enframed wrote: Wed Jul 05, 2023 12:54 pm
jfv wrote: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:55 pm
ErickC wrote: Fri Jun 30, 2023 9:19 pm
There ought to be a federal law that states that end users can decline all software updates. I get so sick of never being able to actually use software because it's perpetually updating. Video games are particularly evil at this.
I work in safety.. and have been pushing for requirements for this for years.
Manufacturers have put up a big front on this, saying they know best.
I’m very torn. Users should be informed, but if there is a safety risk with the old software, am sorta on board with the update occurring without the user’s approval.
Actually, I have a lot of trouble with all of this on both sides, and it is what occasionally makes me want to throw it all away and live in the woods.
How about they work out ALL of the bugs, first. This "release it at 90% finished" is fucking shit, and working its way into mechanical society.
Point taken, and something I’d generally agree with in most circumstances (i.e., software cannot be released until there are no known issues).
The problem is that in the world of cybersecurity and now AI, you might not know there is an issue until 2, 3 years after the software is released. There will
always be a need to update software as safely as possible.