For a developer-focused product, it's really painful that there's absolutely no technical description here. Tell us how it works!
Also, "free forever for open source" strikes me as problematic because of the above point: Isn't an open source product likely to prefer open source updating? Open source communities tend to get really sticky about apps installing things themselves and such, so this seems like a really iffy place to add a proprietary component.
That aside, I totally see a lot of room for more/better updating mechanics. There's two major culprits I find in a lot of large-scale apps, and I don't really like either of them. But then again... without knowing how Pakkly works, especially OS-specific install details, I'm not sure I'll like it either. ;)
A more technical description is coming soon! I’m planning to post a blog post to provide transparency on how the system works. I hope that will clear things up and I hope you will like it ;)
Also, "free forever for open source" strikes me as problematic because of the above point: Isn't an open source product likely to prefer open source updating? Open source communities tend to get really sticky about apps installing things themselves and such, so this seems like a really iffy place to add a proprietary component.
That aside, I totally see a lot of room for more/better updating mechanics. There's two major culprits I find in a lot of large-scale apps, and I don't really like either of them. But then again... without knowing how Pakkly works, especially OS-specific install details, I'm not sure I'll like it either. ;)