On 17/01/2015 16:35, Ali/amjjawad wrote: > > > On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 1:11 AM, Bruce Pieterse <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Hi, > > > Hi, > > Before I go to bed, allow me to reply this email :) > > > > Iwas wondering if we should setup a similar page like > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Releases. I realised that when replying to > bugs that have been reported against an EOL release, I use the > canned response from > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Responses#Release_has_reached_End_of_Life_.28EOL.29 > and it points to the above link. > > > No. > Ubuntu GNOME is an official flavour of Ubuntu and if anyone wishes to > check which releases we do have and currently support, they simply > need to visit our Download Page: > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME > > We can duplicate the information on: > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME > > If you ask me, we don't need to duplicate any information but if you > feel it is helpful, I don't mind. > > But please, big no to create something like the releases page. This > will lead to unnecessary problems and confusions. All official > flavours follow the 'same' schedule of Ubuntu. > > > As for the response, you don't really - IMHO - to copy-paste the same > response ;) > For me, I always like to come up with my own still valid and useful > way to reply or respond. > > If it is a must for you to follow that page, you can tweak/update your > response to match what we have in Ubuntu GNOME. > > > Some considerations on why I am proposing this is: > > 1. Ubuntu GNOME LTS releases are 3 years, not 5 years as mentioned > at the bottomof the page > > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME > > > 2.EOL releases should start at13.04 as thiswas an official release. > > > We have 'only' two supported versions: > 14.04 which is LTS > 14.10 which is Non-LTS > > > > 3. Current list of releases should drop 10.04 to 12.04.5 LTS > > > 10.04.4 LTS for servers is still supported until April, 2015. > > > 4. Do we have an announcement mailing list? If not, the > announcement list should point to the main mailing list. > > > Please check 'Contact Us' page on our Wiki, it has all our official > channels. > > > 5. Old releases can point to the Ubuntu GNOME old releases page if > we have one. > > I'm not sure if we have a general cycle blueprint, which is > essentially what things that need to always be updated before, > during and after a cycle is complete, that we can add the above > task toif accepted. > > > We have blueprints on Launchpad. > However, I had no time yet to write any for VV cycle :( > > Every time I want to do it, something comes up and I get busy with. > I'll try to have a meeting with the team OR send an email about that > later, not now. > > > > THanks > > -- > All the best, > > Bruce > > FSF Member 10674 / The FSF is a charity with a worldwide mission to > advance software freedom / Join the Free Software Foundation: > http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=10674 > > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugnome-qa > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntugnome-qa> > Post to : [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntugnome-qa > <https://launchpad.net/%7Eubuntugnome-qa> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > Thank you! > > > > > -- > Best Regards, > Ali/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> > http://torios.org - StartUbuntu <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StartUbuntu> > - http://amjjawad.net > Thanks Ali,
I will just replace the releases link to https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuGNOME/GetUbuntuGNOME. I essentially wanted to avoid confusion for newcomers, but this will suffice. -- All the best, Bruce FSF Member 10674 / The FSF is a charity with a worldwide mission to advance software freedom / Join the Free Software Foundation: http://www.fsf.org/register_form?referrer=10674
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