[Desktop12.04-Topic] GNOME Version for the LTS

[Didier Roche]

Le 13/10/2011 16:08, Michael Terry a écrit :
> On 13/10/11 09:45, Sebastien Bacher wrote:
>> Ok, discussing with desrt (upstream) on IRC, he says that it shouldn't
>> be that much of an issue, the refactoring work is almost over and they
>> have a good testsuit. He also said they would address issues as they
>> come. We can probably have an updated package we can run to see how it
>> goes before UDS.
>>
>> That would put us in a position where we can upload at least glib and
>> gtk, then we need to figure what we do with GNOME 3.2 against 3.4. If we
>> have an updated stack I would lean toward "stay on 3.2 by default", then
>> we can maybe update selected components and use the ppa for other things
>
> I am also pro-staying-on-3.2.  I think freeing the desktop team to 
> focus on bugs (including 3.4 backports if necessary), memory leaks, 
> and polish is appropriate for an LTS.
>
> I think the GNOME 3.0 PPA worked well as a resource for developers of 
> GNOME itself and bleeding-edge users; so we can repeat that for 3.4.  
> But I think an increased stability focus is better for the 
> across-the-chasm users that prefer only-every-two-year LTS upgrades.
>
> If we can be comfortable with new glib/gtk by UDS, then at least we 
> won't be holding back updates in universe packages during the cycle.

Totally agree on thae plan as well.
I'll be in favor on a lot more polishing work and getting back to your 
backlog instead of rushing this for a LTS. I'm preparing a list of small 
things to polish for getting a precise release and I think everyone on 
the team feeling the need should do the same :-)

Didier