The current text is quite confused. (“Proposed updates are only for testing updates”? No. They aren’t *for* testing updates, they *are* updates.) And its lack of wrapping single-handedly makes the whole window much wider than it should be. So there’s a lot of room for improvement.
However, it’s strange to acknowledge that “enabling proposed can make the system unstable” but then immediately to claim that we should “not discourage [people from] using it”. Of course we should discourage people from making their system unstable! If there was no reason to discourage -proposed, there would be no reason not to have it on by default, which would be tantamount to it not existing at all. Now, there are subtler and cruder methods of discouragement. Putting it in a “Developer Options” tab is by itself a subtle discouragement: “I’m not a developer, maybe I should stay away”. My current design goes further, putting it in a “Contributor Console” that’s a separate utility altogether. <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ContributorConsole#updates> As long as that app remains unimplemented, I would use the same text as I specified there: Check for updates being tested (-proposed) And replace the label above with a caption underneath, something like: Use proposed updates if you’re willing to report bugs on any problems that occur. ** Changed in: software-properties (Ubuntu) Status: New => Triaged ** Summary changed: - Don't scare users who want to use propose + Don't scare users who want to use -proposed -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to software-properties in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1604705 Title: Don't scare users who want to use -proposed Status in software-properties package in Ubuntu: Triaged Bug description: The GUI is intended for use by normal user and enabling proposed can make the system unstable. Despite this, some users want to use early release of packages and the current message discourage them of doing so. It should be reworded to explain clearly that this channel contains early release of packages and not discourage them of using it. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.10 Package: software-properties-gtk 0.96.24.1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-30.49-generic 4.4.13 Uname: Linux 4.4.0-30-generic x86_64 ApportVersion: 2.20.2-0ubuntu1 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jul 20 09:43:11 2016 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-09-03 (1050 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.10 "Saucy Salamander" - Alpha amd64 (20130902) PackageArchitecture: all SourcePackage: software-properties UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install) To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/software-properties/+bug/1604705/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
