Re: Consistency of package versioning in Ubuntu-only packages

se the "syncable1" suffix if I did that in 2025, at the very least to try to get some discussion going about what the Archive Admins would prefer at scale, given there is a safe stop-gap. [1] No need for an epoch to comply though I don't think. Yeah, no epochs as part of this, p

Re: rmadison alternative 'pkg-versions'

e some fast emojis: ⚡🚀🏎️ ⚡🚀🏎️ 🔊🔊🔊 > I'd say it's worth being more broadly pushed to `ubuntu-dev-tools` or else, but I'll let you be the judge of that. Strong +1. Thanks, -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com on Matrix tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and OFTC 5

Re: Moving to Discourse from mailing lists?

liar, Ian is a prolific participant, moderator and general leader over on the Ubuntu Discourse side of things, and is an Ubuntu member. Ian is also the closest Ubuntu Member to me, geographically speaking. ;) -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com on Matrix tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and

Q/R Cycle Debian Import Freeze: Synchronizing with Debian in a Sustainable Way

y appropriate for the Technical Board, which could work to drive consensus and smooth coordination among sub-teams and Canonical partners as appropriate. In time, please do let me know what you think. Warm regards, -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com on Matrix tsimon

Re: Clarifying and Documenting Licensing Requirements and Best Practices in Ubuntu

is is a good one! Would you be willing to provide exact text that I can put in the document, or give me permission to quote you (almost) exactly? Thanks in advance, -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com on Matrix tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5

Re: Clarifying and Documenting Licensing Requirements and Best Practices in Ubuntu

/browse/QTBUG-126255 [3] https://www.flickr.com/photos/46484616@N04/54274387103 [4] https://www.color.org/chardata/rgb/DisplayP3.xalter [5] https://www.flickr.com/photos/141175700@N02/54273195717 This is really thorough, much appreciated! Would you be willing to provide some exact text to put in the doc

Re: Clarifying and Documenting Licensing Requirements and Best Practices in Ubuntu

Hi Simon, On 1/22/25 04:51 AM, Simon Chopin wrote: Hi, On mer. 22 janv. 2025 01:03:23, Simon Quigley wrote: [snip] When you should (not) rewrite a copyright file to use DEP-5 +++ You **should** rewrite a copyright file to use DEP-5 if

Re: -devel vs. -release channels [was: Time to move to Matrix (from IRC)?]

ing guide discussion. That would allow a degree of separation between the extremely green, new developers asking tons of questions, and the day-to-day chatter from established Ubuntu Developers. Thoughts on that are welcome. Thanks, -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com on Matrix t

Clarifying and Documenting Licensing Requirements and Best Practices in Ubuntu

_ = END RST-FORMATTED TEXT = [1] https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-packaging-guide [2] Erich Eickmeyer also pointed me to some of the specific public domain topics based on past rejects. [3] https://github.com/tsimonq2/ubuntu-packaging-guide/tree/tsimonq2/copyright-and-licensi

Re: Time to move to Matrix (from IRC)?

milestones. I think it makes sense to keep them separated. Thanks, -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com on Matrix tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 OpenPGP_signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing

Re: Time to move to Matrix (from IRC)?

Sorry, second response, I didn't catch this at first... On 1/21/25 04:44 PM, Sebastien Bacher wrote: [snip] #ubuntu-devel is quiet Are we looking at the same #ubuntu-devel channel? ;) From my perspective, it's quite active. -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net @tsimonq2:ubuntu.com

Re: Time to move to Matrix (from IRC)?

e (to $engineer): I've been asked to review an important SRU for $topic but I can't find it in any queue. Where is it, please? $me: also, please can you join and continue this converation on IRC, since this converation should be in public? $engineer: Here's the SR

Re: Can we collaborate with Debian better?

; and not for amd64 for some reason. I would highly suggest filing a bug against the package in Launchpad following the Stable Release Update procedure: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure If you can articulate your case and the rationale for the update well, it is unlikely

[PSA] When uploading to Ubuntu, use SSH, not FTP

= * I hope this helps, -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and OFTC @tsimonq2:linuxdelta.com on Matrix 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 OpenPGP_signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com

Responses Needed: Flavor Participation for 24.04 LTS

move off of Ubiquity. If you have any concerns regarding your participation, or a switch in installers, please feel free to reach out to me, or anyone from the ~ubuntu-release team. Thank you! -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and OFTC @tsimonq2:linuxdelta.com on M

