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[Mark Shuttleworth <mark@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Vincenzo Ciancia wrote:
> Mark Shuttleworth ha scritto:
>> Vincenzo Ciancia wrote:
>>> Are you saying that you really NEVER experienced an upgrade that
>>> creates
>>> a problem? I use my computer to work. Sometimes I just can't afford the
>>> risk that the thing breaks, even in minor aspects. E.g. when I am
>>> preparing a presentation or I am under a deadline. For this reasons the
>>> popup cannot be that frequent, it'd be annoying to people like me.
>>>
>>> But this creates a time-window for worms. If any.   
>> The -security updates trigger the Update Manager to appear
>> immediately. There is no delay. Non-security updates don't do that,
>> they get queued and presented every week by default, unless you
>> manually go into the update manager or package manager, in which case
>> the Update manager is deferred for another week.
>>
>> So the effect is:
>>
>>  - security updates are presented immediately
>>  - others are presented occasionally, on a cadence that's judged
>> reasonable
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>
>
> Ok but if I close the pop-up, when will I be adviced to upgrade again? 
In a week, unless there is a new *security* update before then.
> In any case, what about the system indicator? May it be used for
> upgrades? I did not see any details passing by.
Interesting idea, let's discuss it in that thread.

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