[ATTENTION] LTS Release - Urgent Need for More People

[Ali Linx (amjjawad)]

On Wed, Dec 25, 2013 at 11:50 PM, Erick Brunzell <lbsolost at yahoo.com> wrote:

>  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>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>
>
>
>  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
>


As long as I am alive and as long as there is Ubuntu and as long as Tim and
other great people around, Ubuntu GNOME will NEVER go away, that is a fact
:)

I think the writer didn't mean exactly that Ubuntu GNOME fade away over
night but let's take his words as good intention rather bad/negative.

I am one of those who DO WANT an LTS release :D
Ubuntu GNOME is great, I can NOT wait 2 more years to see an LTS of this
great system. I am putting so much blood, sweat and tears into this. Not
only me, there are many great people around doing the same. We just need
'more' people. I will do whatever it takes to have an LTS version for
Ubuntu GNOME and I do mean whatever it takes :)

Thank you!

P.S.
Yes indeed. You are one of the great testers of our system and BIG thanks
for that. I wish you will carry on and support this for this release and
the coming ones :)

-- 
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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