Kubuntu 24.04 LTS application for 3 years

[Sebastien Bacher]

+1 also from me on the Kubuntu 3 years LTS request

Cheers,
Sébastien Bacher

Le 28/02/2024 à 12:18, Lukasz Zemczak a écrit :
> Even though I would also like to see a better-defined set of packages
> that the flavor is willing to support throughout the LTS, I do feel
> like the Kubuntu team does continuously demonstrate that they're able
> to provide support for all of its core components throughout previous
> releases. With this in mind, I'm also +1 on Kubuntu as an LTS for
> 24.04.
>
> Cheers,
>
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2024 at 11:58, Alex Murray <alex.murray at canonical.com> wrote:
>> Hi folks,
>>
>> To avoid this languishing whilst waiting on the supported packageset to
>> be clarified, I would like to proceed with having TB members vote on the
>> proposal.
>>
>>  From my side, the only outstanding issue is the supported packageset -
>> otherwise the details outlined earlier in this thread regarding the
>> support cycle and key contacts plus bug reporting guidelines etc all
>> look appropriate (not to mention the track record of participation in
>> previous LTSs as well as interim releases too).
>>
>> +1 from me for Kubuntu 24.04 to be designated an LTS with support for 3
>> years (on the to-be-decided packageset).
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Alex
>>
>> On Wed, 2024-02-14 at 01:00:35 -0700, Scarlett wrote:
>>
>>> Thank you Steve, that would be wonderful.
>>> Alex, yes of course, once I have a clear set of packages, I will rewrite
>>> this request with all the amendments. Thank you all for your help and
>>> patience while I get reacclamated with the process.
>>> Scarlett
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 13, 2024, 11:40 PM Steve Langasek <steve.langasek at ubuntu.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, Feb 14, 2024 at 11:07:23AM +1030, Alex Murray wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, 2024-02-12 at 01:16:35 -0700, Scarlett Moore wrote:
>>>>>>> Thanks for sending through the application for Kubuntu 24.04 LTS. The
>>>>>>> listed points of contact look great - as does the support timeframe
>>>> of 3
>>>>>>> years. I notice you state the following two points
>>>>>>> However the kubuntu packageset is more than just KDE - also it is not
>>>>>>> clear to me which packages in the kubuntu packageset would be included
>>>>>>> in this list - can you please be a bit more specific as to which
>>>>>>> packages this would include?
>>>>>> Kubuntu packageset would probably be a better set of words as to what
>>>> we will
>>>>>> support in the 3 years.
>>>>> The current kubuntu packageset is quite large -
>>>>> https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/packagesets/noble/kubuntu
>>>>> Note, the kubuntu team does not have to commit to maintaining all of
>>>>> these packages over the course of the LTS (particularly since a lot of
>>>>> these are in other seeds etc).
>>>>> I wonder if instead it would be more realistic to commit to those in the
>>>>> supported seed for kubuntu:
>>>>> https://ubuntu-archive-team.ubuntu.com/seeds/kubuntu.noble/supported
>>>> Please bear in mind that the "supported" set gives a list of packages
>>>> supported by the Kubuntu team but NOT part of the kubuntu image; because
>>>> those are in a different seed.  As I alluded in the TB meeting, what we
>>>> really want here is "all packages seeded in any of the kubuntu seeds, plus
>>>> their dependencies as determined by germinate, minus anything that is
>>>> already supported by Canonical for Ubuntu".
>>>>
>>>> I will try to get something stood up this week that can report on what
>>>> exactly that looks like, so that you can confirm what you intend to support
>>>> (and also hopefully make it updateable so you can iterate if you identify
>>>> stuff you no longer want to support).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Steve Langasek                   Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS
>>>> Debian Developer                   to set it on, and I can move the world.
>>>> Ubuntu Developer                                   https://www.debian.org/
>>>> slangasek at ubuntu.com                                     vorlon at debian.org
>>>>
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