[libreoffice-users] Re: automatic updates?

In news:1310852784.10825.1.camel@linux-c345.site,
Roland Hughes <roland@logikalsolutions.com> typed:
> It only works on Windows, the most insecure platform on
> the planet.

There are no auto-updates with LO or with OOo. The OS makes no difference 
and it's hard to imagine why you'd think it would.
> Every other platform requires updates to be pushed
> through their normal distribution system.

Anything production caliber is an upgrade; there are no updates.


> 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 thatb&
> > > >
> > > > I'll be happy if I am wrong, though.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Kind regards
> > > >
> > > > Johnny Rosenberg
> > > > c8c'c c<c;c-c<c<c3cc<c0
> > > 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.
> > >
> > > --
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> > >
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