Public bug reported:
The package description and sections for edge and non-edge variants is
the same.
In the kernel meta packages we should be able to do something better.
For example include a trailer explanation in the description that
whenever a variant is "-edge" it is preview kernel, for the upcoming
change of the non-edge variant, and that it is a non production kernel,
meant to be used for early testing for the upcoming changes that are
about to happen to the non-edge variant.
Also potentially point out that it receives non-timely security support
without SLAs.
We also can make use of split publishing of binaries. src:linux-meta*
can produce most binaries into main, but it can publish "-edge" binaries
to universe. We could for example mark out 'Sections' in the control
file with "universe/kernel".
** Affects: linux-meta (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1964467
Title:
edge variants are not obvious
Status in linux-meta package in Ubuntu:
New
Bug description:
The package description and sections for edge and non-edge variants is
the same.
In the kernel meta packages we should be able to do something better.
For example include a trailer explanation in the description that
whenever a variant is "-edge" it is preview kernel, for the upcoming
change of the non-edge variant, and that it is a non production
kernel, meant to be used for early testing for the upcoming changes
that are about to happen to the non-edge variant.
Also potentially point out that it receives non-timely security
support without SLAs.
We also can make use of split publishing of binaries. src:linux-meta*
can produce most binaries into main, but it can publish "-edge"
binaries to universe. We could for example mark out 'Sections' in the
control file with "universe/kernel".
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