On Tue, Apr 6, 2010 at 10:23 PM, <scottalaven...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > I believe a significant quantity of Ubuntu Studio users stay with a LTS > version for stability reasons and I feel strongly about providing reasonable > backports for the latest LTS version. > > Therefore, would it be unreasonable to maintain an "official" Ubuntu Studio > backport PPA? > > This would provide a single additional repository for users to add that > would provide continual and pervasive updates to applications for those who > do not wish to leave the stability of the LTS versions. This would be in > contrast to searching for various PPA's to find the application you want > updated. > > I have already made a limited commitment to backport certain core > applications (e.g. JACK, Ardour) in my own PPA. If the suggestion for an > "official" Ubuntu Studio backports PPA is rejected I will continue to > support the LTS backports in my personal PPA. If the suggestion is accepted > I would gladly accept responsibility for a similar limited scope of > backports. > > I look forward to seeing comments on this idea. >
Would there be a reason we wouldnt use the official backports? The backports team dont bite, and I think they would be more than happy to have our efforts and perhaps even accept one of us onto the team. Jussi > > ScottL > -- > Ubuntu-Studio-devel mailing list > Ubuntu-Studio-devel@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel > >
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