[Bug 279610] [NEW] No descriptions in Plugin Finder Service in Firefox

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Binary package hint: firefox

Hello, 
I test the Intrepid beta live CD at the moment.
If I go to a site with flash or java or something like that firefox opens the Plugin Finder Service, which is a good thing.
But then I have the choice to install the GJC Web Browser Plugin or the GJC Web Browser Plugin (using OpenJDK). For a normal user it is hard to decide, because he does not know the difference between them. The OpenJDK version should be default because it uses the open java certified from sun, doesn`t it? But now to the bug. 
Under every choice there is the following text.

No description found in plugin database.
Report a bug to ubuntu-mozillateam at lists.ubuntu.com

This looks even worse for an end user. And this problem does not only
exist for java, it exists for flash in the same way. And there the user
does not get any help to decide, that gnash is the best choice for a
flash alternate, too.

All this looks not very ready and  the end user gets no help how to
decide and should even report bugs.


ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ lsb_release -rd
Description:	Ubuntu intrepid (development branch)
Release:	8.10

ubuntu at ubuntu:~$ apt-cache policy firefox
firefox:
  Installed: 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Candidate: 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1
  Version table:
 *** 3.0.3+build1+nobinonly-0ubuntu1 0
        500 http://archive.ubuntu.com intrepid/main Packages
        100 /var/lib/dpkg/status

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

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No descriptions in Plugin Finder Service in Firefox
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/279610
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