Re: Linux and Software Freedom

Reuben Morais <[email protected]>
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On Sat, Aug 20, 2011 at 5:11 AM, Ron Hunter <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I don't think you can prevent the notifications, and that can be irritating.
>  I think such things are better saved for when the user shuts down, or
> restarts, the application.  On the other hand, experience indicates that if
> they aren't notified of an update, some users would NEVER check, putting
> them in danger from nasty exploits for an undetermined period.  Other users
> leave software running for days/weeks, without a restart, and they would
> similarly be exposed to the above risks.  This may be one of those 'damned
> if you do/damned if you don't' things.
>

You can prevent them by choosing the appropriate settings on the
Advanced panel on Preferences: http://cl.ly/9THL

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Reuben
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