[Box Backup] Client distribution schemes?

[Andreas Schrafl]

I'd be interested in something like that. For Windows there is a pretty 
good Delphi Update Script from the developpers of fma.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/fma/

Per Thomsen wrote:
> On 3/22/05 6:25 AM, Ben Summers wrote:
> 
>>
>> On 21 Mar 2005, at 18:57, Per Thomsen wrote:
>>
>>> I've been looking around for open-source ways to do automatic updates 
>>> of software, and haven't had much luck.
>>>
>>> What I'd like to be able to do is to update the client software 
>>> (bbackupd), in an automated fashion, like Windows Update, or OS X 
>>> Software Update.
>>>
>>> Does anyone here know of OSS projects that do this?
>>>
>>> I would consider writing something like this, but would obviously 
>>> like not to re-invent the wheel.
>>
>>
>>
>> I began writing such a thing when I found there was nothing which did 
>> quite what I needed.
>>
>> Maybe stuff like the debian apt-get thing might work if used with a 
>> private repository and on a cronjob?
>>
>> Or just a simple script to download a file, check it's signed by the 
>> right key, and untar and run a script within if it is?
> 
> 
> If I were only worried about Unices, there are things like yum, apt-get, 
> even up2date for that. Windows is my main concern. Most of my clients 
> are running on Windows, so being able to have them update by themselves 
> is a key requirement.
> 
> I don't think the problem is very complex. Unless I'm missing something, 
> all you need to do on Windows (after the installation is complete), is 
> to update the files. No other magic required, AFAICT (I'm specifically 
> thinking of Registry magic). On other platforms, things are pretty 
> simple, as Ben says.
> 
> I'd make it cross-platform, so the same system can be used on all 
> platforms. Possibly Java...
> 
> Interest in this? I know it's not really related to Box, but I know I 
> could use if to keep my clients up-to-date.
> 
> Thanks,
> Per
>