What's it all about, Alfie?

VLC 0.9.8a - a security update for a problem in the Real codec, is out today. I found out by starting VLC to play a little downloaded YouTube video ('The Website is Down'), and it said there was an update, and asked me if I wanted to download it. "Sure", I say.

Then it acts as if I'm downloading a file - not updating the app. What gives? These guys make a Mac OS X app and don't even bother to use Sparkle? It's free and will do all the upgrade stuff for you. If not Sparkle, then the Google Code updater, update-engine. There are just too many reasonable ones out there to have something like VLC that's been in the works for so long, not to use one.

Anyway... it's updated now.

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