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destitude on Feb 13, 2024 | parent | context | favorite | on: Sparkle: A software update framework for macOS

It's just downloading an xml file to see if there is an update available.

masklinn on Feb 13, 2024 [–]

And talking about “XML file” is obscuring it, an “appcast” feed is an RSS feed with a few extensions.

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