This is a response to Bert Bos' review [1] of the Widgets 1.0 Requirements document [2].
R25. Automatic updates COMMENT 26) The VM should, of course, only check for updates if the user wants it to. The "should" in this requirement needs a qualification to that effect.
The text now reads "If it is the case that the author has declared in the manifest an IRI for where the widget can be updated then the widget engine should, with the explicit permission from the user, periodically check over HTTP if the widget has been updated." -- Marcos Caceres http://datadriven.com.au [1] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-appformats/2007Feb/0131.html [2] http://www.w3.org/TR/2007/WD-widgets-reqs-20070209/
