Auto-launching of applications

[Oliver Grawert]

hi,
On Mi, 2009-02-18 at 19:03 +0000, Bruce Cowan wrote:
> update-manager is now set to auto-launch every 2 days. Even though I
> have disabled this, I think it is not the right thing to do.
> 
> Apparently the window is supposed to open in the background, but I think
> that users may wonder why a program is seemingly running without them
> wanting it to.
> 
> Also, I'm sure I'm not the only person who doesn't use update-manager.
> 
> Can anyone explain to me why autolaunching programs is a good idea?
additionally it would be intresting to know why the reboot icon isnt
shown anymore after you get critical updates, that seems like a security
risk ... you do an update and get the info to please reboot, but want to
go on with your daily work and click on "i will reboot later" then
forget about it during the day and run with an insecure system because
there was no reminder anymore ... 

if we drop such important functionallity, we shouldnt leave the option
to skip the reboot or keep it the way it was, the current situation
fells very suboptimal ...

about the update-manager, i always thought our philosphy was to develop
software that doesnt get in your way (at least we did so for the past
years) slapping the user in the face with an update window simply doesnt
seem very ubuntuish, there must be a better way to achieve what we
want...

ciao
	oli
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