[Bug 255043] Re: can't switch to local google search

[Sam Brightman]

This bug or similar is reported multiple times upstream:

https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458602
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=426426
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=439737

It seems like everyone wants to disclaim responsibility for this: Ubuntu
passes to Mozilla suggests Google's fault. I think regardless of what
Google's geolocation/language policy is, Mozilla should be offering to
respect the language/location settings of the user. I think regardless
of whether upstream decide to do this (and in what time-frame....),
upgrading Ubuntu packages shouldn't automatically be losing my changes.
Point being, for a user that finds this sufficiently problematic, it
doesn't matter where the failure originally comes from: there is a
simple fix that should be respected when upgrading Firefox instead of
silently reverted. Any chance we can see this happen? Is there an issue
with google.xml not being in ~/ or /etc?

** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #458602
   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458602

** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #426426
   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=426426

** Bug watch added: Mozilla Bugzilla #439737
   https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=439737

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can't switch to local google search
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/255043
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