[Bug 1032104] [NEW] "The package is of bad quality" error message is bad

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As shown in
<https://launchpadlibrarian.net/110649564/Screenshot%20from%202012-07-20%2015%3A53%3A47.png>,
when double-clicking some packages Ubuntu Software Center opens with an
error message overlaid:

    The package is of bad quality

    The installation of a package that violates quality standards isn't
allowed. This could cause serious problems on your computer. Please
contact the person or organization who provided this package file and
include the details beneath.

> Details

                                           ( OK ) ( Ignore and install )

Many things can be fixed here.

a. Why are two windows being presented here (the background one already
containing the usual .deb warning) rather than one? Might this error
also appear when installing updates? If so, maybe the USC window
shouldn't open at all, just the error alert. And if not, probably the
error should be embedded into the software item screen instead.

b. The primary text isn't a complete sentence.

c. "Violates quality standards" sounds needlessly violent.

d. "Serious problems on your computer"? What kind of problems? It could
be more specific.

e. "The person or organization? Unless the Maintainer field is
unreadable, it knows who that person or organization is, and should say
so.

f. The secondary text refers to "the details beneath" (beneath what?),
but by default no details are shown.

g. If installation "isn't allowed", why am I being given the option to
ignore and install? Make up your mind.

h. If it does make sense to have the option to install, it should be
"Ignore and Install", not "Ignore and install".

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Next steps:
* Find answers to the questions in (a), (d), and (g).
* Redesign the error presentation.

Not to be confused with bug 1020742, where the error message fails to
contain any details, or bug 1027092, where the message is possibly
appearing for packages where it shouldn't.

** Affects: aptdaemon (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Confirmed

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"The package is of bad quality" error message is bad
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1032104
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