How About An Automatic Update?

Questions and Answers : Wish list : How About An Automatic Update?

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freecitizen Send message Joined: 18 May 09 Posts: 19 Credit: 43,620 RAC: 0	Message 896960 - Posted: 19 May 2009, 14:04:02 UTC
	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.
	ID: 896960 ·

Aurora Borealis Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 14 Jan 01 Posts: 2975 Credit: 4,232,852 RAC: 2,601	Message 896966 - Posted: 19 May 2009, 14:25:25 UTC - in response to Message 896960.
	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. ____________ Questions? Answers are in the "Unofficial" BOINC Wiki. Boinc V7.0.27 Win7 i5 3.33G 4GB, GTX470
	ID: 896966 ·

freecitizen Send message Joined: 18 May 09 Posts: 28 Credit: 2,766 RAC: 0	Message 897073 - Posted: 20 May 2009, 1:16:15 UTC - in response to Message 896966.
	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. 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.
	ID: 897073 ·

Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 17,984,581 RAC: 57,560	Message 897085 - Posted: 20 May 2009, 2:23:30 UTC - in response to Message 897073.
	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. Perhaps, I should rephrase my wish list. Instead of an auto update, it should be an auto check for updates. Now, is that better? 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. ____________
	ID: 897085 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 897090 - Posted: 20 May 2009, 2:33:25 UTC - in response to Message 897085.
	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. Perhaps, I should rephrase my wish list. Instead of an auto update, it should be an auto check for updates. Now, is that better? 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. Unfortunately, it is ONLY in the messages tab, and is extremely easy to miss. ____________ BOINC WIKI
	ID: 897090 ·

Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 9 Apr 02 Posts: 11987 Credit: 17,984,581 RAC: 57,560	Message 897098 - Posted: 20 May 2009, 2:40:20 UTC - in response to Message 897090.
	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. Perhaps, I should rephrase my wish list. Instead of an auto update, it should be an auto check for updates. Now, is that better? 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. Unfortunately, it is ONLY in the messages tab, and is extremely easy to miss. 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. ____________
	ID: 897098 ·

John McLeod VII Volunteer developer Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 15 Jul 99 Posts: 22343 Credit: 439,209 RAC: 396	Message 897119 - Posted: 20 May 2009, 3:29:27 UTC - in response to Message 897098.
	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. Perhaps, I should rephrase my wish list. Instead of an auto update, it should be an auto check for updates. Now, is that better? 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. Unfortunately, it is ONLY in the messages tab, and is extremely easy to miss. 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. 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
	ID: 897119 ·

skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8942 Credit: 36,549,219 RAC: 58,958	Message 897133 - Posted: 20 May 2009, 4:03:23 UTC - in response to Message 897119.
	I'd think a popup that announces an update and "would you like to download and install it now" similar to the Firefox updater ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
	ID: 897133 ·

Titan Volunteer tester Send message Joined: 2 Jul 06 Posts: 51 Credit: 216,207 RAC: 0	Message 899805 - Posted: 26 May 2009, 22:55:27 UTC - in response to Message 896966.
	I would like to see something similar to steam for boinc, that would be great, ____________
	ID: 899805 ·

skildude Send message Joined: 4 Oct 00 Posts: 8942 Credit: 36,549,219 RAC: 58,958	Message 900803 - Posted: 29 May 2009, 2:04:14 UTC - in response to Message 899805. Last modified: 29 May 2009, 2:05:17 UTC
	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 ____________ Proud member of TSWB. End terrorism by building a school
	ID: 900803 ·

Questions and Answers : Wish list : How About An Automatic Update?