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[Bug 599799] [NEW] Gufw's both short and long description are misleading

 

Public bug reported:

The Gufw short description in the software center (where it is known as
Firewall configuration) is: "Allows you to configure ufw firewall". The
end-user does not know what is 'ufw', so this should be changed to
"Allows you to configure the system's firewall" or "Allows you to
configure Ubuntu's firewall".

As for the long description: "gufw is an easy and intuitive way to
manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or
blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual port(s), and many
others!" Here again, gufw should not be mentionned, but the biggest
problem is in 'Linux firewall". Since the recent Ubuntu site redesign
has completely removed any mention of Linux, the user will be confused
about this and may even leave Ubuntu on the basis that "Linux is for
geeks". So, this should be changed to: "Firewall configuration is an
easy and intuitive way to manage your Ubuntu firewall. It supports
common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common P2P, or
individual port(s), and many others!"

** Affects: hundredpapercuts
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Affects: gui-ufw (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Also affects: hundredpapercuts
   Importance: Undecided
       Status: New

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Gufw's both short and long description are misleading
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/599799
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Status in One Hundred Paper Cuts: New
Status in “gui-ufw” package in Ubuntu: New

Bug description:
The Gufw short description in the software center (where it is known as Firewall configuration) is: "Allows you to configure ufw firewall". The end-user does not know what is 'ufw', so this should be changed to "Allows you to configure the system's firewall" or "Allows you to configure Ubuntu's firewall".

As for the long description: "gufw is an easy and intuitive way to manage your Linux firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common p2p, or individual port(s), and many others!" Here again, gufw should not be mentionned, but the biggest problem is in 'Linux firewall". Since the recent Ubuntu site redesign has completely removed any mention of Linux, the user will be confused about this and may even leave Ubuntu on the basis that "Linux is for geeks". So, this should be changed to: "Firewall configuration is an easy and intuitive way to manage your Ubuntu firewall. It supports common tasks such as allowing or blocking pre-configured, common P2P, or individual port(s), and many others!"





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