OS version message about Rocky 9.5 on Dashboard

[Ilia]

@Joe

The message means exactly what it says: “Operating system Rocky Linux has been upgraded to version 9.5.”

I don’t know how it could possibly be made more clear.

Yes, me neither, and I don’t think we should change it substantially.

@richard47

“Information” suggest to me that Webmin is informing me that Rocky has a new version 9.5 but that doesn’t mean my system was already and automatically upgraded.

It does, because in English, “has been upgraded” directly implies a direct and indisputable connection to the present.

@Joe

You know what, the more I think about it, the more obvious the solution is to just get rid of the danged message entirely.
@Ilia @Jamie can we just get rid of this OS version change message when it’s a minor version change?

No, we should not get rid of it.

@Joe

There is nothing for the user to do in this situation, and after Ilia has iterated on the message several times, it’s clear there is no way to make it not upsetting, or at least disruptive, for users.

If one or two users struggle to interpret something, that doesn’t mean we should remove it—it might just need improvement.

@Joe

If there’s only one sensible answer to a question, we simply shouldn’t ask the question and just do the only sensible thing.

It’s not a question—it’s a notification to let users know that their OS has been upgraded and that there are some changes, which might be interesting to know of. We even provide a distinctive link to Release notes. This feature is very useful for many users, including me. If someone doesn’t want it, they can just click away.

@shoulders

This would change the message to a more logical notification rather than an action that is required.

Yes, agreed. And I believe that this is exactly what needs to change—the button’s text clearly requires improvement. In the next Webmin release, it will be displayed as: