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Open Sword Sparkle

Open Sword Sparkle

enables applications to automatically update themselves

Version:  1.5b1

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Just one little problem....

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Contributed by: WannaBteacher Tuesday, March 28 2006 @ 01:56 AM PST

Product Platform: MacOSX

Used Product For: Have Not Tried

Recommend Product: NO

The only problem that I see is that the update may not agree with one's user system. As you may know, some folks have upgraded to Tiger, but many are still using Panter as myself. So, if a new version comes out and it's only for Tiger, how will this benefit the user still using Panther? It would just be a useless download and the user will have no contol over whether to permit it to begin downloading or not. This could cause some to have problems and/or crashes if the user isn't aware that the update is for 10.4X or 10.3X. I have had this many times happen on VT and applications that tell me a newer version is avaible where I have downloaded that "newer" version only to find out it's for 10.4X and caused some minor problems with my system. So, maybe some more thought should go into to this idea before released to the public at large.   

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Just one little problem.... - Mike Abdullah

Not really a problem. If the developer releases a version that will no longer run on an earlier system, they can either:

A. Put it in the release notes clearly warning the user

B. Start a new appcast feed for the app that is for later versions only

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Saturday, April 29 2006 @ 04:21 AM PDT