{"id":730,"date":"2009-07-01T15:38:45","date_gmt":"2009-07-01T22:38:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/?p=730"},"modified":"2009-07-01T15:38:45","modified_gmt":"2009-07-01T22:38:45","slug":"removing-the-sandbox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/addons\/2009\/07\/01\/removing-the-sandbox\/","title":{"rendered":"Removing the Sandbox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Sandbox Model&#8221; addons.mozilla.org uses to organize and review add-ons was <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.fligtar.com\/2006\/11\/21\/reviewing-the-review-process\/\">first announced<\/a> almost 3 years ago. Since then, we&#8217;ve made a number of changes based on user feedback that, in my opinion, have greatly improve the experience of finding and installing add-ons that haven&#8217;t been officially reviewed yet.<\/p>\n<p>Today, the main feedback concerning the review and distribution process of add-ons is:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>developers feel it takes too long for add-ons to be reviewed, and<\/li>\n<li>users and developers want to receive updates to add-ons that they have installed that haven&#8217;t been reviewed yet<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It&#8217;s important for us to balance our desire for all add-ons to be discoverable and easy to install with the need for security measures for add-ons that haven&#8217;t been reviewed yet.<\/p>\n<p>After taking many of these issues into account, I&#8217;ve come up with a proposal for removing the public and sandbox classifications on the site and moving to a more flexible, comprehensive trust system based on everything we know about an add-on. If you&#8217;re interested in the review process and distribution of add-ons, please <a href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/View?docID=dfntthnr_0f3wtksf2&#038;revision=_latest\">read the proposal<\/a> and give us your feedback, preferably in <a href=\"http:\/\/groups.google.com\/group\/mozilla.dev.amo\/browse_thread\/thread\/d8c2bf3f9a0c1997\">this newsgroup thread<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;Sandbox Model&#8221; addons.mozilla.org uses to organize and review add-ons was first announced almost 3 years ago. 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