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

[Achim Behrens]

The issue seems to be, that ubuntu-support-status reads the package
information about support timeframe and some maintainers get confused or
mix or forget to set the proper timeframe for the LTS releases to 5
years (for the main repo).

On a 16.04 machine it lists python-dbg as unsupported. the reason is its
set to 9month support:

> apt show python-dbg
Package: python-dbg
Version: 2.7.11-1
Priority: extra
Section: python
Source: python-defaults
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss at lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Matthias Klose <doko at debian.org>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 25,6 kB
Depends: python (= 2.7.11-1), libpython-dbg (= 2.7.11-1), python2.7-dbg (>= 2.7.11-1~)
Homepage: http://www.python.org/
Supported: 9m
Download-Size: 1.252 B
APT-Sources: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial/main amd64 Packages
Description: Debugversion des Python-Interpreters (Version 2.7)
 Dieser Python-Interpreter wurde mit --pydebug konfiguriert. Dynamisch
 ladbare Module sucht er zuerst in /usr/lib/python2.7/lib-dynload/debug.

So what is the correct path now? file bugs for every Package where the
maintainers set the Support timeframe to 9 months?

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Title:
  ubuntu-support-status returns inaccurate information

Status in update-manager package in Ubuntu:
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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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