I agree with your overall point that Google went about this wrong if they're trying to be on the up-and-up. The same thing happens with Firefox on startup. I don't think people really consider the implications of that either.
> Any software that adopts this Omaha crap will be blocked from my machine as well.
Well, it looks like Omaha could be made to be a lot more up-front and has some modular bits that could be pretty handy. Don't penalize people who use parts of the code (I'm considering it for pieces) unless they do the same sort of disrespectful practices (e.g. hidden inclusion).
The one thing I can say is that I'd rather see Google open source this than not. It's a step in the right direction of making this less opaque and less mysterious, even if it's insufficient to pardon their behavior.
I agree with your overall point that Google went about this wrong if they're trying to be on the up-and-up. The same thing happens with Firefox on startup. I don't think people really consider the implications of that either.
> Any software that adopts this Omaha crap will be blocked from my machine as well.
Well, it looks like Omaha could be made to be a lot more up-front and has some modular bits that could be pretty handy. Don't penalize people who use parts of the code (I'm considering it for pieces) unless they do the same sort of disrespectful practices (e.g. hidden inclusion).
The one thing I can say is that I'd rather see Google open source this than not. It's a step in the right direction of making this less opaque and less mysterious, even if it's insufficient to pardon their behavior.