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[Phill Whiteside <PhillW@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi good people,

ppc as LTS is not with a new precedent. edubuntu is only LTS releases. So
we will not face issues if we go that route.

Phill.


On 24 October 2014 17:34, Jörn Schönyan <joern.schoenyan@xxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone, replies inline!
>
> Am Freitag, 24. Oktober 2014 17:45:12 CEST schrieb Walter Lapchynski:
>
>> Good job this cycle everyone! Keep up the good work:
>>
>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/QATeam/ReleaseReports/UtopicFinalTestingReport
>>
>> Meanwhile, Vivid Vervet is available in the dailies (though currently
>> building). Keep that testing going:
>> http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/qatracker/milestones/326/builds
>>
>> We all will need to work hard if we are to land LXQt for 15.04. The first
>> step (unless the boss says otherwise!) is to make decisions on default
>> applications, as most of ours are GTK only. That being said, give us your
>> comments here:
>> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/lubuntu-brainstorming/+
>> spec/1410-qt-archive
>>
> Well I really hope that we start with LXQt in this cycle. The feedback is
> really good. It's mentioned as a potential XFCE killer!
>
> I'm now running "stable" 0.8, compiled in my PPA ppa:joern-schoenyan/lxqt,
> the packaging is taken from the Siduction people (if you read this: thank
> you very, very much!) and my WIP update manager is also included. LXQt has
> much potential, and I think 15.04 is a good first release for it:
>
> * we have a solid LTS
> * we can introduce our new technology in 15.04, refine it with our user's
> feedback in 15.10 and then iron out bugs for the next LTS
>
>  Finally PPC folks, I need to look deeper into Boris' suggestion about
>> boot parameters with Radeon graphics. If anyone can test that and comment
>> on the bug, that would be great:
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1377878
>> If we can at least have a good workaround, that would be great. Then we
>> start looking at Qt support of PPC.
>>
>> What do you guys think about PPC only for LTS versions? It might give us
>> the extra time we seem to often need.
>>
> Even if I'm not affected, I wouldn't be happy with that, but it is
> reasonable. Walter is right saying that we have a lot of work to do. So we
> shouldn't be burdened with this.
>
>> Any other thoughts or suggestions?
>>
>> @wxl
>>
> Best regards, Jörn!
>
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