Bug#797135: gnome-software downloads updates automatically by default

[Michael Meskes]

> Worth mentioning #797138, which is the cause of the aforementioned
> checkbox being checked by default rather than unchecked. When this is
> fixed, gnome-software will only download updates in the background but
> never apply them without the user actively clicking a button or checking
> a checkbox to do so.
> 
> I think critical is overstating a bit.

I beg to disagree. Yes, it's rather unlikely a stable system gets
destroyed the way a sid one does. However, even sid shouldn't carry this
undocumented and unnecessary risk. But, and that's the main reason for
making the bug critical, the system will download potential huge amounts
of data *without* the user even knowing. Now imagine you're paying by
the MB, that can create a lot of unexpected costs.

Michael
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