[Bug 1623090] Re: Remove linux-keystone from trusty updates

[Steve Langasek]

This is not ideal; once introduced into main in an LTS release, the
implication is that the package will receive security updates for the
remaining lifetime of the LTS.  I believe there were discussions about
this at the time the package was added to trusty-updates, though I don't
find any documentation for this now.

On the plus side, there is no Supported: field for the linux-keystone
entries in the Packages file.  On the minus side, there have been
quality issues over time with the Supported: metadata in the archive as
well as with the ubuntu-support-status tool, so this distinction is not
likely to be well understood by users.

Care should be taken in the future to avoid adding packages to main
without clear annotation of support committment, so that users are not
led to rely on presumed support periods.

In this instance I can see no justification for keeping the package in
the archive given the above statement of non-support.

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  Remove linux-keystone from trusty updates

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