Xubuntu 14.04 released!

[Rudi Servo]

Great job, Gratz ;)
Sorry i did not help on this one, I will try and help out on the next 
versions.

On 17-04-2014 22:24, PK wrote:
> Thanks for your efforts! Xubuntu 14.04 is the best. :-)
>
>
> 2014-04-17 20:59 GMT+02:00 Pasi Lallinaho <pasi at shimmerproject.org 
> <mailto:pasi at shimmerproject.org>>:
>
>     The Xubuntu team is pleased to announce the immediate release of
>     Xubuntu
>     14.04. Xubuntu 14.04 is an LTS (Long-Term Support) release and will be
>     supported for 3 years.
>
>     The final release images are available as Torrents and direct
>     downloads at
>     http://cdimage.ubuntu.com/xubuntu/releases/14.04/release/
>
>     As the main server will be very busy in the first days after the
>     release, we recommend using the Torrents wherever possible.
>
>     For support with the release, navigate to Help & Support [1] for a
>     complete list of methods to get help.
>
>
>     HIGHLIGHTS, CHANGES AND KNOWN ISSUES
>
>     The highlights of this release include:
>     * Light Locker replaces xscreensaver for screen locking, a setting
>     editing GUI is included
>     * The panel layout is updated, and now uses Whiskermenu as the
>     default menu
>     * Mugshot is included to allow you to easily edit your personal
>     preferences
>     * MenuLibre for menu editing, with full Xfce support, replaces
>     Alacarte
>     * A community wallpapers package, which includes work from the five
>     winners of the wallpaper contest
>     * GTK Theme Config to customize your desktop theme colors
>     * Updated artwork, including various enhancements to themes as
>     well as a
>     new default wallpaper
>
>     Some of the known issues include:
>     * Xfce4 Power Manager does not restore screen power (1259339[2]), see
>     the release notes for details and workarounds
>     * Window manager shortcut keys don't work after reboot (1292290[3])
>     * Sorting by date or name not working correctly in Ristretto
>     (1270894[4])
>     * Due to the switch from xscreensaver to light-locker, some users
>     might
>     have issues with timing of locking; removing xscreensaver from the
>     system should fix these problems
>     * IBus does not support certain keyboard layouts (1284635[5]). Only
>     affects upgrades with certain keyboard layouts. See release notes
>     for a
>     workaround.
>
>     To see the complete list of new features, improvements and known and
>     fixed bugs, read the release notes [6].
>
>
>     OTHER EFFORTS AND THANKS
>
>     As always, contributors to Xubuntu have worked on various projects not
>     directly visible in the release. While any of these would be worth
>     mentioning, the following are a few we felt may be of interest to the
>     community:
>     * QA efforts, including ISO and package testing as well as bug
>     reporting
>     and triaging
>     * Marketing projects, including work on a flyer to promote Xubuntu for
>     people still running Windows XP
>     * Website updates, including a theme refresh
>
>     While many of the improvements in Xubuntu since the last LTS are,
>     indeed, not directly visible. Some of the major improvements have been
>     in design and theming, and as such we hope that you don't see them --
>     good design should be invisible.
>
>     Thanks to everybody contributing to Xubuntu! As always, new
>     contributors
>     are always welcome to join us. There are various different tasks
>     to do,
>     from testing daily ISOs and new package versions to writing and
>     translating documentation to fixing bugs. To learn more about
>     contributing, read the Get Involved section[7]on the Xubuntu website.
>
>     On behalf on the Xubuntu team,
>     Pasi Lallinaho
>     Xubuntu Project Lead
>
>     [1] http://xubuntu.org/help/
>     [2] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1259339
>     [3] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1292290
>     [4] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1270894
>     [5] https://launchpad.net/bugs/1284635
>     [6]https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes/Xubuntu
>     [7] http://xubuntu.org/contribute/
>
>     --
>     Pasi Lallinaho (knome)                      » http://open.knome.fi/
>     Leader of Shimmer Project and Xubuntu       »
>     http://shimmerproject.org/
>     Graphic artist, webdesigner, Ubuntu member  » http://xubuntu.org/
>
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