Fetching source code in Ubuntu: apt source, pull-lp-source, and git-ubuntu

tu-dev-tools/commit/?id=2f396fe54956c85e0f0e62891f29dc7bab7d110b [2] https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2023/10/04/%23ubuntu-devel.html#t18:39 -- Simon Quigley si...@tsimonq2.net tsimonq2 on LiberaChat and OFTC @tsimonq2:linuxdelta.com on Matrix 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 OpenPGP_signature.asc

Re: Extended call for Ubuntu Technical Board candidates

Hello, My name is Simon Quigley, and I'm currently the Lubuntu Release Manager. I have been an Ubuntu Member since February 2016 (about a month before I turned 14 years old). I once held hats on the Ubuntu Membership Board, Ubuntu Developer Membership Board, Ubuntu Weekly Newsletter, Ku

Re: preparing for the next archive opening

ementation of Kanban for this again? I would be interested in helping with some pre-opening tasks like I did for this cycle (as well as creating the codename wiki page like I've done for the past few years). Thank you. -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A

Removing Qt 4 from Ubuntu before the 20.04 release

://alioth-lists.debian.net/pipermail/pkg-kde-talk/2019-August/002920.html [2] https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+bugs?field.tag=qt4-removal -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP

Ubuntu Developer Office Hours Report for 07/02/19

le.com/calendar/embed?src=og8p18pet6kc9o46aktuau2jh8%40group.calendar.google.com -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@l

Ubuntu Developer Office Hours Report for 06/25/19

src=og8p18pet6kc9o46aktuau2jh8%40group.calendar.google.com -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe

Revisiting the +1 Vanguards: Ubuntu Developer Office Hours

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Re: Patch Pilot Report for May 11th, 2019

> :) That's a good idea; I'll do it next time. Thanks! -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.u

Patch Pilot Report for May 11th, 2019

𝚫 my last email[1]: - https://pad.lv/1828288 - it needs an SRU template, but I'm not going to unsubscribe sponsors, given previous discussions. We're down to 11 packages in the queue! Let's keep up the good work. :) [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2019-May/04067

Patch Pilot Report for May 3rd, 2019

v/1827451 - talked with oSoMoN on IRC, who said that the fix will be driven by someone other than himself; I plan on following up on it next time I Patch Pilot if things haven't changed. Thanks everyone! [1] https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2019-April/040665.html -- Simon Qu

Improving the Sponsorship Queue and Other Reports (WAS: Re: State of the Sponsorship Queue - Can we get it to 0?)

Hello Sebastien, On 4/23/19 4:47 AM, Sebastien Bacher wrote: > Hey Simon, > > Le 21/04/2019 à 00:12, Simon Quigley a écrit : >> Today I spent a few hours sifting through the sponsorship queue. I >> sponsored everything I could review and was comfortable sponsoring, and &g

State of the Sponsorship Queue - Can we get it to 0?

rge it. - https://pad.lv/1824073 - Looks to be an OEM-related debian-installer-related patch that I am not comfortable reviewing. Wouldn't it be excellent if we could get this down to 0 so we can start the Eoan cycle with a clean slate? :) -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenod

Re: Disco Dingo (19.04) Final Freeze - is it available?

On 4/13/19 1:26 PM, Ian Bruntlett wrote: > Hi, > > Are the above isos available for testing yet - and where are they? Was > hoping to test it this morning but I haven't heard a peep so far. I announced this a day before you said something here, check your spam ;) -- Si

Release Candidate (and testable!) Disco Dingo builds ready to test (hint hint!)

03/builds [2] Please. Pretty please? -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubs

Re: Delegating hinting for autopkg failures to core developers and MOTU

est are in the 2006-2012 range). Thoughts on this, especially from the Release Team, would be appreciated. Thanks, -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubunt

Re: Proposal: drop rails and its reverse-dependencies from Ubuntu 19.04 [Re: Maintaining language-specific module package stacks]

On 4/9/19 10:53 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: > On 10.04.19 05:48, Simon Quigley wrote: >> On 4/9/19 10:15 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: >>> On 10.04.19 04:37, Simon Quigley wrote: >>>> On 4/9/19 9:27 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: >>>>> rails is ready to mig

Re: Proposal: drop rails and its reverse-dependencies from Ubuntu 19.04 [Re: Maintaining language-specific module package stacks]

On 4/9/19 10:15 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: > On 10.04.19 04:37, Simon Quigley wrote: >> On 4/9/19 9:27 PM, Matthias Klose wrote: >>> rails is ready to migrate, there is no puma package in the release pocket. >>> the >>> failing puma autopkg test in -proposed sho

Re: Proposal: drop rails and its reverse-dependencies from Ubuntu 19.04 [Re: Maintaining language-specific module package stacks]

sing autopkgtests for all packages is a release goal, and unless the package has a hint (which is an exception to the rule), any failing autopkgtests shouldn't let a package into the release pocket. This autopkgtest should be evaluated to see if it's a real regression in rails or if it

New Ubuntu Core Developer - Tiago Stürmer Daitx

Board, -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com

Re: Requiring Launchpad 2FA from Ubuntu uploaders

recall correctly, Debian has already done this for uploads to security-master. -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.

