| 2011-05-28 16:19:03 |
Sense Egbert Hofstede |
bug |
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added bug |
| 2011-05-28 17:00:57 |
serfus |
bug |
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added subscriber Aviv Sapire |
| 2011-05-28 18:15:24 |
c0nsaw |
software-center (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Invalid |
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| 2011-05-28 18:15:24 |
c0nsaw |
converted to question |
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159403 |
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| 2011-06-15 12:33:34 |
Sense Egbert Hofstede |
removed subscriber Sense Hofstede |
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| 2011-06-15 12:50:29 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
software-center (Ubuntu): status |
Invalid |
New |
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| 2011-11-05 17:30:48 |
Launchpad Janitor |
software-center (Ubuntu): status |
New |
Confirmed |
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| 2012-01-12 22:36:57 |
Anthony Lenton |
tags |
amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity |
amd64 apport-bug client-server natty running-unity |
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| 2012-02-09 09:46:10 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
description |
Binary package hint: software-center
In the overview of software in Software Centre that does not come from the officially supported archives, a warning text is shown informing the user that this particular piece of software is not supported by Canonical, but that updates MAY be delivered by the community/a third-party. It is not only shown for software from community-maintained archvies or for PPAs, but also for software that is on sale.
Although this message is factually correct, it is a scary message. Users might get the impression that by default no updates should be expected, but if you are lucky something might be done. Especially for paid applications, this might not be very encouraging towards users.
I would suggest to change the warning from a negative formulation to a positive: updates for this software are provided by X. Not Canonical, etc.
Furthermore, this message is also shown for packages from the Canonical Partner archive--which is maintained by Canonical, AFAI. Is that desired behaviour?
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04
Package: software-center 4.0.2
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-9.43-generic 2.6.38.4
Uname: Linux 2.6.38-9-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
Architecture: amd64
Date: Sat May 28 18:13:11 2011
PackageArchitecture: all
ProcEnviron:
LANGUAGE=nl:en_GB:en
PATH=(custom, user)
LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8
SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: software-center
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2010-11-13 (195 days ago) |
software-center 4.0.2, Ubuntu 11.04
In the overview of software in Software Centre that does not come from the officially supported archives, a warning text is shown informing the user that this particular piece of software is not supported by Canonical, but that updates MAY be delivered by the community/a third-party. It is not only shown for software from community-maintained archvies or for PPAs, but also for software that is on sale.
Although this message is factually correct, it is a scary message. Users might get the impression that by default no updates should be expected, but if you are lucky something might be done. Especially for paid applications, this might not be very encouraging towards users.
I would suggest to change the warning from a negative formulation to a positive: updates for this software are provided by X. Not Canonical, etc.
Furthermore, this message is also shown for packages from the Canonical Partner archive--which is maintained by Canonical, AFAI. Is that desired behaviour?
See also bug 579855 and bug 659993. |
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| 2012-03-02 10:36:01 |
Michael Vogt |
nominated for series |
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Ubuntu Precise |
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| 2012-03-02 10:36:01 |
Michael Vogt |
bug task added |
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software-center (Ubuntu Precise) |
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| 2012-03-02 10:36:09 |
Michael Vogt |
software-center (Ubuntu Precise): importance |
Undecided |
Medium |
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| 2012-03-02 10:36:17 |
Michael Vogt |
software-center (Ubuntu Precise): assignee |
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Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
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| 2012-03-05 15:15:24 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
software-center (Ubuntu Precise): status |
Confirmed |
Triaged |
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| 2012-03-05 15:15:24 |
Matthew Paul Thomas |
software-center (Ubuntu Precise): assignee |
Matthew Paul Thomas (mpt) |
Michael Vogt (mvo) |
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| 2012-03-06 15:10:43 |
Michael Vogt |
summary |
"Canonical doesn't provide updates" is a scary message, especially for customers |
String-freeze exception |
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| 2012-03-06 15:10:52 |
Michael Vogt |
bug |
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added subscriber Ubuntu Release Team |
| 2012-03-06 15:11:01 |
Michael Vogt |
summary |
String-freeze exception |
String-freeze exception for scary third party vendor string |
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| 2012-03-06 18:35:30 |
Gary Lasker |
software-center (Ubuntu Precise): status |
Triaged |
In Progress |
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| 2012-03-06 18:36:20 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:software-center |
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| 2012-03-06 22:44:47 |
Adolfo Jayme Barrientos |
bug |
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added subscriber Fitoschido |
| 2012-03-09 08:15:12 |
Launchpad Janitor |
software-center (Ubuntu Precise): status |
In Progress |
Fix Released |
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| 2012-03-09 12:14:17 |
Launchpad Janitor |
branch linked |
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lp:ubuntu/software-center |
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