[cloud] #62: notification of pending security updates in motd

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#62: notification of pending security updates in motd
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 Reporter:  mattdm            |       Owner:
     Type:  task              |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal            |   Milestone:  Fedora 21 (Alpha)
Component:  Cloud Base Image  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by langdon):

 I am not sure if this is the right place to answer this (vs the bug
 reference in comment:1), but the reason many cloud instances do not get
 updated is because they operate in a MTTR vs. a MTBF model. In other
 words, an instance should never get updates, rather, when updates are
 required, a new instance (w/ the updates) should be created, the
 application tested, traffic migrated, and then the original instance is
 destroyed.

 In recognition that most computing stereotypes are well shy of the 80%
 rule :), I think having this function, perhaps even by default, is a good
 thing, as long as it is "disable-able" easily. In many environments, the
 performance and/or network hit of collecting this information would not be
 acceptable.

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