On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wikl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Israel Ali and Jack, > Hi all, > > I saw that you selected the new iso file as the release candidate. I give > it the name ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.27.iso (in this mail). > > 33180516a9a54afae7b0a8d2140b126e ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.27.iso > > So I started to test it in my Toshiba laptop, my standard test computer. > > Live system: The main menu has only two items (with submenus) > > About ToriOS > Exit > > I checked in my old IBM Thinkpad T42 with Pentium M, and in my old Dell > Dimension 4600 desktop computer with Pentium 4. It is the same, so this is > not a glitch with my Toshiba. > > I do not think this is the intention, but a bug, a rather bad bug. > > -o- > > The previous iso file, that I give the name ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso, > and that was originally agreed upon to be released > > 6758b3099c9650fcb42057c35dc82377 ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso > > has the following items in the main menu, > > Accessories > Graphics > Network > System > Settings > About ToriOS > Exit > > which I think is how the main menu should be. > > *Please select ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso to be released* > > Without testing anything else, I change my mind (from 'accept both iso > files' earlier this morning), and suggest that we release > > ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso > > instead, or should I say, let more people test it, and release it if no > showstopping bug is found. After all, four people have tested it, Jack, > Israel, Ali and I, and I think we agreed to release it. We know there are > bugs, but we can live with them. > > -o- > > Israel, please make separate branches of the ToriOS program packages, and > upload only tested versions to the stable branch, for regular users to > update && dist-upgrade. > > We, the testers, can tamper with an updated package in the unstable branch > until we are happy to move it to the stable branch. > > You may prefer some other way to organize the packages, but I think it is > important to keep the development of ToriOS separate from the released > version, and only provide bugfixes after previous testing by more than one > person for the released version. > You have brought and highlighted very important topics, Nio. I do agree with all what Nio suggested and advised. Please discard the latest ISO and let's use the one that works. > > Best regards > Nio > > Thanks! > > Den 2016-08-28 kl. 07:06, skrev Nio Wiklund: > >> Hi Israel and Ali, >> >> I am happy with either of your two alternatives, and I let you two >> decide which way to go. Only if you ask me explicitly, I will tell you >> which way I would prefer. >> >> Best regards >> Nio >> >> Den 2016-08-28 kl. 02:56, skrev Israel: >> >>> Hey Ali, >>> I just rebuilt the ISO and relinked it, there should not be much of >>> anything that changed, except the things working that were broken. >>> I will not rebuild the ISO again until you give the go ahead. We can >>> test, and I will only build updates, and we can test the updates. Then >>> once we release it I can release a point release if you like. >>> I can also rename that symlink and add stuff to the downloads page so it >>> is clear that the CURRENT Debian version is the release candidate. >>> This way I can rebuild the 'daily' image and not interfere with the >>> release. >>> >>> Does this sound reasonable? >>> >>> >>> On 08/27/2016 06:54 PM, Ali/amjjawad wrote: >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> I officially announce that starting from this very moment until >>>> further notice, no further updates nor development will be applied to >>>> ToriOS. >>>> >>>> From this very moment, whatever we have done with ToriOS ISO, that >>>> what we shall release as ToriOS 1.0 and please, treat this email with >>>> the highest priority and importance. >>>> >>>> Exceptions are: >>>> >>>> 1. Critical Bugs >>>> 2. Something extremely urgent to be done and that must be approved by >>>> myself before doing anything about it. >>>> >>>> A side from these 2 exceptions above, there is NOTHING to be done. >>>> >>>> At this point, we need to add the final bits: >>>> >>>> 1. Update the website. >>>> 2. Write the release notes. >>>> 3. Prepare the official announcement. >>>> 4. Remove ALL the previous ISOs from the server and keep ONLY the one >>>> that we shall release - we haven't yet agreed which one. >>>> 5. Get ready for users' feedback. >>>> >>>> >>>> *The official date to release ToriOS 1.0 will be the 6th of September >>>> 2016.* >>>> >>>> >>>> If you have any questions, kindly do ask. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thank you so much! >>>> >>>> P.S. >>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeatureFreeze >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> Regards >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > -- Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." Best Regards, Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
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