[ubuntu-studio-devel] 18.04 & Beta

[Erich Eickmeyer]

> On Apr 4, 2018, at 11:10 AM, Ross Gammon <rosco at ubuntustudio.org> wrote:
> 
> Thanks Erich,
> 
> The images have been made available two days late - just now (and I
> still haven't received the normal build notification for some reason):
> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/388/builds
> 
> The release date is still tomorrow (Thurs 5th April) however. So
> everyone get testing!
> 
> If someone wants to have a go at writing up the release notes on the
> wiki, we need a Beta 2 Release Notes page created based on the last one:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ArtfulAardvark/Beta2/UbuntuStudio
> Hold your hand up (volunteer here).

I would love to do this, but, admittedly, I don’t know what to write. :/

> The release team will want the link for their "overall ubuntu" release
> notes (page not created yet):
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BionicBeaver/Beta2
> 
> If someone is volunteering to write a post about the release for the
> website, also sing out!

I could do that. I guess I could just look at past posts and, if anybody has an idea of what to add, I’ll take that as well. I would need access to edit the site, though.

> 
> As there has not been a lot of action from us on the Beaver so far, it
> is really important that we give this Beta Release a good bash. We want
> as many bugs identified as possible before the final release a few weeks
> later. Feel free to go beyond the listed test cases and give all the
> apps a good going over.
> 
> I am not sure I will be home from work in time to participate in the
> testing, so if someone is willing to let the release team know on IRC
> that there has been enough testing "ready for release" - or do this the
> proper way on the tracker website, if you have the required permissions
> (basically do my job for me), then I would be really grateful.

Alan Pope recommended I post a “call for testing” on the Ubuntu Community Portal, so I’ll get on that. The more eyes, the better. :)

> I am loving all the noise on this list by the way - it is fantastic :-)
> 
> Ross
> 
> On 04/03/2018 09:39 PM, Erich Eickmeyer wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>> 
>> 18.04’s release is fast approaching, and Final Beta is literally 2 days away. With that in mind, what all needs to be done before either of these milestones? If there’s a lot to be done, we might end up hitting the beta late, but we really need to be pushing toward the release on April 26th
>> 
>> Granted, I’m a bit of a newcomer, but I really wish I had been involved sooner. Now that I’m here, I just want to help move us forward and get this going. Does anybody have a list of any pressing “to-do” items? If so, how can we facilitate this?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> Erich
>> 
>> 
>> 



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