Frank Siegert wrote: > Christian Holm Christensen wrote: > >> ROOT 5.15.07 is now available from Debian "experimental". >> > [...] > >> The packages are in experimental, because they are based on development >> code. Once ROOT releases the next production version (5.16.00, >> scheduled for June 27) we will build packages of this, and upload these >> to "unstable". From there, the road to "testing" and eventually >> "stable" is straight forward. >> >> Ubuntu users will probably see ROOT hit their distribution shortly. >> > > That timing is a bit unfortunate for Ubuntu users, because > DebianImportFreeze[0] for Ubuntu's next release (Gutsy Gibbon, 7.10) is > scheduled for June 21[1]. > So, Ubuntu users: Don't expect these packages to appear in Ubuntu 7.10 > automatically. Nevertheless, we should find out, whether it is possible, > to do a delayed sync for 7.10, once the packages are in unstable. I am > CC'ing the ubuntu science team, who should know about this. > Christian: If not, is it possible to keep your debian-root repository > running til April 2008, when Ubuntu should also have native ROOT packages > synced from Debian? > > The most appropriate freeze here is NewPackagesFreezeUniverse, which is August 30th. It's true that we won't automatically sync after DebianImportFreeze but all it takes is a sync request (a bug filed) to let the Ubuntu archive admins know to sync it. It'd be helpful if somebody gives us a poke again when the ROOT packages hit unstable so we can file the paperwork. :-)
>> This makes ROOT the first major Linux distribution that ships ROOT as >> part of it's package list - beating even Scientific Linux. >> > > Very nice indeed! > > Cheers, > Frank > > 0: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DebianImportFreeze > 1: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/GutsyReleaseSchedule > > Congrats on this, I know it's been a big deal for a while now. -Jordan Mantha -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]