Yet more 'check for updates' madness: OpenOffice
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From: Steve Firth on 13 Feb 2010 11:14 Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: > Bless. Meh.
From: Chris Ridd on 13 Feb 2010 11:36 On 2010-02-13 16:02:24 +0000, SteveH said: > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > >> I can understand that there is no automatic update from 3.1 to 3.2 >> (or whatever); but it just seems like a lack of foresight that 3.1 >> should not know that 3.2 is at least available (even if it isn't capable >> of doing an upgrade to the new version). > > I can almost understand this - I mean, OS 10.5.x doesn't remind you to > upgrade to 10.6.x, does it? That's a paid upgrade though. OpenOffice 3.1 to 3.2 isn't. -- Chris
From: SteveH on 13 Feb 2010 11:39 Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > On 2010-02-13 16:02:24 +0000, SteveH said: > > > Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: > > > >> I can understand that there is no automatic update from 3.1 to 3.2 > >> (or whatever); but it just seems like a lack of foresight that 3.1 > >> should not know that 3.2 is at least available (even if it isn't capable > >> of doing an upgrade to the new version). > > > > I can almost understand this - I mean, OS 10.5.x doesn't remind you to > > upgrade to 10.6.x, does it? > > That's a paid upgrade though. OpenOffice 3.1 to 3.2 isn't. I don't see the relevance. Should all free software prompt an update for a completely fresh version? Look at it this way - this isn't just an update, it's a new download, which is a completely different thing. IMHO, YMMV etc. -- SteveH
From: Jim on 13 Feb 2010 11:41 SteveH <italiancar(a)gmail.com> wrote: > Should all free software prompt an update for a completely fresh > version? > > Look at it this way - this isn't just an update, it's a new download, > which is a completely different thing. IMHO, YMMV etc. In which case do it the way the iLife suit does it - tell you it's there, and give you the option of not telling you about it ever again. Jim -- http://www.ursaMinorBeta.co.uk http://twitter.com/GreyAreaUK Please help save Bletchley Park - sign the petition for Government funding at: (open to UK residents and ex.pats) http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/BletchleyPark/ Thank you.
From: Chris Ridd on 13 Feb 2010 11:56
On 2010-02-13 16:39:48 +0000, SteveH said: > Chris Ridd <chrisridd(a)mac.com> wrote: > >> On 2010-02-13 16:02:24 +0000, SteveH said: >> >>> Ben Shimmin <bas(a)llamaselector.com> wrote: >>> >>>> I can understand that there is no automatic update from 3.1 to 3.2 >>>> (or whatever); but it just seems like a lack of foresight that 3.1 >>>> should not know that 3.2 is at least available (even if it isn't capable >>>> of doing an upgrade to the new version). >>> >>> I can almost understand this - I mean, OS 10.5.x doesn't remind you to >>> upgrade to 10.6.x, does it? >> >> That's a paid upgrade though. OpenOffice 3.1 to 3.2 isn't. > > I don't see the relevance. It seems a bit ruder to tell the user to upgrade when it would involve a cost them, than to tell the user to upgrade when it doesn't. OK, I suppose the key word there is "tell". > Should all free software prompt an update for a completely fresh > version? Sure, why not? > Look at it this way - this isn't just an update, it's a new download, > which is a completely different thing. IMHO, YMMV etc. It is hard to determine what makes it a new download instead of an update, except that it is. There's probably no real reason why they couldn't make it an update (patch) from 3.1.x to 3.2. -- Chris |