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Auto-updating does not work in any context because you can seriously break the end users stuff with no recourse. It needs to ask, always as you don't know what
by protomyth 6y ago
Auto-updating does not work in any context because you can seriously break the end users stuff with no recourse. It needs to ask, always as you don't know what else is going on.
- capableweb 6y agoWell, many people when faced with a question from the computer will be to try to ignore it for as long as possible, that's not ideal either. Opt-out auto-update feels like the right way for consumer software, opt-in auto-update for professional software, like developer tools.
- eyelidlessness 6y agoFor professional (and especially tech-oriented) software I think there’s more leeway to ask the user. Prompt on install/first run would probably strike a better balance than opt-in.