GIMP *final* release for Gutsy?

[George Farris]

On Thu, 2007-11-08 at 19:26 -0500, Scott Kitterman wrote:
> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 16:48:55 -0700 "Scott (angrykeyboarder)" 
> <geekboy at angrykeyboarder.com> wrote:
> >Gutsy shipped with a *non-final* release of The GIMP (2.4 RC3, to be
> >specific).
> >
> >In situations of this type (my) logic would dictate that Gutsy would be
> >updated (gutsy-updates?) with the Final version soon after it's release
> >(rather than leave users with an unfinished product in main).
> >
> >As this has not been the case, I requested a sync from Debian Sid (sid
> >currently has GIMP 2.4.1).  My request was marked as a duplicate of the
> >following:
> >
> >	https://bugs.launchpad.net/baltix/+source/gimp/+bug/157642.
> >
> >The initial response to that bug was "THank you for your bug report. I'm
> >marking this as triaged."
> >
> >The bug was then quietly changed from "Triaged" to "Wishlist"(!).
> >
> >In my worst case scenario GIMP 2.4.x would eventually land in Gutsy
> >backports.  In my best case scenario it would (more logically) land in
> >main and in the next week.
> >
> >It seems this has become a "back burner bug".
> >
> >How might I get it back to the "front burner" and how might I get GIMP
> >2.4.x to land in a Gutsy updates or backports place within,  say the
> >next week?
> >
> >Please note:
> >
> >I'm not a developer.
> >I'm not package maintainer.
> >I'm just an ordinary user.
> >
> As a rule, developers aren't terribly impressed by version numbers.  What problem are you 
> having that you think this would fix and that is severe enough to warrant a stable release 
> update?

Well here is the problem.  There are many of us that want to support
Ubuntu, we want to sell it into corporations and the like.  It needs to
have a professional twist to it,  having a release candidate and with
the spelling wrong is not good on a high profile application like GIMP.
Having a bug in Network Manager with won't fix so when you set a static
IP address your VPN goes away, can you imagine the reaction from your
customer, I can, I've been there, not good, make sure upgrades
absolutely don't hoop the system.  Nautilus ssh sessions seem to hang
to:-)

Does Ubuntu want to expand?  If so then it must be professional or you
won't make it.  I love Ubuntu but the truth is if you want to get into
businesses you will have to address these kinds of issues.  Try
documentation, go take a look at the Microsoft stuff and then try
duplication the documentation so anyone can follow it not just a Linux
guy.

I'm not grateful, maybe just honest, you guys have done a bang up job on
Gutsy, well done,  love the new printing stuff, makes a huge difference
to my customers.

Cheers