[ATTENTION] LTS Release - Urgent Need for More People

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

Hi,


On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hello Ubuntu GNOME Community,
>
> On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjjawad at gmail.com>wrote:
>
>> Hello Everyone,
>>
>> As you may know, 14.04 Cycle is an LTS (Long Term Support) Cycle. Having
>> that said, Ubuntu and most of the official flavours will have LTS Release.
>> For the moment, the lack of Manpower could keep us away from having an LTS
>> Release. However, after a discussion with our Developers, we'd like to
>> announce the urgent need for these roles:
>>
>> 1- Someone with Bug Control to 'Actively Commit' to triaging Ubuntu GNOME
>> bugs.
>>
>> 2- Couple of people helping out with 'Bug Fixing'.
>>
>> 3- People to help with 'Packaging' on the PPA's
>>
>> PLEASE NOTE: We are looking for people with experience and skills! We
>> NEED people to commit for 3-5 years support and not just join for few
>> months then leave.
>>
>> NO PROMISES to be made but we would be comfortable enough to submit an
>> application to the Technical Board in order to have an LTS Release when we
>> will have volunteers who can actively contribute and help us.
>>
>> If you have the required experience and skills or if you know someone who
>> has, please let us know :)
>>
>> Thank you!
>>
>> --
>>
>> Best Regards,
>> amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
>>
>>
> The above email was sent in 26th of October, 2013 :)
>
> This was posted on our website on the 3rd of November, 2013:
> http://ubuntugnome.org/urgent-need-for-more-contributors/
>
> Same Call for Help had been posted on our Social Media: Twitter, Goolge+
> and Facebook.
>
> Good News?
> We have so many replies and interested people.
>
> BAD NEWS?
> ONLY FEW are active and I have NO idea where is the rest? :(
>
> Sad but true. While I can't deny I was expecting that but I set my hope so
> high and was really interested to see more interested people.
>
> Having that said, and to re-remind you of this email:
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gnome/2013-December/001240.html
>
> Please be informed that we DO NEED more help, support and contribution.
> Otherwise, and let me be super honest here, having an LTS release might be
> really hard if not impossible.
>
> Not trying to be negative here but rather honest and realistic. We are all
> volunteers here. We appreciate your intentions but we do need your actual
> contributions.
>
> I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who responded
> to our call of help and actually did contribute and still. THANK YOU so
> much!
>
> Happy Holidays everyone :)
>
> --
> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
> Best Regards,
> amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
>

As a follow up to my previous email, just thought to share this with you:
http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU1Mjk

I shall say/write no more :)
Everything is clear now. And, as always, if you are in doubt, just ask.

Sorry to spoil your holidays but this is important!

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