Re: New Ubuntu Core Developer - Simon Quigley

Thanks! -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https

New Ubuntu Core Developer - Simon Quigley

Today, I was voted to be an Ubuntu Core Developer by the Ubuntu Developer Membership Board (a board which I already sit on, so I'm taking care of myself here). I now have upload rights to the entire Ubuntu archive. Thanks everyone! -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenod

Re: Inconsistencies in package versions for stable releases

s > for that. My argument is that we *should* have rules here. If we say that the security team versioning scheme should be followed, but if you don't follow it and it still works anyway it'll still be accepted, then what's the point of linking to the security team versioning sch

Inconsistencies in package versions for stable releases

release, or is there a good reason to continue with inconsistency here? Thanks. [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SecurityTeam/UpdatePreparation#Update_the_packaging -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description:

Re: Symbols files for C++ libraries for Ubuntu main

> https://qt-kde-team.pages.debian.net/www/symbolfiles.html Moved again, hopefully for the last time: https://qt-kde-team.pages.debian.net/symbolfiles.html -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.

Re: Symbols files for C++ libraries for Ubuntu main

migrated the site from Alioth to Salsa today. Here's the new URL: https://qt-kde-team.pages.debian.net/www/symbolfiles.html Thanks! -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP

Re: Proposal: Let's drop i386

llers but >> we should keep the end goal of dropping the port in mind ideally soon >> as well. > > Maybe keeping only the netboot image might make sense? If the port goes away entirely, so will the netboot images. -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode

Re: Ubiquity NG - was Re: ubiquity migrated to git

ich can ensure that proper QA processes are followed (with bug tracking), and any Ubuntu Core Developer has the upload access to provide bugfixes (and doesn't have to learn an entirely new ecosystem to fix a bug in the installer, which is important for flavors). Thanks for the thread, Mark! -

Fwd: New Qt Discussion Channel

Might be useful for this list to know as well. Forwarded Message Subject: New Qt Discussion Channel Date: Mon, 1 Jan 2018 19:46:01 -0600 From: Simon Quigley To: kubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com, lubuntu-de...@lists.ubuntu.com CC: ubuntubudgie-...@lists.launchpad.net Hello

New Qt Discussion Channel

your favorite Qt-based Ubuntu flavor*. Thanks everyone, and Happy New Year! -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 signature.asc Description: OpenPGP digital signature -- kubuntu-devel mailing list kubun

Re: Recommending people Snap things in response to valid packaging problems (WAS: Re: need help resolving python-setuptools backport fail)

ross this list archive in the future solve a packaging problem and to have a discussion about how packaging problems like this could be solved in the future. Just my two cents, speaking for myself. Thanks for both of your time, -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on fr

Recommending people Snap things in response to valid packaging problems (WAS: Re: need help resolving python-setuptools backport fail)

s for you" -- doesn't really solve the problem, but as I said above, seems to be the "blanket solution" nowadays. Just my two cents, my opinions are my own. Thanks, -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4

Re: Old Firefox versions discourage real-world testing of Ubuntu development versions

27;s not me, I really really hope someone will step up to help with this. If anyone wants statistics, I can gather some. *Ubuntu MATE ships PowerPC 16.04 images and Raspberry Pi 3 images as well. -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@lubuntu.me tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8

Re: linting wrapper for dput

to dput officially (i.e. running these checks and giving an option to override if necessary). Maybe file a bug in Debian? -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on freenode and OFTC 5C7A BEA2 0F86 3045 9CC8 C8B5 E27F 2CF8 458C 2FA4 -- ubuntu-devel mailing list ubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com M

Re: Installation Media and supportability of i386 in 18.04 LTS Re: Ubuntu Desktop on i386

E and LXQt that provides a minimal but yet functional desktop environment and we have people to maintain these applications. So I'm sort of going with what Mark is saying. Please also factor this in the discussion. -- Simon Quigley tsimo...@ubuntu.com tsimonq2 on Freenode -- ubuntu-devel ma