On Fri, Apr 15, 2016 at 02:14:57PM +0100, Martin Wimpress wrote: > Hi, > > Adam Conrad asked me to email the technical board with our plan to support > an application for Ubuntu MATE 16.04 to be an LTS release. > > After discussing this with the core team we'd like to request a 3 year LTS > for Ubuntu MATE. This is our support plan: > > * I am a core MATE developer, with the support of the MATE Desktop team. We > can commit to developing bug fixes in MATE 1.12 for the 3 year period. > > * MATE 1.12 is in Ubuntu MATE 16.04 and already branched in GitHub ready > for back porting fixes, should the need arise. > > * I am a member of the MATE packaging team for Debian. I am already > practised in back porting fixes and have been doing so for MATE 1.8 in > Debian Jessie. > > * The Ubuntu MATE components in Ubuntu are essentially artwork, default > settings and Ubuntu MATE Welcome. Everything else comes from Debian. Our > core team can maintain the Ubuntu MATE packages that just exist in Ubuntu > for the proposed 3 years. > > * Ubuntu MATE 16.04 components in Launchpad and BitBucket will be branched > next week, ready for back porting fixes should the need arise. > > * I have volunteered several times to help with the alpha/beta releases for > the community flavours. I will continue to represent Ubuntu MATE in that > regard and assist the release manager. I commit to managing the Ubuntu MATE > 16.04 point release images up to 16.04.5. > > * I've been working on Ubuntu MATE since June 2014. I'm in it for the long > haul. All my family use Ubuntu MATE, I'm invested in its future :-) > > I hope that is sufficient to secure a 3 year LTS for Ubuntu MATE. If you > have any other questions, please ask. > > Best regards, Martin.
Application granted for a 3 years LTS for Ubuntu MATE. -- Stéphane Graber Ubuntu developer http://www.ubuntu.com
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