[Bug 1574670] Re: ubuntu-support-status returns inaccurate information

[Pjotr12345]

Thanks for taking this matter up. Please provide a rewritten tool that
does give accurate information....

This issue has already created worries on several Linux fora, as a consequence of this article in a reputable German IT magazine:
http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Ubuntu-LTS-Langzeitpflege-gibt-es-nur-fuer-das-Wichtigste-3179960.html

If German is not your strong point: the article accuses Ubuntu of
breaking its LTS promise, mainly on the basis of the output of ubuntu-
support-status.

It would help a lot to rebuild confidence in Ubuntu LTS support, if we
would have a rewritten tool that does give correct  information about
the support timespan for the installed packages in Ubuntu.

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Title:
  ubuntu-support-status returns inaccurate information

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager source package in Precise:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager source package in Trusty:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager source package in Wily:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager source package in Xenial:
  Confirmed
Status in update-manager source package in Yakkety:
  Confirmed

Bug description:
  ubuntu-support-status returns inaccurate and misleading information.

  It uses the Supported field in the Packages file which hasn't been
  used or updated since Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and earlier releases when we
  had a 3 year/5 year support split between desktop and server. (See
  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/FAQ#Official%20Support)

  It also uses the term "unsupported" instead of "community-supported"
  which doesn't accurately portray the status of universe packages.

  This tool should be rewritten to return more accurate results, or
  simply removed completely.

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