TCH-Thomas Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Greetings everyone, I had a chat with TCH-Andy today about the script updates issue. It turned out that we both had been thinking the same idea. Would you find it helpful if I publish (once a week) a list of the current version of the most popular scripts here in the forum? This would mean that you could check on the status here to see if a new version is out. Then simply go to the site, download it and install it. If you have problems installing the update, I am sure that lots of the 5000+ members are willing to assist you. If you like this idea, please post in this thread which scripts you are using. Please note: This does not mean I can keep track on all scripts in the world, but I will do my best to keep track on the most poular ones. It is your responsibility to double-check. Thank you in advance, Thomas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilirose Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Awesome idea. I'm using Movable Type (including several plugins, not sure if these would be an issue?) Simple Machines forums Ultimate FormMail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjovery2 Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Thomas, A great idea. Your idea will focus on those scripts hosted on totalchoicehosting.com. I have decided to move away from Moveable Type...partly because of security issues and new licensing matters, but mainly because users have found other scripts are more user-friendly; the present installations are being deleted. In the meantime, I have been trawling around trying to find if a script update centre that already exists....with particular reference to security issues. So far I have not been able to find a global central depository of updates... This one appears to be useful.... www.PhpAdvisory.com However, since most users will not be using an enormous number of scripts, perhaps the best way at the moment is to go to the homepage of the originators/authors of the scripts...or at least to subscribe to their updates mailing list or forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marie b. Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 good idea. i sometimes forget to check for lastest versions of Movable Type (i'm running v3.15), and usually only catch up when reading sites other than the MT homepage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TCH-Thomas Posted February 6, 2005 Author Share Posted February 6, 2005 We are preparing for this now. Please note that plugins are not going to be on this list. As for now only updates to the scripts and patches will be announced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arvind Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 Hmm a weekly updates seems to me to be too much. Very few scripts are updated weekly unless some serious bugs are found. Perhaps make it fortnightly or monthly. Weekly, I think, is too often. In terms of Movable Type versions about 3.0 you should have a news box on the blog listing page (right after you log in). This is a convinient way to keep up to date with news about MT updates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Head Guru Posted February 6, 2005 Share Posted February 6, 2005 I do not think a weekly update is out of the question. If there are no updates, the page is simply not updated. If we upgrade the page once per month, feasibly it could be 39 days from the date of a released upgrade until we announce it Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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