[openbeos] Re: Distribution/Upgrade Mechanism Question
- From: "Michael Phipps" <mphipps1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: openbeos@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2002 17:54:50 -0500
Yes. Installers and upgrades are foremost on some people's lists.
>Hello, I'm very new here, and hopefully this question has already been
>answered (and if it has, could you point me to it?)...
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>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?
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>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 :-) ).
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