And most apps I use that employ this also provide the option to not automatically check. So if a user doesn’t want their app ‘phoning home’ without their explicit request, it won’t.
Regards, Adrien > On Apr 28, 2020 w18d119, at 8:57 AM, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > On the other hand, implementing it wouldn't be too hard to do. Not > everyone updates their systems every day/week, so just knowing there is a > more recent version if, for no other reason than to notify their > distribution or look there, isn't a BAD thing. > > I'll note that there are other systems, even with packaging, that notify > of updates. This is especially true of cross-platform systems. E.g., > Chrome, Firefox.. Even the Unifi Controller software notifies of updates. > > Granted, I don't consider this a high priority, but a small, click-away > popup or corner-notification on app startup seems like a reasonable > feature to me. > > -derek _______________________________________________ gnucash-user mailing list [email protected] To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. ----- Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
