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freecitizen Send message Joined: 18 May 09 Posts: 19 Credit: 43,620 RAC: 0 |
I think most freeware out on the net have an auto update feature that is activated every time the programe is started. Would not this be a cool feature for BOINC to have in its next release? Life is short so, live it well. |
Aurora Borealis Send message Joined: 14 Jan 01 Posts: 3075 Credit: 5,631,463 RAC: 0 |
I think most freeware out on the net have an auto update feature that is activated every time the programe is started. Would not this be a cool feature for BOINC to have in its next release? Because Boinc is used extensively in corporate and educational setting which frown on automatic updates we are not likely to see this soon. It would however be a good user opt in option. I personally don't allow any auto updates as I like to know if an update is the cause of a system misbehavior. A better notification of available updates than burying it in the log would be useful. Boinc V7.2.42 Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470 |
freecitizen Send message Joined: 18 May 09 Posts: 28 Credit: 2,766 RAC: 0 |
Because Boinc is used extensively in corporate and educational setting which frown on automatic updates we are not likely to see this soon. It would however be a good user opt in option. Perhaps, I should rephrase my wish list. Instead of an auto update, it should be an auto check for updates. Now, is that better? Life is short so, make the best of it. |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Because Boinc is used extensively in corporate and educational setting which frown on automatic updates we are not likely to see this soon. It would however be a good user opt in option. We sort of already have that. Any time there's a new version of BOINC, it is announced in the Messages tab that it is available for download. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Because Boinc is used extensively in corporate and educational setting which frown on automatic updates we are not likely to see this soon. It would however be a good user opt in option. Unfortunately, it is ONLY in the messages tab, and is extremely easy to miss. BOINC WIKI |
OzzFan Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 15691 Credit: 84,761,841 RAC: 28 |
Because Boinc is used extensively in corporate and educational setting which frown on automatic updates we are not likely to see this soon. It would however be a good user opt in option. Too true, which is why I've been in favor of making it an option to auto-upgrade, with the auto-upgrade disabled by default, leaving the user to have to enable it for it to work. |
John McLeod VII Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 24806 Credit: 790,712 RAC: 0 |
Because Boinc is used extensively in corporate and educational setting which frown on automatic updates we are not likely to see this soon. It would however be a good user opt in option. We were told by a some very vocal people early on that auto upgrade would lose a fair amount of participation because of security concersn. In any case, auto upgrade does not work on Windows Vista or WIndows 7. A much better option would be a popup message of some sort. BOINC WIKI |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I'd think a popup that announces an update and "would you like to download and install it now" similar to the Firefox updater In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
Titan Send message Joined: 2 Jul 06 Posts: 51 Credit: 216,207 RAC: 0 |
I would like to see something similar to steam for boinc, that would be great, |
skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 9541 Credit: 50,759,529 RAC: 60 |
I would like to see something similar to steam for boinc, that would be great, unfortunately Steam is only for Windows 2k xp and vista. There are a great deal more OSes than windows which makes the autoupdate process a bit touchie In a rich man's house there is no place to spit but his face. Diogenes Of Sinope |
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