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Re: keeping software fresh

From Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net>
Newsgroups comp.programming
Subject Re: keeping software fresh
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Date 2012-05-02 12:59 -0700

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On 5/2/12 8:09 AM, bob wrote:
> What is the best general strategy for having software that automatically updates?
>
> Is it to have a separate executable that runs on startup and compares the current software version with the latest version every 10 minutes?
Use SaaS instead of Apps.

In other words, if your "software" is a web-site, then the users will 
always have the latest version.

Though, to answer your question more faithfully, I've seen many programs 
that have an "auto-update" feature, which will check for a newer 
version, and download it, asking the user for permission to upgrade.

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keeping software fresh bob <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-05-02 08:09 -0700
  Re: keeping software fresh Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2012-05-02 12:59 -0700

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