Activity log for bug #1402706

Date Who What changed Old value New value Message
2014-12-15 15:00:24 Dariusz Gadomski bug added bug
2014-12-15 15:00:42 Dariusz Gadomski information type Private Security Public Security
2014-12-15 15:06:40 Jorge Niedbalski nominated for series Ubuntu Trusty
2014-12-15 16:37:57 Launchpad Janitor update-manager (Ubuntu): status New Confirmed
2014-12-15 16:38:11 Chris Johnston bug added subscriber Canonical Support
2014-12-15 16:43:27 Michael Vogt bug task added update-manager (Ubuntu Trusty)
2014-12-17 16:00:50 Launchpad Janitor branch linked lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/update-manager/precise
2014-12-17 16:05:09 Michael Vogt attachment added Initial screen https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1402706/+attachment/4282950/+files/Screenshot-QEMU.png
2014-12-17 16:05:33 Michael Vogt attachment added After clicking "More info" https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1402706/+attachment/4282951/+files/Screenshot-QEMU-1.png
2014-12-17 16:05:53 Michael Vogt nominated for series Ubuntu Precise
2014-12-17 16:05:53 Michael Vogt bug task added update-manager (Ubuntu Precise)
2014-12-17 16:06:03 Michael Vogt update-manager (Ubuntu Precise): importance Undecided High
2014-12-17 16:06:06 Michael Vogt update-manager (Ubuntu): importance Undecided High
2014-12-17 16:06:10 Michael Vogt update-manager (Ubuntu Precise): status New In Progress
2014-12-17 16:06:13 Michael Vogt update-manager (Ubuntu Trusty): importance Undecided Medium
2015-02-09 10:06:43 Michael Vogt description In Precise after new HWE kernel was released the following message was displayed to the user: "New hardware support is available [Install]". This is perfectly correct, but I have received some complaints from sysadmins that this is a little bit misleading to end users. The current approach leaves users with false sense of support and security - since they will not receive any (includnig *security*) kernel patches despite the fact that they have installed a LTS release. In their opinion it should be emphasized that a new HWE kernel is required to prolong the LTS-nature of the installed system (since most of the HWE kernels will have up to a couple months of support). So, if the current kernel is close to EOL and new HWE kernel is available the message should clearly recommend upgrading the kernel to maintain full system support. [Impact] * Users on trusty who run the HWE stack are not aware of the security implication when they not upgrade to a new HWE stack [Test Case] * install 12.04.2 or similar and run update-manager * wait for the "New hardware support available bubble to appear" * verify that the wording is only talking about hardware * install the latest update-manager * verify that the wording is now talking about "security" as well [Regression Potential] * This will cause a regression in the translations as the strings needs to be translated again. --- In Precise after new HWE kernel was released the following message was displayed to the user: "New hardware support is available [Install]". This is perfectly correct, but I have received some complaints from sysadmins that this is a little bit misleading to end users. The current approach leaves users with false sense of support and security - since they will not receive any (includnig *security*) kernel patches despite the fact that they have installed a LTS release. In their opinion it should be emphasized that a new HWE kernel is required to prolong the LTS-nature of the installed system (since most of the HWE kernels will have up to a couple months of support). So, if the current kernel is close to EOL and new HWE kernel is available the message should clearly recommend upgrading the kernel to maintain full system support.
2015-02-11 15:12:50 Chris J Arges update-manager (Ubuntu Precise): status In Progress Fix Committed
2015-02-11 15:12:53 Chris J Arges bug added subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2015-02-11 15:12:55 Chris J Arges bug added subscriber SRU Verification
2015-02-11 15:12:59 Chris J Arges tags cts cts verification-needed
2015-02-12 10:44:16 Lefteris Nikoltsios tags cts verification-needed cts verification-done
2015-02-12 10:45:25 Lefteris Nikoltsios attachment added verification-done https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/update-manager/+bug/1402706/+attachment/4317852/+files/update-manager%40lp1402706.png
2015-02-16 17:35:57 Launchpad Janitor update-manager (Ubuntu Precise): status Fix Committed Fix Released
2015-02-16 17:36:18 Adam Conrad removed subscriber Ubuntu Stable Release Updates Team
2015-08-20 11:15:52 brandyseres256@gmail.com update-manager (Ubuntu Trusty): assignee brandyseres256@gmail.com (brandyseres256)