Re: [libreoffice-users] automatic updates?

Would you really want someone else to decide what is best for your system?

How about the question - if the next update has issues and you did not 
have a say when and if you are to update your system with that update?

I use Ubuntu and I have the system check for the updates - automatically 
- but I choose what updates I will install and when.

I would love for LibreOffice to notify me of an update, but I do not 
want it to do the updating for me.

Actually a few weeks ago, I had Thunderbird crash and burn when it was 
updated - semi-automatically.  I had to do a lot of work to get it 
working again.  I do not want to go through that type of thing again.

Next question is what if the update file is corrupted during download or 
something goes wrong during the updating process?

I may be paranoid about this issue, but I have had some bad experiences 
when my choices were limited or taken from me.

Actually with the "full install method" instead of auto-updating, I can 
decide which version to install, or kept installed, until I change my mind.


On 07/16/2011 05:46 PM, Roland Hughes wrote:
> It only works on Windows, the most insecure platform on the planet.
>
> Every other platform requires updates to be pushed through their normal
> distribution system.
>
>
> On Sat, 2011-07-16 at 17:13 -0400, Paul W wrote:
>
> > I think one day LO will have auto update. I guess it requires more resources
> > than they can handle right now?...
> >
> >
> > On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 4:54 PM, Andrew Douglas Pitonyak<
> > andrew@pitonyak.org>  wrote:
> >
> > > On 07/16/2011 04:18 PM, Johnny Rosenberg wrote:
> > >
> > > > 2011/7/16 Paul W<pawitko@gmail.com>:
> > > >
> > > > > Does LibreOffice automatically update itself? If not that's a suggestion.
> > > > > Again, like firefox. It's about time this great FOSS project went big
> > > > > time.
> > > > > I'd like to see this thing take over. That requires a seamless,
> > > > > transparent
> > > > > user experience.
> > > > That will never happen. It's like banging your head into a brick-wall
> > > > when making suggestions. You will probably be told that you are
> > > > stupid, coming up with a suggestion like that…
> > > >
> > > > I'll be happy if I am wrong, though.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards
> > > >
> > > > Johnny Rosenberg
> > > > ジョニー・ローゼンバーグ
> > > I think that I just read:
> > >
> > > "I am not saying that you are an idiot, but when you do that, you are
> > > likely to be called one".
> > >
> > > I almost soiled myself.
> > >
> > > I expected to see an answer more like:
> > >
> > > Automatic update is difficult to get right, and it frequently fails for me.
> > > Yes, even with Firefox. Lately, firefox has been pretty reliable in the last
> > > few months, but in the past year, I have had it fail to update automatically
> > > on multiple platforms.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Andrew Pitonyak
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> > > Info:  http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php
> > >
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