Re:Firefox 79
by skinkestek on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @03:01PM
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Mostly agree. Here is a minor nitpick:
> dropping the paternalistic attitude about updates.
Now that we are trying to treat everyone equally, shouldn't we find a better word instead of blaming it all on the dads? ;-)
At least were I came from I cannot remember this attitude come from my dad.
Re:Firefox 79
by ajzinsbwbs on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @05:59PM
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Good point. It’s usually me trying to convince dad to update software, not the other way around.
Re:Firefox 79
by brigandish on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @11:10PM
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He only identified as your dad. Really, your mum was running things.
Re:Firefox 79
by skinkestek on Wednesday July 29, 2020 @03:46AM
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Hehe: My dad used to refer to Mum as the CEO, they are both alive and after being married in well over 40 years they are still an example in being nice and respectful to each other.
I have adapted kind of the same attitude: As the one who brings most money to the table I demand a final say on anything major, but in reality my wife has found our last 3 cars, do the majority of the shopping etc, I mostly just rubberstamp and sign and keep telling my kids to respect their mum.
So far it has worked fine : )
And then the vendors (and the security people) claim that automatic updates are fundamental, because otherwise people wouldn't install them. But maybe, just maybe, people don't want to install updates because they're being force-fed them, with no information about what to expect, and half of the time the update makes the experience worse.
The road to a better user/vendor interaction starts with providing meaningful changelogs and dropping the paternalistic attitude about updates.