Chrome 10 released
Chrome 10 released
Posted Mar 9, 2011 20:33 UTC (Wed) by Kit (guest, #55925)In reply to: Chrome 10 released by rillian
Parent article: Chrome 10 released
> testing, nor do they require automatic updates--although many of their
> developers would benefit from it--precisely because their focus is on user
> control and freedom.
First off, what do you mean by 'this kind of testing'? Chrome's "testing" situation is similar to that of Debian than anything else: Stable vs Stable channel, Testing vs Beta channel, Unstable vs Dev Channel, features move down into Stable from Dev, via Beta (and there's also another Canary channel added a while back, closer to nightly builds).
Also, if you don't want Chrome to automatically update, just install the Standalone version: http://www.google.com/chrome/eula.html?standalone=1
In addition, Firefox also has an auto-updater- it's just less user friendly (it'll interrupt your work multiple times, and won't work if you're not an administrator/root... and last I checked, it wouldn't even automatically notify you of updates in those situations!).
Posted Mar 9, 2011 21:14 UTC (Wed)
by rillian (subscriber, #11344)
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I also see I generally failed to make my point. There's a common itch to want to just take over management of everything for the convenience and benefit of one's users. And that's a great impulse while it really is beneficial. But like any situation were many people give power over themselves to a small group, it can easily become abusive. To the extent that we're Free Software advocates, it behooves us to watch such situations carefully and make sure real choice is in fact easy and available.
Posted Mar 11, 2011 3:29 UTC (Fri)
by jonabbey (guest, #2736)
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Chrome 10 released
Chrome 10 released