[ATTENTION] LTS Release - Urgent Need for More People

[Erick Brunzell]

On 12/25/2013 11:12 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote:
> Hi,
>
>
> On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad)
> <amjjawad at gmail.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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>
>
>
Let's wait to hear from Tim!

Even if we can't do an LTS at this stage in our development there is no
reason to think that Ubuntu GNOME will just go away. I've devoted a
great deal of time to testing the upgrade processes detailed at the
iso-tracker and I welcome complaints!

Lance
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