On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 06:17:31PM +0200, Raphael Hertzog wrote: > Hello, > > On Mon, 28 May 2018, Cyril Brulebois wrote: > > debian-boot@: the requested revert looks fine to me, bonus points if it > > comes with a (short) summary of these reasons in changelog, so that they > > can be emphasized in the release announcement. :) > > I reverted the change in git: > https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/pkgsel/commit/2b9b594855a409fa6d03f259ccca4b1a1bd4727b > > I haven't uploaded the package yet. I had to reword the debconf template. > Is the modified template fine? > > _Description: Updates management on this system: > Applying updates on a frequent basis is an important part of keeping the > system secure. > . > By default, security updates are not automatically installed as you > have to review the security advisories before installing the updates > using standard package management tools. Alternatively you can install > the unattended-upgrades package which will install security updates > automatically.
I think it makes sense to explain in a bit more detail why that may not be a good idea: "(...) security updates automatically. However, note that updates, even to stable, are not guaranteed to be zero maintenance, and as such automatic updates through unattended-upgrades may occasionally cause downtime of services provided by this machine." ...or something along those lines. -- Could you people please use IRC like normal people?!? -- Amaya Rodrigo Sastre, trying to quiet down the buzz in the DebConf 2008 Hacklab