Hi,
On Tue, Dec 24, 2013 at 1:57 PM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com>wrote: > Hello Ubuntu GNOME Community, > > On Sat, Oct 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) > <amjja...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> Hello Everyone, >> >> As you may know, 14.04 Cycle is an LTS (Long Term Support) Cycle. Having >> that said, Ubuntu and most of the official flavours will have LTS Release. >> For the moment, the lack of Manpower could keep us away from having an LTS >> Release. However, after a discussion with our Developers, we'd like to >> announce the urgent need for these roles: >> >> 1- Someone with Bug Control to 'Actively Commit' to triaging Ubuntu GNOME >> bugs. >> >> 2- Couple of people helping out with 'Bug Fixing'. >> >> 3- People to help with 'Packaging' on the PPA's >> >> PLEASE NOTE: We are looking for people with experience and skills! We >> NEED people to commit for 3-5 years support and not just join for few >> months then leave. >> >> NO PROMISES to be made but we would be comfortable enough to submit an >> application to the Technical Board in order to have an LTS Release when we >> will have volunteers who can actively contribute and help us. >> >> If you have the required experience and skills or if you know someone who >> has, please let us know :) >> >> Thank you! >> >> -- >> >> Best Regards, >> amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> >> >> > The above email was sent in 26th of October, 2013 :) > > This was posted on our website on the 3rd of November, 2013: > http://ubuntugnome.org/urgent-need-for-more-contributors/ > > Same Call for Help had been posted on our Social Media: Twitter, Goolge+ > and Facebook. > > Good News? > We have so many replies and interested people. > > BAD NEWS? > ONLY FEW are active and I have NO idea where is the rest? :( > > Sad but true. While I can't deny I was expecting that but I set my hope so > high and was really interested to see more interested people. > > Having that said, and to re-remind you of this email: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-gnome/2013-December/001240.html > > Please be informed that we DO NEED more help, support and contribution. > Otherwise, and let me be super honest here, having an LTS release might be > really hard if not impossible. > > Not trying to be negative here but rather honest and realistic. We are all > volunteers here. We appreciate your intentions but we do need your actual > contributions. > > I'd like to take this opportunity to thank each and everyone who responded > to our call of help and actually did contribute and still. THANK YOU so > much! > > Happy Holidays everyone :) > > -- > Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > Best Regards, > amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> > As a follow up to my previous email, just thought to share this with you: http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=MTU1Mjk I shall say/write no more :) Everything is clear now. And, as always, if you are in doubt, just ask. Sorry to spoil your holidays but this is important! -- Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." Best Regards, amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> Areas of Involvement <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement> My Projects <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Projects>
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