On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 10:38 PM, Richard Johnson < [email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 06:34:11PM -0500, Christopher Forsythe wrote: > > How do you expect users to get Growl if they don't have the previous > > version? This is kind of a silly request. No application I know of that > uses > > Sparkle does not also have a download of the current version from the > > website. > > It's possible (and I've seend it done) to offer a base version via a > normal installer, and then expect the users to upgrade via Sparkle. For > the reasons I mentioned, this is sub-optimal (to the point of rendering > the package un-upgradeable) for a number of the machines I maintain. > > Sparkle is a nice convenience for those who can take the chance of admin > accounts for regular use, and for those on high bandwidth links. > > We'll always present the current version as a downloadable version on the website (and when I say always, that is until December 21, 2012. My birthday, and apparently the end of the world. Or until we decide different). That said, I see absolutely nothing wrong with the design you just mentioned. Chris -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Growl Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/growldiscuss?hl=en.
