Hey guys, I thought that directly. But i wanted to put the information out there, the principe and software exists as Plugin and could be easy implemented on a Ported version.
> Thanks Charles, > > That's exactly my point, specifically, I have to use Windows at work and > would like to be notified from new versions, at home I have no problem > since > my Linux desktop check the repository for new updates. > > Obviously if I have a stable version installed, I don't expect to be > notified for RCs, but if I have an RC version installed I would expect to > be > notified for any new versions. > > Cheers! > > Jaime > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:41, Charles-H. Schulz < > charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: > >> So, we're talking about some discussions that took place during the >> OpenOffice time, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away :-) >> I don't remember why we had chosen not to implement it for betas/RC , >> there was supposedly a good reason for that but I completely forgot >> about it. Let me ask anyway. >> >> @Mike: apps that notifies users when another software can be updated >> exist a lot on the mac but here Jaime was mentioning one specific >> feature of LibreOffice that notifies the user directly and, possibly, >> updates LibO by itself. >> >> best, >> Charles. >> >> Le Mon, 24 Jan 2011 12:06:46 +0100, >> "Jaime R. Garza" <gar...@gmail.com> a écrit : >> >> > I would love to, if I could! Maybe I'll have to learn how to make >> > extensions and probably make one. >> > >> > If it's already implemented for the stable releases, why not add it >> > to the RCs too, as optional? >> > >> > Cheers! >> > >> > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 12:06, Charles-H. Schulz < >> > charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: >> > >> > > It does work only for stable releases (unless we dumped that update >> > > component???) . Anyway, if you have any ideas on the implementation >> > > of such a feature, you're welcome to upload a patch :-) >> > > >> > > Best, >> > > >> > > Charles. >> > > >> > > >> > > Le Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:51:36 +0100, >> > > "Jaime R. Garza" <gar...@gmail.com> a écrit : >> > > >> > > > I have LibreOffice 3.3.0 rc3 and I was not notified of the rc4. >> > > > >> > > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:17, Charles-H. Schulz < >> > > > charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: >> > > > >> > > > > Hi, >> > > > > >> > > > > Actually that does already exist, if I'm not misstaken, except >> > > > > it does not do anything with uninstall the old version. But >> > > > > there's an alert on the desktop that notifies the user when >> > > > > there's a new version (same with extensions btw). >> > > > > >> > > > > Best, >> > > > > Charles. >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > Le Mon, 24 Jan 2011 11:08:58 +0100, >> > > > > "Jaime R. Garza" <gar...@gmail.com> a écrit : >> > > > > >> > > > > > Why not make a simple solution in the meantime? >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Only tell the user there is a new version, and a link to the >> > > > > > new version. Obviously the installable of the new version >> > > > > > should be able to automatically de-install the old version. >> > > > > > That should be actually very easy, don't you think so? >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Cheers! >> > > > > > >> > > > > > On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 11:09, Charles-H. Schulz < >> > > > > > charles.sch...@documentfoundation.org> wrote: >> > > > > > >> > > > > > > Hello Jaime, >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > Le Mon, 24 Jan 2011 10:49:03 +0100, >> > > > > > > "Jaime R. Garza" <gar...@gmail.com> a écrit : >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Hello all, >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > for when is it planned to have Automatic Update for >> > > > > > > > Windows & Mac LibreOffice, for Linux usually makes no >> > > > > > > > sense? >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > My opinion, the user should be able to decide if it's >> > > > > > > > completely Automatic, or they only get an info pop window, >> > > > > > > > offering a one click update. >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Cheers! >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > Jaime >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > It would be an excellent idea, and many thought about it, >> > > > > > > but the question is how feasible it is. 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