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Submitting an Add On that I did not Develop

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ZWard
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I downloaded a extension that is no longer compatible with Firefox and updated on my side. Now I want to submit it as an updated version. Is this allowed? Credit is given to original author.

I downloaded a extension that is no longer compatible with Firefox and updated on my side. Now I want to submit it as an updated version. Is this allowed? Credit is given to original author.

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Which extension is that?

1. Depends upon the license that extension was released under.
2. You would need to change the GUID and submit it as a new extension, only the original developer / the person who originally submitted it to AMO can submit an updated version of the original using the original GUID.
3. With a different GUID it wouldn't be offered as an update for the original version, but users could install it as a new extension.
4. You can give credit to the original author in the Developer Comments section on the AMO download page and in the "About" section in the Add-ons Manager window. (I have done that a few times myself with extensions I "updated", but linked from my own webspace - not available from AMO.)

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the-edmeister
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Réiteach Roghnaithe

Which extension is that?

1. Depends upon the license that extension was released under.
2. You would need to change the GUID and submit it as a new extension, only the original developer / the person who originally submitted it to AMO can submit an updated version of the original using the original GUID.
3. With a different GUID it wouldn't be offered as an update for the original version, but users could install it as a new extension.
4. You can give credit to the original author in the Developer Comments section on the AMO download page and in the "About" section in the Add-ons Manager window. (I have done that a few times myself with extensions I "updated", but linked from my own webspace - not available from AMO.)

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ZWard
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So I can do it as long as the License is an open-source? And doesn't the GUID automatically get assigned when you use the package tool?

the-edmeister
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Sorry, I haven't used that "package tool", I haven't done any add-on fixes since late last year and I did those manually.

This is probably the best forum for questions about extension development, sorry I didn't mention it before.
http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=19

You'll need to register and login at MozillaZine before posting there, but you can browse the existing threads in that forum without a login.