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"Install Interim Release" option #146

Open GoogleCodeExporter opened 8 years ago

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago
We should consider adding a button that will let a user switch over from
e.g. a Public Release to an Interim Release, like how Ad Muncher apparently
does.  Suggestion reported via email by user "thanatos".

To start with, Public Releases could contain a right-click menu-item
labeled as "Download Beta Version" or something (or maybe in the About or
Settings window?), which would bring them to the webpage for our latest
Interim Release; vice-versa if the user's currently running an Interim
Release.  Eventually, once we get a "real" online-updating service, we
should be able to handle this more transparently to the user.

Marking as Low Priority for now, since everything is working right now -
this would just be a "nice to have" feature for some users.

Original issue reported on code.google.com by peerbloc...@gmail.com on 5 Oct 2009 at 4:26

GoogleCodeExporter commented 8 years ago
µtorrent also has the option to install betas. A simple checkbox and you are 
set for
crashing :)
The question is: If there is a bug (think of showstopper or worse), do you want 
to
break the program on thousands of PCs? If it is _too easy_ to install unstable
software (which many people will, because it has the lastest-greatest number to 
it) -
it will leave a "bad experience" with them.

Original comment by frederic...@gmail.com on 6 Oct 2009 at 7:14