plasma-distro-release-notifier

[Erich Eickmeyer]

Hi everyone!

The package has been uploaded, and there's an FFe bug (https://
bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntustudio-meta/+bug/1989263[1]) for 
inclusion in kinetic currently. That should probably be converted to an SRU for 
jammy later on, but getting this in kinetic should definitely happen soon.

I pinged the kubuntu team about this as well, but so far haven't received a 
response.

On Monday, September 12, 2022 5:37:55 AM PDT Lukasz Zemczak wrote:
> Hey Erich!
> 
> Basically my opinion is in line with Robie's - from the SRU POV it
> feels like something that would make a valid exception, but we'd
> probably want to know more details before giving a full +1. Which
> doesn't mean the info cannot be gathered in the SRU bug and the
> package uploaded to the jammy NEW queue for discussion. We can iterate
> on that there.
> 
> From the release-team POV, this of course also feels doable. We'll try
> looking at the NEW package shortly and we'll be on a lookout for a FFe
> for the inclusion of this package in your images. This all sounds
> sensible to me, but I'd appreciate writing that all up in the FFe
> (along with the rationale, conclusions of the discussions and plan
> forward).
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> On Sat, 10 Sept 2022 at 12:44, Robie Basak <robie.basak at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> > Hi Erich,
> > 
> > On Fri, Sep 09, 2022 at 05:32:45PM -0700, Erich Eickmeyer wrote:
> > > You may have seen my post and discussion in the MLs of ubuntu-devel,
> > > kubuntu- devel and ubuntu-studio-devel (really, those with the Plasma
> > > desktops) lacking a way to be notified when a new Ubuntu version is
> > > released. This is a huge detriment to our users, and I hope to correct
> > > this as soon as possible.> 
> > Thank you for looking into this! I appreciate your concern about the UX.
> > 
> > > This is where things get tricky. I realize this is a somewhat unusual
> > > request, but I believe this needs to be included in 22.04 as well. I
> > > know that entirely new packages are highly frowned-upon for stable
> > > releases, but I feel the detriment to users not getting a notification
> > > about a new release and getting stuck on an EOL release might be a
> > > bigger detriment than the small risk this small package might create.
> > 
> > Speaking for the SRU team, I can't provide a hard answer without
> > consulting with other members first, but it sounds like this is the sort
> > of thing that we would make an exception for exactly because it relates
> > to the UX of moving to the next release.
> > 
> > Exactly what would or would not be acceptable depends on the details
> > which I understand have yet to be figured out (or, at least, aren't laid
> > out in a bug yet). I encourage you to continue and I'll make sure we
> > give you feedback along the way as necessary so we end up with a
> > solution that's acceptable to everyone.
> > 
> > Robie
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-- 
Erich Eickmeyer
Project Leader - Ubuntu Studio
Member - Ubuntu Community Council

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[1] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubuntustudio-meta/+bug/1989263
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