Test of  0.93.1ubuntu2.3 &  1.4.6~17.04.1 together are fine. please
release the two together.

@mikini - it is prudent from OS vendor point of view to enable and
install security updates by default, as most users neglect to set it up
themselves. unattanded-upgrades is one way to do this, but it is an
optional component of the system and many users use other means to keep
their systems secure. The constraints on randomising downloads is due to
mirror load spikes. The constraint on consistent and predicable
application of updates is due to unexpected behavior experienced by our
user base when random application of updates was in place. Overall it is
a sensible default. We do monitor crash and error rates, and that data
suggests to us that people routinely postpone upgrades or delay them. As
for key crashes we reach 90% of updates applied within 2 weeks. Thus
defaults to apply updates within a day are sensible. Please note that
adjusting .timer frequency alone will not be sufficient as apt has its
own internal timestamps too which throttle unattanded upgrades. If you
want full control of upgrades do execute / automate them in a manner
that is appropriate for your deployment. There is nothing in place that
would prevent you from doing that. Many people use other mechanisms for
upgrades, e.g. landscape.

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  Apt updates that are uniformly spread across all timezones, with
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