[GNC] notify when new version is available?

[Adrien Monteleone]

And most apps I use that employ this also provide the option to not automatically check. So if a user doesn’t want their app ‘phoning home’ without their explicit request, it won’t.

Regards,
Adrien

> On Apr 28, 2020 w18d119, at 8:57 AM, Derek Atkins <derek at ihtfp.com> wrote:
> 
> On the other hand, implementing it wouldn't be too hard to do.  Not
> everyone updates their systems every day/week, so just knowing there is a
> more recent version if, for no other reason than to notify their
> distribution or look there, isn't a BAD thing.
> 
> I'll note that there are other systems, even with packaging, that notify
> of updates.  This is especially true of cross-platform systems.  E.g.,
> Chrome, Firefox..  Even the Unifi Controller software notifies of updates.
> 
> Granted, I don't consider this a high priority, but a small, click-away
> popup or corner-notification on app startup seems like a reasonable
> feature to me.
> 
> -derek