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You can say the same thing with people being pissed off about forced Windows updates that got in their way: They could go make a coffee. I might have made it mo
by jimmies 9y ago
You can say the same thing with people being pissed off about forced Windows updates that got in their way: They could go make a coffee. I might have made it more dramatic than it really was, but forced updates do make people upset.
At least I don't have that problem with my Linux computer and I love it. It works exactly when I expect it to, and it updates exactly when I expect it to.
- gnode 9y agoThe problem isn't really manual control over updates here, so much as control over software. Many Linux systems are set to upgrade automatically, which is great for keeping secure from known vulnerabilities. Apps which aren't updated can still change in behaviour, such as Uber's update timebomb, contain hidden nasties, and the backends they use can change any time. Yet in the open source ecosystem someone can just fork your project if you take away features, or try to act against your users, as sometimes does happen.