[Bug 958952] Re: Wording makes it seem that "Apport lets you modify essential parts of your system"

[Marcus Tomlinson]

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** Changed in: apport (Ubuntu)
       Status: Confirmed => Incomplete

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Title:
  Wording makes it seem that "Apport lets you modify essential parts of
  your system"

Status in apport package in Ubuntu:
  Incomplete

Bug description:
  When Apport requires root access, the dialog says :

  "The application 'Apport' lets you modify essential parts of your system" 
  Password: [          ]

  What is incorrect is that apport "lets you modify your system" instead
  of "root access is needed to access restricted info"

  Usability wise, many people will say what is apport? We wouldn't want
  the answer to be "it's a tool that helps you modify essential parts of
  your system" we would rather say "it's a tool that collects
  information on your system and reports a bug". Is it possible to to
  customize the apport authentication dialog to provide a more human
  explanation?

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
  Package: apport 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-19.30-generic-pae 3.2.11
  Uname: Linux 3.2.0-19-generic-pae i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 1.94.1-0ubuntu2
  Architecture: i386
  Date: Sun Mar 18 20:42:08 2012
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS "Precise Pangolin" - Alpha i386 (20120222)
  PackageArchitecture: all
  ProcEnviron:
   TERM=xterm
   LANG=en_US.UTF-8
   SHELL=/bin/bash
  SourcePackage: apport
  UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

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