Richard Hughes wrote:
On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 08:03 +0200, Leszek Matok wrote:
Actually, I think thousands of users are downloading at least the
metadata because there was no clear way of disabling PackageKit on
update. And the metadata, in theory, can exploit a bug in yum, all out
of sight of users.
Nice speculation, but I would rather wait for hard facts.
That's what you get when you force users to download things in the
background for them. Told ya!
Apple and Microsoft both do the same. Unless we download and install
security updates automatically then we are not a serious contender for
the home market.
Ummm, does OS X really force updates if I uncheck the boxes that say
'Check for updates (frequency drop-down)' and 'Download important
updates automatically'?
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