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Yep, this 100%. When I see a "pending update" notification or icon somewhere, the first thing I think is "I don't want to update, they're just going to break so
by xingped 3mo ago
Yep, this 100%. When I see a "pending update" notification or icon somewhere, the first thing I think is "I don't want to update, they're just going to break something new". I _hate_ updates now. Doesn't matter what software it is, with the small exception of video games. (Except Dead By Daylight. Behavior, the devs, are the most hilariously incompetent devs on the planet, but at least their incompetence is confined to their own game.)
- zrobotics 3mo agoThe only software I've been excited about an update for in years has been games, that seems like the only category where devs actually add features people are excited about. For example, the latest KCD2 patch added a fun but brief new quest [0]. Not universal though. Besides your example, even for single player games patches can be basically malicious. I've had Fallout 4 locked on updates for like 3 years at this point, everything Bethesda has added has degraded the experience for zero upside. But I can't think of any software besides a game where I have been anything but dreading an update in years. Slack wants to update? Great, it'll probably break/degrade my work flow in some minor way, and they're one of the lesser offenders on my work machine. [0] https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/23914554/ https://steamdb.info/patchnotes/23914554/
- formerly_proven 3mo agoI really look forward to new Fedora releases.
- benoau 3mo agoI really look forward to Pop OS updates... but it's because they broke a bunch of stuff and stripped most apps down to their basics.
- pigeons 3mo agoIncluding the linux kernel.
- dosisking 3mo agoI dread Linux kernel updates. Still running a 4.4 era kernel. Kernel versions have always been hit or miss, some are good, others introduced a new bug. Sometimes it's necessary to upgrade glibc as well which is a huge pain.
- worthless-trash 3mo agoWhat a target rich environment for attackers.
- tremon 3mo agoPeople don't choose a Super LTS distro/kernel because they want newer kernel versions, they want stability. What the hell are you doing trying to shoehorn a newer kernel into Ubuntu 16.04?
- mancerayder 3mo agoKCD2 is number 1 of a small number of updates I am excited about.
- bee_rider 3mo agoI think games are the exception because they are * relatively small purchases * paid for directly by the user * expected to be enjoyable Most other software fails at least one of those tests, reducing the ability to shop around and make an informed decision.
- classified 3mo agoWe can't change the fact that commercial OS vendors are all feudal overlords now, but the lawmakers are letting them get away with it and that is something we might still be able to change.
- account42 2mo agoWe can also choose a different OS, at least for real (non-phone) personal computers.
- classified 2mo agoAs long as we're not forced to use applications that are only available on neo-feudal OSs, yes.
- madeofpalk 3mo ago> * paid for directly by the user hahahahah. Games are steering further and further to this not being true. Where each player explicitly doesn't pay for it, and instead they contain an increasing series of dark patterns in order to steer players to fleece their money in a series of microtransactions.
- DiskoHexyl 3mo agoLots of games’ updates break popular mods, introduce launchers and/or break linux compatibility and/or online mode, remove music with expired licenses, censor something and increase system requirements. Sadly we’re way past the point where games became like all the other software in that regard
- account42 2mo agoThis would be less of a problem if patches are something you still installed deliberately - instead we have to fight Steam to let us play the games we already have a working install of.
- hulitu 3mo ago> The only software I've been excited about an update for in years has been games I don't. The only thing i want to see when i want to play is: Please wait, downloading update.
- inigyou 3mo agoFactorio or Minecraft change things every update.
- galleywest200 3mo agoAt least Minecraft is generally additive as opposed to mucking up the previously working mechanics. (This of course is excluding things like the big “Flattening” of data structures that happened around 1.13 or so)
- inigyou 3mo agoThe post-Microsoft meta is that glitches are valid game mechanics. TNT duping has been in the game longer than Notch controlled the game. But some other glitches get fixed.
- Gigachad 3mo agoThis goes for most games where glitches end up becoming protected features. Being fun is more important than being correct.
- charcircuit 3mo agoHow do you measure fun? People will always rush to that excuse if it's not properly defined. And not everyone finds the same things fun. Especially if you are looking to try and 10x your audience.
- Gigachad 3mo agoTNT duping is a good example. It’s basically impossible to accidentally run in to this glitch, but the community has built tons of mechanisms around using it and generally like it. Patching it out would be more “correct” but serve to only limit user creativity and inventions.
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- lokar 3mo agoI remember when OS vendors shipped à la carte patches. You could pick the ones you wanted (to some extent).
- chii 3mo agoyou can still do it: https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=windows%20security https://www.catalog.update.microsoft.com/Search.aspx?q=windo... hopefully it doesn't get removed.
- djaro 3mo agoMaybe this is because video games can always add more features. Realistically, what useful feature could even be added to Word? I want to write text. It lets me write text. Program done. I dont see why Word would ever need an update other than maintenance or a security patch.