[ubuntu-mono] [Bug 1363589] Re: gnome-do help opens do.davebsd.com, redirects to spam site
Martin Pitt
martin.pitt at ubuntu.com
Thu May 12 13:39:29 UTC 2016
The version of gnome-do in the proposed pocket of Precise that was
purported to fix this bug report has been removed because the bugs that
were to be fixed by the upload were not verified in a timely (105 days)
fashion.
** Tags removed: verification-needed-precise
** Changed in: gnome-do (Ubuntu Precise)
Status: Fix Committed => Won't Fix
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Title:
gnome-do help opens do.davebsd.com, redirects to spam site
Status in Do:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-do package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-do-plugins package in Ubuntu:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-do source package in Precise:
Won't Fix
Status in gnome-do-plugins source package in Precise:
Triaged
Status in gnome-do source package in Trusty:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-do-plugins source package in Trusty:
Triaged
Status in gnome-do source package in Utopic:
Won't Fix
Status in gnome-do package in Debian:
Fix Released
Status in gnome-do-plugins package in Debian:
Fix Released
Bug description:
[Impact]
The plugin Help buttons and Do's About link go to do.davebsd.com,
which has been acquired by a spam provider.
This upload changes the About link to go to do.cooperteam.net (the
current homepage), and points the plugin Help buttons at Launchpad.
[Test Case]
Start gnome-do; type ‘about do’ and hit <enter> to summon the About
page. Click on the Homepage link, and verify that it goes to
do.cooperteam.net.
Summon gnome-do, type ‘preferences’ and hit <enter> to summon the
preferences page. Go to the “Plugins” tab and select any plugin. Hit
the “About” button, if enabled. This should not take you to
do.davebsd.com (but might do nothing).
[Regression Potential]
This code is only used in the About page and plugin About links, so
that's what should be checked. Regressions are unlikely, the most
likely regression would be crashes when pressing the buttons.
[Original report]
When clicking on 'help' in the gnome-do preferences, the link opened
is "do.davebsd.com/wiki/index.php?title=Using_Do", it redirects
several times, opening various spammy sites (gambling, shopping, etc).
The real problem isn't gnome-do per se, but rather that do.davebsd.com
seems to have been co-opted.
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