On [Aug 8], at [ Aug 8] 3:55 , Samuel Richter wrote:
There could be a "What's New" section which would pop up in the
application when a new version is found. I anticipate that this use
case would follow existing processes with software update
procedures, where the updater/installer periodically checks for the
web page for updates, *or* subscribes to an RSS feed which contains
the relevant information.
Scenario: A higher version is found
With the presentation of this information, a decision will be made:
to install, or not. But, this would be configurable. For instance,
the user may choose not to install alpha or beta software. Or, the
user may want to review a list of changes for the new version,
consider package size, dependencies, available space, etc.
Thanks for this more detailed use case. Your mention of RSS made me
realize hAtom has already solved much of this problem:
http://microformats.org/wiki/hatom
entry-title is version number, rel-bookmark is the download link, and
entry-content is the change details. So I'd suggest starting with that
and identifying gaps as they become evident.
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Scott Reynen
MakeDataMakeSense.com
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