[Ubuntu] Stable update

[Rashad Kanavath]

Hello all,

What about LTS, non-LTS, experimental for repository names ?

LTS will have packages for only the current LTS version of Ubuntu

non-LTS will have packages for last three non-LTS releases

experimental - packages that are testing / RC/ beta ?


On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 5:58 PM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
wrote:

> On 04/26/2016 11:21 PM, Johan Van de Wauw wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 6:24 PM, Worth Lutz <wal3 at mindspring.com> wrote:
> >> Thanks,
> >> My error on our versions. It's 12 & 14. I typed without thinking.
> >>
> >> I understand dependencies sometimes keep updates from getting to older
> systems. I was hoping to jump to 16.04 but will have to wait on
> php-mapscript.
> >>
> >> Thanks for your work in making these packages available.
> >>
> >> Worth
> >>
> >>> On Apr 26, 2016, at 11:05 AM, Alex Mandel <tech_dev at wildintellect.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Worth,
> >>>
> >>> 10.04 is past end of life from Ubuntu (2015) those people need to
> >>> upgrade if they want any updates from us or Ubuntu.
> >>>
> >>> 12.04 only has 1 year left (2017), so it's unlikely to get anything
> >>> except bugfix releases if possible (not always possible).
> >>>
> >>> Yes, this thread is about clarifying the policies.
> >
> > Note that rather than policies, the major reason UbuntuGIS received
> > little updates is that no-one found time to do so (eg I'm currently on
> > a project where I have to use a windows desktop).
> > If you or your customers rely on UbuntuGIS updates, please consider
> > helping out packaging or contracting someone to do so. Debian GIS is
> > in a good state now, so it is usually only a matter of backporting.
> > I'm ready to help anyone who would like to contribute.
> >
> > Kind Regards,
> > Johan
> >
>
>
> I think there are a few people willing to help (I always have been). The
> roadblock generally has been not knowing the exact steps to take to make
> the packaging work.
>
> In this case I think there might be a clear path now. For things coming
> from DebianGIS there should be some simple steps/commands that can be
> written out and following. If it fails or the update is coming from some
> other route then we file tickets and leave that to the current
> professionals who have mastered the voodoo.
>
> If someone can start up instructions I am willing to test and contribute
> time to maintaining some packages.
>
> Example, I would love to get QGIS 2.8.7 into stable.
>
> Thanks,
> Alex
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Regards,
   Rashad
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