I was just looking over the GnuCash wiki at http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/ and I noticed that the latest package available in the unofficial Ubuntu Packaging Team PPA http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Ubuntu#LaunchPad is 2.2.6, but the Debian information http://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Debian recommends using GetDeb.net -- which not only contains the more recent version 2.2.8, but the wiki describes GetDeb as "being targeted toward Ubuntu users."
I have not used GetDeb.net so I don't know how reliable or authoritative its packages may be. Does anyone here have experience with it, or is the person who uploaded the package to GetDeb (Christoph Korn) active on this list? I would be hesitant to recommend it if nobody is familiar with it. I suspect the Ubuntu Packaging Team is packaging the latest in Debian Unstable (currently 2.2.6), which I think most people would consider fairly reliable and authoritative, if not completely up-to-date. (I see Reinhard Tartler, Rolf Leggewie, and Saïvann Carignan listed as members of that team.) I am curious about the delays in getting updated packages to Ubuntu via Debian but I haven't seen a place where ongoing discussion happens except in specific bug reports. Is Debian packaging of GnuCash pretty much dependent upon Thomas Bushnell alone? My impression is that the Debian process produces a high degree of accountability and stability, but is slowed by its support for so many platforms. I'm sure GnuCash also is more complicated than most. I have wondered how more Ubuntu folks might help and/or make the process smoother. Is there a forum or list where these issues get discussed? Has there been any discussion of getting a dedicated developer who could promote GnuCash into Ubuntu's Main repository? (my apologies for sending a single message with so many questions.... ) _______________________________________________ gnucash-devel mailing list gnucash-devel@gnucash.org https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-devel
