Blank Updates status

[Ric Moore]

On 08/17/2013 01:54 PM, John R. Sowden wrote:
> I am surprised that we are not hearing feedback re: the blank updates.
> Is canonical testing us to see if we are gullible enough to just
> download anything?  Is this a survey to test our level of concern re:
> security?
>
> This has been going on for a couple of weeks.  My concern is, am I not
> downloading security improvements?  Are there others like me out there
> (hello ...)?  This might mean that the ubuntu (x in my case) OS
> computers all over the world are not current, which might be a security
> or marketing risk (marketing-if we don't have the current revs, people
> might complain about problems with the OS which are not problems at all,
> just not current versions.)
>
> I might be over blowing this - I do that often.

I agree. It's not something usual to have a blank update come down. I'd 
love to know the mechanism behind it, once the brain-caste figures it 
out. :) Ric



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..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
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