Quote Originally Posted by prodesk View Post
Now if someone can actually move the upgrades into a world closer to what the boys at LiteCommerce have then we would literally be in heaven...

Lite commerce provides .exe upgrade files that self install, on a module by module basis. Takes no longer than executing the upgrade to complete the task...
... for a fee. Send me the $469 equivalent of all our built-in features that they charge for ... for every copy of Zen Cart ever downloaded, and I just might find a way to build a super-magic cross-server universal upgrader tool that could account for every possible nuance of customization ideas ever dreamt.

That's the difference ... open source customizable code (more difficult) ... vs paid-for, controlled code (easy to upgrade because the code is static).

Yes, I realize that some aspects of their code are open-source and can be customized as needed. My comments are intended to show some of the differences in methodologies.
There will be ongoing improvements to the upgrade process in Zen Cart; however, an exe is highly unlikely.
As you know, if nobody changed the code, they could just install the latest files overtop of theirs and upgrades would be a breeze... and since they can't, that means they like to use the flexibility to customize things to their liking, which is why folks choose open source in many cases. Not to mention the free aspect.