Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 14:27 UTC (Wed) by lkundrak (subscriber, #43452)
In reply to: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider by clugstj
Parent article: Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

If you read the whole response, you'd understand that they're not reverting user customizations, just changing the defaults. By the way, what color is your bike shed?

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 16:55 UTC (Wed) by Los__D (guest, #15263) [Link] (2 responses)

They ARE reverting user customizations on upgrades, but that is nothing new.

Every time I upgrade Firefox, I have to delete search providers, and restore my sort order afterwards.

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 21:17 UTC (Wed) by proski (subscriber, #104) [Link] (1 responses)

Maybe you should file a bug? Even if it's intentional, such behavior would be much harder to defend than changing the original default.

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 23:27 UTC (Wed) by Los__D (guest, #15263) [Link]

It's been in launchpad for a while: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/firefox-3.5/+bu...

Ubuntu changes to Yahoo as default search provider

Posted Jan 27, 2010 18:10 UTC (Wed) by clugstj (subscriber, #4020) [Link]

Others would seem to disagree (regardless of what the article says). Whether it's Mozilla or Canonical who does it, it is still obnoxious.