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Originally Posted by JSWolf
Of course, we can have Calibre do just what Windows Update does. Update in the background and then reboot your computer just at the wrong time.
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Not every automatic update was coded by people as clumsy as Microsoft. Google Chrome/Mozilla Firefox do background updates that work. And linux package managers can be scripted/jobbed to run in the background, and just like Chrome/Firefox do not force restart.
The real question is, do we have anyone who wishes to dedicate themselves to handling the update mechanism? FF/Chrome have huge developer teams, calibre doesn't.
Kovid has said auto updates are worthless to him, not that he philosophically disagrees. If someone else did the work, he would accept the patch.