I assume that a "silent update" needs to download itself. If anything attempts to download to my computer without my permission, I am not happy when I find out about it, which I will. My usual reaction is to delete the offending software and not use it again.
--Jean On Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 9:02 PM, Florian Monfort <[email protected]> wrote: > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Florian Monfort <[email protected]> > Date: Fri, Dec 28, 2012 at 12:02 PM > Subject: Re: [libreoffice-marketing] Silent Updates > To: Jean Weber <[email protected]> > > > Hi Jean, > > Not sure I understand what you mean. Silent updates are usually... Silent. > How can people tell whether they like it or not? > > Companies are a different topic, and OF COURSE you would be able to turn it > off. Not even debatable :). > > > On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 9:47 PM, Jean Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Thu, Dec 27, 2012 at 8:34 PM, Florian Monfort >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hi, >> > >> > I've seen a lot of browsers recently moving towards silent updates. >> > >> > I was wondering whether this could be a relevant approach for LibreOffice >> > or not. >> > >> > Indeed I've seen many people complaining about LibreOffice features, UI >> > etc. While using LibreOffice 3.4... Of course the first advice is "just >> > upgrade" but for people I doesn't seem like such a good think to do, just >> > like it somewhat scares them. I'm pretty sure that happens with at least >> > half of our userbase. >> > >> > What do you guys think? I think this would improve the overall quality of >> > our userbase making sure that almost everyone has the very last stable >> > version, with all the fixes and improvements it brings. >> > >> > Plus, for once we wouldn't be copying MS Office... >> > >> > -- >> > *Monfort Florian* >> >> >> If it's an option the user can choose, that can be a good move. If >> it's not an option, it would be a VERY BAD move. Many people hate >> silent updates, and many companies will not allow them. I'll accept >> the option being the default, as long as it's easy to turn off. >> >> --Jean >> > > > > -- > *Monfort Florian* > BM2 Student at France Business School > Marketing Apprentice at Red Hat > Marketing Team Member at The Document Foundation > [email protected] > Mobile : +33 6 58 97 15 61 > > > > -- > *Monfort Florian* > BM2 Student at France Business School > Marketing Apprentice at Red Hat > Marketing Team Member at The Document Foundation > [email protected] > Mobile : +33 6 58 97 15 61 > > -- > Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] > Problems? > http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ > Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette > List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ > All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted > -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Problems? http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/marketing/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
