On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 05:21:37PM +0100, Martin Wimpress wrote: > Hi all, > > My name is Martin Wimpress and I am the project lead for Ubuntu MATE > Remix and also a MATE desktop developer. > > Ubuntu MATE Remix is a community developed Ubuntu based operating > system that beautifully integrates the MATE desktop. You can find out > more on the official project website. > > * http://ubuntu-mate.org > > All development is conducted on Launchpad. > > * https://launchpad.net/ubuntu-mate > * https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-mate-dev > > The Ubuntu MATE Remix project is supported by the core MATE > developers, the Debian MATE packaging team (which I also contribute > to) and Alan Pope has provided some useful advice during these early > days. > > We released, a very, Alpha 1 and are on schedule to hit the Ubuntu > Utopic Alpha 2 schedule with a much improved release. However, I am > facing some challenges building the .iso images so they are consistent > with the official Ubuntu flavors. After chatting with Colin Watson in > #ubuntu-devel he suggested we start the process of seeking official > status so that we can merge our changes and ultimately build releases > on the official infrastructure. > > So, long email short, what are the next steps for our project to gain > official recognition?
I've been happy with MATE's progress, so I'd support this. As a side note, what would it take for MATE to be available from a PPA for trusty? Currently the trusty MATE story isn't very good (unsigned external repo). -Kees -- Kees Cook -- technical-board mailing list technical-board@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
