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Props to Microsoft, for getting their approach to Windows updates adopted as an industry standard! /s

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• RMPR 7y ago
  Next step, introduce the mandatory restart as a standard.
  • jschwartzi 7y ago
    But wait for the user to have a week-long job running for three days before you do it. That way they have to explain to their boss why there is now a 3 day delay.
    • nine_k 7y ago
      It's critical? Don't use hobbyist software for that then. Take Debian or CentOS or something else with a non-cavalier development culture.
      • hannasanarion 7y ago
        Ubuntu is "hobbyist" now? That's certainly not how they bill their entire platform.
        • Sharlin 7y ago
          I’m not sure how they’re trying to bill it these days, but certainly actions speak louder than words. All of Canonical’s design decisions seem to be aimed at making a consumer OS rather than a workstation or server one.
        • nine_k 7y ago
          Ubuntu, no. Snap, seemingly yes.
      • Brian_K_White 7y ago
        She was asking for it by wearing that eh?
  • fredsanford 7y ago
    If it's good enough for Boeing...
• Barrin92 7y ago
  I think automatic updates on all platforms are probably an immense net benefit to the world given the huge degree of security vulnerabilities it avoids. Ubuntu users may be more tech proficient than average users but even for developer machines, I think it takes a lot of concern out of the equation if the software is up-to-date. As far as I'm concerned this doesn't deserve an '/s'.
  • enriquto 7y ago
    The option to have automatic updates (whether it is enabled by default or not) is an entirely different issue than the obligation to have automatic updates. The first one is a blessing, the second one is a nightmare.