What card is it? david ----- Original Message ----- From: "David J. Lowe" <DaveLowe@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, April 01, 2002 3:36 PM Subject: [openbeos] Distribution/Upgrade Mechanism Question > Hello, I'm very new here, and hopefully this question has already been > answered (and if it has, could you point me to it?)... > > Has there been any thought towards system upgrades to the initial public > release (non-beta)? If there are fixes to various parts, will people have > to physically check a particular web-site to determine if they need an > upgrade/fix? Or will there be an update manager that can accurately > determine what various systems/servers a particular box has and query some > central repository for any potential fixes? > > I think this is a pretty important consideration for end-users. I feel they > want to simply use their system and have it "heal" itself as the > weeks/months/years progress (and strongly feel that the last thing they want > to worry about is whether or not their box is secure, flaky, etc, and they > certainly don't want to worry about library conflicts, etc.). > > Anyways, hello all, and keep up the good work! Hopefully some day I'll have > the time to contribute to OpenBeOS (which will occur probably right around > the time BeOS recognizes my nic card :-) ). > > >