GIMP in Gutsy is a "release conadidate".

Caleb Marcus caleb.marcus at gmail.com
Sun Nov 18 01:05:23 UTC 2007


Although the spelling error is pretty unprofessional, I see nothing
wrong with including a release candidate. It's perfectly stable, and if
it's in main, the Ubuntu devs have obviously spent some time testing it
to make sure it'll function fine.
On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 04:05 -0700, Scott (angrykeyboarder) wrote:

> Yes, I know I spelled "candidate" wrong but it's part of the point I'm
> going to make here.
> 
> The spelling comes from the GIMP splash screen in Gutsy.  I guess they
> (the GIMP devs) were in a hurry to get it out the door. They let a
> painfully obvious spelling error go by.
> 
> But that's only part of my point.
> 
> This is a *major* app.  It's one of the most popular FLOSS apps on the
> planet. As a result, Ubuntu has it in their main (i.e fully supported
> free software) repository.
> 
> My question is....
> 
> What is a *release candidate* doing in a *final release* of Ubuntu? This
> can't be part of the "polish" that the SABDFL strives for can it?
> 
> Actually, I know why it's there (I think). It's there because 2.2 was
> showing it's age and 2.4 was about to be released and Ubuntu (as usual)
> missed a major release by a major app by a few weeks.
> 
> Fedora had this same situation (Fedora 8) come up as well. The
> difference is, when 4.2 final (and the 4.2.1 bugfix right after) it came
> it was released and is fully supported.
> 
> The best chance we have of seeing a release here is probably as an
> unsupported backport.  I'd rather it be an update, but it seems that may
> not happen.
> 
> But if you want it to be an update (rather than a backport) *AND* would
> like to see it soon (either way).....
> 
> then *please* subscribe to this bug report.
> 
> Amazingly the sync request was changed to wishlist(!) and the person who
> did so cut and run. He is nowhere to be found and the bug is sitting
> there unassigned,
> 
> Maybe if enough people show interest we'll see changes.
> 
> So...
> 
> Please visit https://bugs.launchpad.net/baltix/+source/gimp/+bug/157642
> and add your comments.  If you have nothing useful to add then please
> just *subscribe* to the bug. The more people who do, the better our
> changes are of getting *something* done here soon.
> 
> FWIW, there are a *lot* of bugfixes since the 4.0rc3.
> 
> Here are just a few examples:
> 
> http://developer.gimp.org/NEWS-2.4
> 
> *EDIT* GIMP is now at 2.4.2 (2.4.1 is in Debian Sid - I'd settle for that).
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> 
> -- 
>             Scott
> http://angrykeyboarder.com
> I've never used an OS I didn't (dis)like.
> ©2007 angrykeyboarder™ & Elmer Fudd. All Wites Wesewved
> 
> 
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