Jim Campbell wrote: > Hi All, > > > > Although I was only there for two of the days, and Cody was sick for one > of those two days, Cody and I we were able to meet during UDS, and talk > about possible plans for the 10.04 release of Xubuntu. > > > > Of course we talked about some of the regular topics (and I'll have a > separate email about those), but I wanted to separate out a key > component of our plans from any discussions about regular distro-related > issues. Specifically, we need to talk about team leadership and team > member roles. > > As you know, after several releases as the project lead for Xubuntu, > Cody wants to step down and assume the role of a regular contributor. I > spoke briefly with Daniel Holbach while at UDS, and the community > council would prefer that we attempt to come to a decision as a group > instead of just bringing the matter to the community council. It makes > sense, as we should be self-directed rather than dependent on an outside > group to come to a decision that we may not like (and that may not work > for us). > > > With that, it's really up to us to decide how we handle the transition. > Do we want to continue to have a singular project leader? If so, what > responsibilities would that entail, and who could that be? If we choose > not to go that route, or if no one wishes to assume that role, could a > group of people assume particular leadership roles? What could this > look like? > > > > We need to decide this as a community, so please share your thoughts. > What would be best for Xubuntu? What would you like to see? What > concerns do you have, and how could those concerns be addressed? What > role(s) would you be willing and able to assume? Feel free to share any > other questions or thoughts. > > > Thanks very much, > > > Jim > > >
Hi, Some changes I've had in mind since the 9.10 release is the possibility of removing gnome-app-install from the default metapackage because it gives a false impression of what is actually available in the apt repositories. Perhaps mine was never configured properly but I also hardly ever used it.. I've since removed it completely. It would also be nice to encourage the developer (or even help with the code) to further xfce4-taskmanager due to the bloated nature of Gnome System Monitor. I'm not trying to sound like an anti-gnome troll or anything, but even the most hardcore GNOME fan can tell you the shortcomings of that app. (Specifically simply starting it usually makes a system hang and it has had serious performance issues for many releases.) (Source: http://abock.org/2008/09/03/stay-classy-gnome) If anything else comes to mind I will bring them up in the future and will keep an eye on developing comments. I look forward to seeing how this thread develops. :) - J -- xubuntu-devel mailing list xubuntu-devel@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/xubuntu-devel
