Disclaimer : I am not an Ubuntu developper. On Thu, Nov 25, 2021 at 02:07:38PM +0000, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > This is intentional, to ensure that we make users aware that there are > vulnerabilities out there that may be affecting them. One can access > ESM for free under certain terms. Once ESM ends, like it did for > Precise, we have made all ESM updates for Precise available publically > and archived on old-releases.ubuntu.com. Thus eventually everyone does > have access to them. > > It is our commitment to be transparent and not hide problems, and > fight for the users to ensure they have ways to remain secure (upgrade > to a supported release or enable ESM). Whilst some users may find this > information redundant, many others may find it eye opening. > > It really is very important, especially since a lot of systems get > broken simply due to lack of installing updates or timely upgrades. > > Recently newer laws are getting passed that require one to disclose if > updates are available, for how long, and notify when they cease to be > provided. Although Ubuntu is nominally so far excluded from these, it > is prudent to comply with the spirit of those laws protecting and > informing users. > > I see this as no different to how we default to applying security > updates, and informing users about the number of non-security updates.
I don't think anyone is advocating to remove ubuntu-advantage-tools from default installations. As I understand it, the request here is that if you wish to opt-out from UA and/or its MOTD reminders, Ubuntu allows you to do so (by removing the package) without breaking your installation.
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