Hello all, What about LTS, non-LTS, experimental for repository names ?
LTS will have packages for only the current LTS version of Ubuntu non-LTS will have packages for last three non-LTS releases experimental - packages that are testing / RC/ beta ? On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> wrote: > On 04/26/2016 11:21 PM, Johan Van de Wauw wrote: > > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Worth Lutz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thanks, > >> My error on our versions. It's 12 & 14. I typed without thinking. > >> > >> I understand dependencies sometimes keep updates from getting to older > systems. I was hoping to jump to 16.04 but will have to wait on > php-mapscript. > >> > >> Thanks for your work in making these packages available. > >> > >> Worth > >> > >>> On Apr 26, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Alex Mandel <[email protected]> > wrote: > >>> > >>> Worth, > >>> > >>> 10.04 is past end of life from Ubuntu (2015) those people need to > >>> upgrade if they want any updates from us or Ubuntu. > >>> > >>> 12.04 only has 1 year left (2017), so it's unlikely to get anything > >>> except bugfix releases if possible (not always possible). > >>> > >>> Yes, this thread is about clarifying the policies. > > > > Note that rather than policies, the major reason UbuntuGIS received > > little updates is that no-one found time to do so (eg I'm currently on > > a project where I have to use a windows desktop). > > If you or your customers rely on UbuntuGIS updates, please consider > > helping out packaging or contracting someone to do so. Debian GIS is > > in a good state now, so it is usually only a matter of backporting. > > I'm ready to help anyone who would like to contribute. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Johan > > > > > I think there are a few people willing to help (I always have been). The > roadblock generally has been not knowing the exact steps to take to make > the packaging work. > > In this case I think there might be a clear path now. For things coming > from DebianGIS there should be some simple steps/commands that can be > written out and following. If it fails or the update is coming from some > other route then we file tickets and leave that to the current > professionals who have mastered the voodoo. > > If someone can start up instructions I am willing to test and contribute > time to maintaining some packages. > > Example, I would love to get QGIS 2.8.7 into stable. > > Thanks, > Alex > _______________________________________________ > UbuntuGIS mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu > http://trac.osgeo.org/ubuntugis/wiki > -- Regards, Rashad
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