Great! Will the "milestones" in launchpad be changed to reflect the corresponding OTA release? I'm not sure this is possible since not all milestones will be an OTA release?
2015-08-27 17:13 GMT+02:00 Pat McGowan <pat.mcgo...@canonical.com>: > After further reflection... > > The OTAs are applied to all devices > The OTA number really reflects a minor release of the software > The OTAs have corresponding release notes and bug lists for the milestone > When a new device is released it is based on one of these OTA/minor > release versions > We occasionally provide what we call a "hotfix" which is a between OTA > critical fix. > Build numbers (i.e. r24) are only meaningful on the proposed and devel > channels, not stable > > For the stable channel an OS version of the form "Ubuntu 15.04.6" would > very nicely reflect the minor release of software running on any > device. > > The details information could continue to provide build numbers and > underlying component levels which would be sufficient for both hotfixes > and proposed/devel channels. > > > ** Also affects: canonical-devices-system-image > Importance: Undecided > Status: New > > ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image > Importance: Undecided => High > > ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image > Status: New => Confirmed > > ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image > Milestone: None => ww40-2015 > > ** Changed in: canonical-devices-system-image > Assignee: (unassigned) => Pat McGowan (pat-mcgowan) > > ** Changed in: ubuntu-system-settings (Ubuntu) > Status: Won't Fix => New > > -- > You received this bug notification because you are subscribed to the bug > report. > https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1475568 > > Title: > Use OTA terminology in system settings > > Status in Canonical System Image: > Confirmed > Status in ubuntu-system-settings package in Ubuntu: > New > > Bug description: > Describing the updates in "OTA x" terms is very common. > > - Bugs: > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/address-book-app/+bug/1437925 > - Status updates: > https://unity.ubuntu.com/2015/07/15/whats-new-in-ota-5/ > > However, looking at the system settings' about section on my phone, it > is not clear what "OTA" update I have currently installed. > * Is it the version number? I guess not since that number is in its > twenties and the current OTA is smaller than ten. > * is it the number after the dot of the image number? > > It would be very handy if the OTA version number was clearly marked > somewhere in the system settings. > > > USE CASE: > I want to check to see if a bug is really fixed in an update. I see that > the bug is not fixed on my current device and should be fixed in OTA 4. I > do not know what OTA my phone is running, so I cannot know if the bug is > falsely marked as fixed. ( > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/address-book-app/+bug/1437925) > > To manage notifications about this bug go to: > > https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1475568/+subscriptions > -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1475568 Title: Use OTA terminology in system settings To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/canonical-devices-system-image/+bug/1475568/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
