edge variants are not obvious
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| linux-meta (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned | ||
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".
