Ubuntu GNOME

Fri Mar 7 06:09:55 UTC 2014

On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Stéphane Graber <stgraber at ubuntu.com>wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>

Hi everyone,

First of all, we're very sorry that this has taken a lot and hope we're not
too late. I apologize on behalf of Ubuntu GNOME Team for such delay.

>
> So what we did last time around was ask for each flavour to provide a
> wiki page about their intentions for the LTS, we then reviewed those and
> granted LTS status accordingly.
>
> An example is available at:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Edubuntu/12.04/LTS-Proposal
>
> For this cycle, I don't think it's worth getting every existing LTS
> flavour through that paperwork again, but we'll want to know from each
> flavour lead whether they do want LTS status, what packages (outside of
> the set that's supported by Canonical) they intend to support and for
> how long.
>
> For new flavours (I think this currently only applies to Ubuntu GNOME),
> having a similar wiki page setup would be nice as it explains what set
> of packages are shared with other flavours, contains a list of unique
> sources you intend to support and clarifies what users may expect from
> LTS status for the flavour.
>
> So it'd be great if you could copy that wiki page and fill it for Ubuntu
> GNOME then send us that URL so we can have a quick look at it.
>
>
> As Mark said, the HWE backports are pretty important and not taking
> those has been a source of problem for some flavours in 12.04, I'd
> strongly recommend all flavours include those and keep in sync with
> Ubuntu in that regard.
>

Done:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/14.04/LTS-Proposal

If there is anything not clear or confusing, kindly let us know.

>
>
> I'll now start another thread for all flavour leads for flavours who had
> LTS status in 14.04 to confirm that they want it again this year and how
> long their support commitment will be (last time it was either 3 years
> or 5 years, but I don't see any reason not to accept other values so
> long as they are < 5 yeasr).
>

Good point, I agree with it, if I may.

>
> On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:51:19AM +0000, Mark Shuttleworth wrote:
> > Ali
> >
> > From my perspective, the Ubuntu GNOME community are welcome to make a
> > public commitment to supporting additional components of Ubuntu GNOME
> > that are not in main, for any period. Anything in main will be supported
> > by Canonical for the full LTS period, if you need to support additional
> > components its fine to say "we as a community are making the commitment
> > to this support period".
> >
> > HWE is strongly recommended - it enables your stack to work with newer
> > hardware, especially graphics hardware.
> >
> > Mark
> >
> > On 20/02/14 19:07, Ali/amjjawad wrote:
> > >
> > > Dear the technical board of Ubuntu,
> > >
> > > I have sent 4 days ago the below email:
> > >
> > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Ali/amjjawad <amjjawad at gnome.org
> > > <mailto:amjjawad at gnome.org>> wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > >     Dear The Technical Board of Ubuntu,
> > >
> > >     Greetings :)
> > >
> > >     I'm one of the leaders of Ubuntu GNOME [1] and I hope we're not
> > >     late to ask about this at this time.
> > >
> > >     We'd like to go for an LTS Release for Trusty and we were
> > >     wondering if it is good time to ask? or it is too late?
> > >
> > >     Also:
> > >     1- How long do we have to apply?
> > >     2- Minimum Support Period? we guess it is about 2 years or maybe 3?
> > >     3- What happens with hardware enablements stacks and point
> > >     releases? are these mandatory?
> > >
> > >     Please note that I am not a developer so easy on me :)
> > >
> > >     We have done and put - example [2] - extra ordinary efforts to be
> > >     able to have an LTS release for this cycle and everyone involved
> > >     has worked so hard to achieve that on all the areas, not just the
> > >     development side. But of course, your approval and statement will
> > >     decide that.
> > >
> > >     Thank you!
> > >
> > >
> > >     [1] - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/UbuntuGNOME-Team
> > >     [2] - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-gnome-packaging
> > >     <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-gnome-packaging>
> > >
> > >     --
> > >     Best Regards,
> > >     amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
> > >     *Remember: *"All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> > >
> > >     Ubuntu GNOME OneStopPage
> > >     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/OneStopPage>
> > >     Join Ubuntu GNOME
> > >     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GettingInvolved>
> > >     Test Ubuntu GNOME <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Testing>
> > >     Contact Ubuntu GNOME <
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ContactUs>
> > >     Download Ubuntu GNOME
> > >     <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME>
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Yet, it seems it is not yet approved as I got:
> > >
> > > Your confirmation is required in order to cancel the posting of your
> > > message to the mailing list /technical-board/:
> > >
> > >   * *Sender:* amjjawad at gnome.org <mailto:amjjawad at gnome.org>
> > >   * *Subject:* Ubuntu GNOME
> > >   * *Reason:* Post by non-member to a members-only list
> > >
> > > Hit the /Cancel posting/ button to discard the posting.
> > >
> > > Or hit the /Continue awaiting approval/ button to continue to allow
> > > the list moderator to approve or reject the message.
> > >
> > >
> > > I checked and I found my email on the archive but I didn't get an
> > > email that confirms my email was approved. I suppose it was approved
> > > indeed, that is why it appeared on the public archive:
> > >
> > >
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/technical-board/2014-February/001816.html
> > >
> > > But, to rule out any kind of any error, I am sending again to make
> > > sure you have received it. Sorry for sending twice but without a
> > > confirmation, I am a bit confused here.
> > >
> > > Appreciate the efforts you're putting to make everything as good as it
> > > gets and keep up the great work!
> > >
> > > Thank you!
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Best Regards,
> > > amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
> > > *Remember: *"All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> > >
> > > Ubuntu GNOME OneStopPage <
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> >
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> > > Contact Ubuntu GNOME <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ContactUs>
> > > Download Ubuntu GNOME <
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> > >
> > >
> >
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>
> --
> Stéphane Graber
> Ubuntu developer
> http://www.ubuntu.com
>

Thank you so much for your endless support :)

-- 
Best Regards,
amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
*Remember: *"All of us are smarter than any one of us."

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