[Bug 397211] [NEW] Shiretoko user agent string breaks compatibilty with major websites

[Blayde]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: firefox-3.5

I've also read this bug:
 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/394321

I think we can all agree that sites which test for user agent strings
are pretty lame but can we also agree that changing an about:config
value in Fi^H^HShiretoko to have it report as Firefox (since that's what
it really is) would be a huge benefit to users of this package?

Major sites like facebook.com and (probably most) live.com services do
use the user agent string to determine compatibility (more than just
including a <video> tag).

This is something that would change behind the scenes so it is not a UI
change or branding issue: Simply change the default value for
general.useragent.extra.firefox to "Firefox/3.5" instead of
"Shiretoko/3.5".

** Affects: firefox-3.5 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

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