## page was renamed from UbuntuBelowZero/BOFs/BackportsPromotion
##(see the SpecSpec for an explanation)


 * '''Launchpad Entry''': https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+spec/backports-promotion
 * '''Created''': <<Date(2005-10-27T20:14:44Z)>> by JaneWeideman
 * '''Contributors''': MartinMeredith, Trent , Stephan Hermann, Reinhard Tartler
 * '''Packages affected''': 

== Summary ==
Make people more aware of backports, and make the backport request process less transparent

(SoftwareManager would cover some of the above)

== Rationale ==
Backports is now official, and a lot of people use it. It would be nice to have a way for new users to know it's there and to be able to enable it in a similar way to enabling universe

== Use cases ==


== Scope ==

== Design ==

== Implementation ==
 
 * Create Wiki Documentation to explain what backports is, and how to use it with emphasis on the differences between backports and extras.
 * Fix update-manager so that it checks for backports updates
 * Update synaptic so that it shows a dialogue similar to the "universe" dialog to warn about enabling backports

=== Code ===

    self.templates.append(SourceEntryTemplate("deb",
                                         "http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/",
                                          "breezy-backports",
                                          _("Ubuntu 5.10 backports"),
                                          ubuntu_comps))

=== Data preservation and migration ===

== Outstanding issues ==

== BoF agenda and discussion ==
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