Updating Lubuntu's Release Management Delegation

[Simon Quigley]

Dear Ubuntu Technical Board, Ubuntu Release Team, and Lubuntu Community,

Proper delegation in any leadership position is critical for preventing 
bus factor, burnout, and de-motivation. At Lubuntu, we strive to set an 
example, and maintain contributors that significantly contribute to the 
project.

As the officially-appointed Release Manager for the Lubuntu project, the 
Lubuntu Constitution[1] affords me the right and responsibility of 
selecting official Assistants to my position. These individuals assist 
with the duties of the Lubuntu Release Manager, which is defined as such 
in our Constitution:

"The Lubuntu Release Manager is the individual responsible for all 
release management for the Product. They make the final decision as to 
what packages are in the Product (although this is subject to platform 
expectations set by the Ubuntu Technical Board), the release goals for 
the Product, and whether or not the Product is in a releasable state. 
They serve as the point of contact for Product releases, and have the 
ability to establish release-related rules for Product-specific packages."

Therefore, the delegation for the Lubuntu Assistant Release Management 
Team has been updated to the following, effective immediately:
  - Aaron Rainbolt (arraybolt3)
  - Dan Simmons (kc2bez)

As the current Lubuntu Release Manager, I hereby delegate Release 
Management of Long-Term Support Point Releases to the Lubuntu Assistant 
Release Management Team, beginning with the 22.04.4 point release. Our 
project governance explicitly dictates that this responsibility 
ultimately falls onto me, so if a decision needs to be made that is 
above the capacity of the aforementioned members, I will be available to 
make the "final call." That being said, my intent is to let them do 
these releases independently, which will allow me to focus on Release 
Management for the latest, upcoming stable release (in this case, 24.04).

Per the decision of the Lubuntu Council, Thomas Ward remains as Team 
Lead. The Team Lead may be consulted in the case that every member of 
the official Release Management team is unavailable to carry out their 
duties, but treat this as an emergency, last-resort decision that 
surpasses the Release Management Team's rank.

If you have any questions, please reach out to me personally. That being 
said, I would ask that the TB and Release Team accept this with open 
arms, and assist us in guiding Aaron and Dan in their Release Management 
duties.

[1] https://git.lubuntu.me/lubuntu-wiki/wiki/wiki/Constitution

Best regards,
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Simon Quigley
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