
SeaMonkey, or even a shrimp.
Pete Holsberg
> Typing that in Seamonkey resolves to this:
>
>
> And so at last the beast fell and the unbelievers rejoiced.
> But all was not lost, for from the ash rose a great bird.
> The bird gazed down upon the unbelievers and cast fire
> and thunder upon them. For the beast had been
> reborn with its strength renewed, and the
> followers of Mammon cowered in horror.
>
> from The Book of Mozilla, 7:15
>
> The first part is on two lines and the last line is by itself right
> Justifed in Bold print and has a bright red But no dino. nor no
> SeaMonkey, or even a shrimp.
I get something similar (11:9 rather than 7:15) in FF3, both XP Pro and
Vista Ultimate.
kidd...@gmail.com
> Out of curiosity, what does that mean by "This might void your
> warranty!" when I typed in about:config at the address bar using Ff3?
> I've never seen that in Ff2. Maybe I missed something from the EULA.
>
> Any ideas?
clarjon1
designed to get users attention that they are tinkering with things
that can make their browser unstable.
And what does "All browsing hx coming up in unending boxes" mean?
Cal Tinson
Cal Tinson
thread.
EE
Was Greywolf
>> Out of curiosity, what does that mean by "This might void your
>> warranty!" when I typed in about:config at the address bar using Ff3?
>> I've never seen that in Ff2. Maybe I missed something from the EULA.
there is no warranty. It's a joke, but I guess you have to have a high
geek quotient to get it.
;-)
Best,
Wolf K.
umb...@yahoo.no
»Q«
> kl. 15:28:35 UTC+2 tirsdag 11. september 2012 skrev Was Greywolf
> følgende:
> > > On Friday, June 20, 2008 4:40:21 PM UTC-7, Wing wrote:
> >
> > >> Out of curiosity, what does that mean by "This might void your
> > >> warranty!" when I typed in about:config at the address bar using
> > >> Ff3?
> > >> I've never seen that in Ff2. Maybe I missed something from the
> > >> EULA.
> >
> > It means you might mess things up when you chnage config settings.
> > But
> >
> > there is no warranty. It's a joke, but I guess you have to have a
> > high
> >
> > geek quotient to get it.
> >
> > ;-)
>
> follow these
> tips:http://www.remove-pcvirus.com/delta-search-browser-redirect/
right-click and to reset those preferences, you can't do any harm.
Restorm
it, you can get a full refund of every dollar you paid for Firefox at
any time.
PhillipJones
PC. :-|
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