Integrated Auto-Update

[drudge]

There's been some discussion about having some kind of version update built into Alt.BinZ.. What method would you like (if any) ?

[xpose]

I like the way firefox updates, asks you to install now or after you close and restart the app.

[kC_]

only downside to auto-updates is that it will only take 1 leak then everyone will get latest versions contributor or not. (unless it somehow integrated a forum cookie for download authorization?)

if anything at all, then a notification that "an update from a download of altbinz already on your hard drive is availiable, would you like altbinz to update now"

[networkn]

I think the leak problem is easily solved by requiring to enter your forum username and password to AB update config. Make it so that the
update process only happens once a day at most, to keep traffic and load off the update server.

The leak problem would be just as much a problem if someone was to torrent the latest release.

[Ascathon]

Or:

*Make two public versions. One for contributors which contains the auto update functions. And one for non-contributors with that options disabled in code.

* Or disable the update function in the public releases and re-enable it in the following daily build.

[Bad_Ad84]

there is no public release of new versions.....

[drudge]

in all likelihood, the only update feature we'll see will be if the .zip of the new version is dropped into the auto-import directory. (i.e., Manual Download, Auto Install)

[Rdl]

in all likelihood, the only update feature we'll see will be if the .zip of the new version is dropped into the auto-import directory. (i.e., Manual Download, Auto Install)

Exactly

[Ascathon]

Current situation is easy enough. Extract files to alt.binz folder.
Rdl, leave it as it is.

[Revo75]

I like the idea of having to input your forum info to either update or access AB

[Bad_Ad84]

pretty sure phpbb doesnt just store the passwords as md5 values, but with are also salted.

so rdl would then need to figure out how the passwords are encoded, encode them, connect to the sql database for the forum to compare.
this would also possibly leave the database vulnerable as you would need a sql account embedded in the app for connection purposes and possibly let someone get access.

in short, far too much work and never likely to happen.

[drudge]

sing it with me..

We don't need no registration..
We don't need license control..
No dark DRM bracket mushroom.
Hey, Dev Team! Leave that code alone!

[flipfooks]

I am fine with AB as it is. I need no further features. Therefore I am only downloading newer versions when it has proven to be "stable" by not too much comments and remarks.
So: manual download, manual install, as it is now.

[alpharm]

If this was a pay for use software, where you are purchasing a license, I would be all for the auto-download/auto-install.  But, seeing as the software updates are on a donation basis I don't see why it would be anything other than manual everything.   

I know that most of us that donated would still donate if the updates were auto, but I guarantee that some of the people donating are only doing it for the updates and trying to figure out what the minimum they have to donate is to get them (i.e. all the posts about donations refunded).  These people would definitely never donate if they had an auto update feature.

[Hecks]

Since this has come up in the chat again: bumpety bump bump.