kasfruit wrote on 2023-10-19, 03:46:why did intel release so many versions for this tool ? […]
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VivienM wrote on 2023-10-18, 22:24:
I have a bunch of versions on my NAS up to 3.5.10
why did intel release so many versions for this tool ?
I have checked out the history from the PDF file and there seems to be a new version for each new firmware update.
I wonder if the firmware updates are integrated into the tool or are they downloaded from the intel servers.... in this case a new tool version would not be necessary at all
I don't think it's really 'so many'. Looking at my folder here, they go from 3.0.2 that I downloaded in Jan. 2012 to 3.5.10 which I downloaded in April 2019. And in that time period (7+ years), they released 19 releases that I downloaded. (I may have missed a few)
Compare that to say, video drivers, where you're probably looking at 12-15 versions per year, at least.
Now, if you compare that to APC/Schneider PowerChute Personal where they seem to release one version every 5-7 years, then yes, that's a lot. But I wouldn't exactly consider that the benchmark for a respectable release schedule...