Hi Nio, for that to be considered, it would have to be in the debian repository[1], which would require a sponsor and it being packaged up as a .deb etc.
Regards, Phill. 1. https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/distribute-deb/distribute-deb.html#adding-packages-to-debian On 17 September 2015 at 15:33, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Lubuntu users and Lubuntu quality people, > > Please consider replacing the Startup Disk Creator in Lubuntu 16.04 LTS > > I posted the following comment about the Startup Disk Creator after a > reminder today, that bug #1325801 is still alive. > > --- > The poor Startup Disk Creator has been suffering from many bugs for many > years now, and in spite of great efforts, our developers have not > managed to make it work properly. There are still several bugs and > strange features. > > At the Ubuntu Forums we started a discussion about replacing the Ubuntu > Startup Disk Creator with another tool. See these links, > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2289225 > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2291946 > > I suggest that we look for a tool that is > > - reliable > > - easy to use for a beginner > > - easy to maintain, for example more likely to work without tweaks (or > with few and simple tweaks) between Ubuntu versions. > --- > > Best regards > Nio > > Den 2015-09-15 kl. 16:22, skrev Nicholas Skaggs: > > Nio, I agree now is the time to get the conversation started; don't wait > > until UOS. You should certainly plan on having a discussion at UOS, but > > I would start the discussion now. You'll want to talk to the -desktop > > folks as you are really asking about replacing a default application. I > > would think feature parity amongst other things would be important to > > them. Plus documentation changes, etc. The sooner you get notice to > > everyone, the better chance you will have with this. Good luck! > > > > Nicholas > > > > On 09/14/2015 10:00 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote: > >> Hi Nicholas, > >> > >> In the Ubuntu Forums we are discussing tools for making USB boot drives, > >> that can replace the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator, SDC, in the next LTS. > >> The number and severity of bugs in the SDC has made us start this > >> discussion. > >> > >> I suggest that we have a session about making install media and making > >> it easier, particularly for beginners, to install Ubuntu (and the Ubuntu > >> family of operating systems). > >> > >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2289225 > >> > >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2291946 > >> > >> Right now Unetbootin has the highest score in a poll, but the poll is > >> only one criterion for what to select. It is important to listen to > >> people who know several tools and can tell the difference between them > >> and to consider which tools are reliable as well as easy to use. > >> > >> Best regards > >> Nio alias sudodus at the Ubuntu Forums > >> > >> Den 2015-09-14 kl. 15:36, skrev Nicholas Skaggs: > >>> The next UOS is coming, and it will be for an LTS. UOS is the Ubuntu > >>> Online Summit we hold each cycle to talk about what's happening in > >>> ubuntu. Now's a good time to think about what sessions would be > helpful, > >>> and to plan to attend. > >>> > >>> Those of your who might be wondering what UOS is can also check out the > >>> last summit and FAQ page: > >>> > >>> http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1505/ > >>> http://uds.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/ > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> > >>> Nicholas > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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