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What about GNU/Linux or OSX? Root owns my programs. Will Firefox have to be ran as Root or a super user just to update? | What about GNU/Linux or OSX? Root owns my programs. Will Firefox have to be ran as Root or a super user just to update? | ||
== Software Updates Revised == | |||
My interest is in the complete update process and I think some vital elements are missing. | |||
* To begin with I read in the discussions that some customised plug-ins, such as imagedownload, cannot cope with updates. This knowledge should be stored somewhere explicitly, and used by the update checker. | |||
* I think we're missing out on valuable feedback on failed installations. What about the error reporting MS uses? It would be nice to see how many deployments actually fail, and do something about it. | |||
* Older compiled versions cannot be downloaded from the site. I know we want to encourage users to work with the latest version, however, I hear from system managers that they need to first test updates on a different system, before company wide deployment. The updater does not support this yet, especially due to the fact that you cannot give a different location as to where updates can be found. | |||
Feel free to comment on this, these conclusions are based on some research I've been doing in the area of software deployment. | |||