We've avoided doing this because of security: there's no mechanism in place for certifying the validity of the download (as there is for manual downloads).
I think a reasonable compromise is for BOINC to put up a "New version available" dialog at startup, like e.g. TortoiseSVN does. -- David Jack Lambert wrote: > I know this has already been suggested, but I really think that BOINC > should make it a priority to make a simple, GUI update and/or download > manager within the boinc manager like firefox etc, do. It should > probably be off be default, but imo there should at least be an option > to enable some sort of auto-downloader to get new versions of boinc > (by which I mean the client, the manager and all associated files). > The download itself would have to respect all of the network > preferences (day of week overrides etc.). The downloader could just > deposit the new version of boinc in an arbitrary folder somewhere so > the user could install it on their own later. The other thing is that > it would be helpful to boinc's CUDA users if they were notified when > they have an out-of-date gpu driver/if Nvidia has released a new one > for their platform. > > Sincerely, > Jack Lambert > _______________________________________________ > boinc_dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev > To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and > (near bottom of page) enter your email address. _______________________________________________ boinc_dev mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ssl.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/boinc_dev To unsubscribe, visit the above URL and (near bottom of page) enter your email address.
