[Bug 584758] [NEW] Ubuntu web browsers do not properly identify host

[ethana2]

Public bug reported:

As a consequence of not identifying their host OS properly, Ubuntu
browsers fail to identify it correctly in all cases but one (stock
Firefox).

As a result, 1/3 or more of Ubuntu users are not correctly recognized by
online statistics.

There are two possible solutions:
Properly, promptly, and consistently package the latest versions of every popular browser for Ubuntu with correct useragents, or
Get upstream browser developers to use uname to set host OS useragent information.

** Affects: chromium-browser
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: epiphany-browser
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: firefox
     Importance: Unknown
         Status: Unknown

** Affects: ubuntu
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Bug watch added: GNOME Bug Tracker #619465
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619465

** Also affects: epiphany-browser via
   https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=619465
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #567679
   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567679

** Also affects: firefox via
   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=567679
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

** Bug watch added: code.google.com/p/chromium/issues #44874
   http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44874

** Also affects: chromium-browser via
   http://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=44874
   Importance: Unknown
       Status: Unknown

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Ubuntu web browsers do not properly identify host
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/584758
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