DVD update (like Windows update)

[netterpaladin]

Hi guys,

when reading the forum, I realized that often problems are related to people using outdated programs. Especially for new beta-testing purposes like matroska, etc.
I think doom9 has the best and most complete list and links in the forum to all the necessary programs.

My idea is to create a program similar like the windows update function! Basically there would be a small program to download and maybe install. If you than execute this program it would connect to doom9s site and check for the newest updates. Maybe even looking especially for updates of already installed programs.

That way it would be very easy to keep uptodate with all these fast developments in this area. I think it would be nice if you could even donwload and install all the programs through this program.

IF you people think that would go to far, it could maybe just check a database for the version number and point out where there are new programs.

Tell me what you think. I think it would be ver neat. (Oh, I am not a programmer... so I can only tell my ideas.)

Daniel

[auenf]

but then the people wouldnt read the news that doom9 puts up for us to enjoy, unless you include that in the program too ;)

Enf...

[KpeX]

Personally I don't like having programs on my computer that I don't use or that I'm not familiar with. As you said, doom9 has an extremely extensive collection of free software, but I doubt there are that many users that regulary use every one of those programs.

And I doubt Doom9 really wants to follow in the path of M$. ;)

[ppera2]

I hate even automatic gear change in cars.
New versions of programs are often not so simple to install and start to use, content bugs etc...
I think that everybody should self decide when to start adventure of installing new version...
Luckily I didn't see except Direct X other thing which can not be uninstalled easily...

[rjgn]

I think the very idea would give doom9 a heart attack due to the bandwidth issues :)

Seriously though trying a code a program to keep track of so many different program versions would itself be a pain to code. Not to mention the nightmare of keeping the database at the server end updated each time a new version is released.

A nice idea but an very large and difficult task for lots of reasons.