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On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:19 PM, ∅ <carsrcoffins23@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It's that time again: time to officially start testing for this cycle.
>
> Alpha 1 is set to be released Thursday, so we need to test over the
> next couple days. You can see the rest of the schedule for the cycle
> here, by the way:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UtopicUnicorn/ReleaseSchedule
>
> If you've tested before, the Alpha-1 alternate images are up now and
> the desktop images are in the process of building:
> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/317/builds
>
> If you're not familiar with testing, it's an easy process and a simple
> way to get involved. More information is here:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing
>
> As many of you know, we've targeted 15.04 for the Qt transition:
> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Lubuntu/Testing/14.10
> so this cycle we will be doing mostly maintenance. That being said,
> this is a great opportunity to get involved and get used to testing so
> you can help us when we really need it for 15.04.
>
> One thing to note for newbies and veterans alike: these are alphas, so
> it is not recommended to replace your production machine with these
> installs. Instead either use a separate partition or better yet a
> virtual machine:
> https://help.ubuntu.com/community/VirtualMachines
>
> I'm the new release manager this cycle so bear with me as I stumble
> about and learn everything, but if you have any questions, comments,
> or concerns, don't hesitate to ask. On IRC, I'm always at #lubuntu,
> #lubuntu-offtopic, #ubuntu-quality, #ubuntu-release, to name a few. :)
>
> wxl