Firefox gets a new update method (currently only on Windows). Do you like it?
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Firefox gets Windows BITS (Background Intelligent Transfer Service) to download software updates in the background, even when Firefox is closed.
This new update method is currently in the testing phase.
Windows users can already test this new update method in the currently Firefox Nightly build, but probably the developers will also implement this new update method in the Linux version of Firefox.
"In the currently Firefox Nightly build, Mozilla has added two new flags that can be used to test downloading software updates via BITS. Users can enable this test by setting the app.update.BITSenabled and app.update.BITS.inTrialgroup preferences to true in about:config." - Firefox to Use Windows BITS Service for Background Updates.
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So, do you like the new update method of Firefox, which downloads and installs updates in the background, even when Firefox is closed?
- Yes, I like it.
- Yes, I like it, but I use only Linux, so I have to wait before I could try it.
- No, I don't like it. I would rather use the old update method.
- No, I don't like it, but I currently can't even try it, because I use only Linux.
- I don't use Firefox.
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