On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 7:34 PM, Stéphane Graber <stgra...@ubuntu.com>wrote:
> Hi everyone, > Hi everyone, First of all, we're very sorry that this has taken a lot and hope we're not too late. I apologize on behalf of Ubuntu GNOME Team for such delay. > > So what we did last time around was ask for each flavour to provide a > wiki page about their intentions for the LTS, we then reviewed those and > granted LTS status accordingly. > > An example is available at: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Edubuntu/12.04/LTS-Proposal > > For this cycle, I don't think it's worth getting every existing LTS > flavour through that paperwork again, but we'll want to know from each > flavour lead whether they do want LTS status, what packages (outside of > the set that's supported by Canonical) they intend to support and for > how long. > > For new flavours (I think this currently only applies to Ubuntu GNOME), > having a similar wiki page setup would be nice as it explains what set > of packages are shared with other flavours, contains a list of unique > sources you intend to support and clarifies what users may expect from > LTS status for the flavour. > > So it'd be great if you could copy that wiki page and fill it for Ubuntu > GNOME then send us that URL so we can have a quick look at it. > > > As Mark said, the HWE backports are pretty important and not taking > those has been a source of problem for some flavours in 12.04, I'd > strongly recommend all flavours include those and keep in sync with > Ubuntu in that regard. > Done: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/14.04/LTS-Proposal If there is anything not clear or confusing, kindly let us know. > > > I'll now start another thread for all flavour leads for flavours who had > LTS status in 14.04 to confirm that they want it again this year and how > long their support commitment will be (last time it was either 3 years > or 5 years, but I don't see any reason not to accept other values so > long as they are < 5 yeasr). > Good point, I agree with it, if I may. > > On Fri, Feb 21, 2014 at 11:51:19AM +0000, Mark Shuttleworth wrote: > > Ali > > > > From my perspective, the Ubuntu GNOME community are welcome to make a > > public commitment to supporting additional components of Ubuntu GNOME > > that are not in main, for any period. Anything in main will be supported > > by Canonical for the full LTS period, if you need to support additional > > components its fine to say "we as a community are making the commitment > > to this support period". > > > > HWE is strongly recommended - it enables your stack to work with newer > > hardware, especially graphics hardware. > > > > Mark > > > > On 20/02/14 19:07, Ali/amjjawad wrote: > > > > > > Dear the technical board of Ubuntu, > > > > > > I have sent 4 days ago the below email: > > > > > > On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 2:27 PM, Ali/amjjawad <amjja...@gnome.org > > > <mailto:amjja...@gnome.org>> wrote: > > > > > > > > > Dear The Technical Board of Ubuntu, > > > > > > Greetings :) > > > > > > I'm one of the leaders of Ubuntu GNOME [1] and I hope we're not > > > late to ask about this at this time. > > > > > > We'd like to go for an LTS Release for Trusty and we were > > > wondering if it is good time to ask? or it is too late? > > > > > > Also: > > > 1- How long do we have to apply? > > > 2- Minimum Support Period? we guess it is about 2 years or maybe 3? > > > 3- What happens with hardware enablements stacks and point > > > releases? are these mandatory? > > > > > > Please note that I am not a developer so easy on me :) > > > > > > We have done and put - example [2] - extra ordinary efforts to be > > > able to have an LTS release for this cycle and everyone involved > > > has worked so hard to achieve that on all the areas, not just the > > > development side. But of course, your approval and statement will > > > decide that. > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > > [1] - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/UbuntuGNOME-Team > > > [2] - https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-gnome-packaging > > > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntu-gnome-packaging> > > > > > > -- > > > Best Regards, > > > amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> > > > *Remember: *"All of us are smarter than any one of us." > > > > > > Ubuntu GNOME OneStopPage > > > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/OneStopPage> > > > Join Ubuntu GNOME > > > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GettingInvolved> > > > Test Ubuntu GNOME <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Testing> > > > Contact Ubuntu GNOME < > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ContactUs> > > > Download Ubuntu GNOME > > > <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yet, it seems it is not yet approved as I got: > > > > > > Your confirmation is required in order to cancel the posting of your > > > message to the mailing list /technical-board/: > > > > > > * *Sender:* amjja...@gnome.org <mailto:amjja...@gnome.org> > > > * *Subject:* Ubuntu GNOME > > > * *Reason:* Post by non-member to a members-only list > > > > > > Hit the /Cancel posting/ button to discard the posting. > > > > > > Or hit the /Continue awaiting approval/ button to continue to allow > > > the list moderator to approve or reject the message. > > > > > > > > > I checked and I found my email on the archive but I didn't get an > > > email that confirms my email was approved. I suppose it was approved > > > indeed, that is why it appeared on the public archive: > > > > > > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/technical-board/2014-February/001816.html > > > > > > But, to rule out any kind of any error, I am sending again to make > > > sure you have received it. Sorry for sending twice but without a > > > confirmation, I am a bit confused here. > > > > > > Appreciate the efforts you're putting to make everything as good as it > > > gets and keep up the great work! > > > > > > Thank you! > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Best Regards, > > > amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> > > > *Remember: *"All of us are smarter than any one of us." > > > > > > Ubuntu GNOME OneStopPage < > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/OneStopPage> > > > Join Ubuntu GNOME <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GettingInvolved > > > > > Test Ubuntu GNOME <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/Testing> > > > Contact Ubuntu GNOME <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/ContactUs> > > > Download Ubuntu GNOME < > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > technical-board mailing list > > technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com > > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board > > > -- > Stéphane Graber > Ubuntu developer > http://www.ubuntu.com > Thank you so much for your endless support :) -- Best Regards, amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> *Remember: *"All of us are smarter than any one of us." 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