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["Phill. Whiteside" <phillwuk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Nio,

for that to be considered, it would have to be in the debian repository[1],
which would require a sponsor and it being packaged up as a .deb etc.

Regards,

Phill.
1.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/distribute-deb/distribute-deb.html#adding-packages-to-debian



On 17 September 2015 at 15:33, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Lubuntu users and Lubuntu quality people,
>
> Please consider replacing the Startup Disk Creator in Lubuntu 16.04 LTS
>
> I posted the following comment about the Startup Disk Creator after a
> reminder today, that bug #1325801 is still alive.
>
> ---
> The poor Startup Disk Creator has been suffering from many bugs for many
> years now, and in spite of great efforts, our developers have not
> managed to make it work properly. There are still several bugs and
> strange features.
>
> At the Ubuntu Forums we started a discussion about replacing the Ubuntu
> Startup Disk Creator with another tool. See these links,
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2289225
>
> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2291946
>
> I suggest that we look for a tool that is
>
> - reliable
>
> - easy to use for a beginner
>
> - easy to maintain, for example more likely to work without tweaks (or
> with few and simple tweaks) between Ubuntu versions.
> ---
>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
> Den 2015-09-15 kl. 16:22, skrev Nicholas Skaggs:
> > Nio, I agree now is the time to get the conversation started; don't wait
> > until UOS. You should certainly plan on having a discussion at UOS, but
> > I would start the discussion now. You'll want to talk to the -desktop
> > folks as you are really asking about replacing a default application. I
> > would think feature parity amongst other things would be important to
> > them. Plus documentation changes, etc. The sooner you get notice to
> > everyone, the better chance you will have with this. Good luck!
> >
> > Nicholas
> >
> > On 09/14/2015 10:00 AM, Nio Wiklund wrote:
> >> Hi Nicholas,
> >>
> >> In the Ubuntu Forums we are discussing tools for making USB boot drives,
> >> that can replace the Ubuntu Startup Disk Creator, SDC, in the next LTS.
> >> The number and severity of bugs in the SDC has made us start this
> >> discussion.
> >>
> >> I suggest that we have a session about making install media and making
> >> it easier, particularly for beginners, to install Ubuntu (and the Ubuntu
> >> family of operating systems).
> >>
> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2289225
> >>
> >> http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=2291946
> >>
> >> Right now Unetbootin has the highest score in a poll, but the poll is
> >> only one criterion for what to select. It is important to listen to
> >> people who know several tools and can tell the difference between them
> >> and to consider which tools are reliable as well as easy to use.
> >>
> >> Best regards
> >> Nio alias sudodus at the Ubuntu Forums
> >>
> >> Den 2015-09-14 kl. 15:36, skrev Nicholas Skaggs:
> >>> The next UOS is coming, and it will be for an LTS. UOS is the Ubuntu
> >>> Online Summit we hold each cycle to talk about what's happening in
> >>> ubuntu. Now's a good time to think about what sessions would be
> helpful,
> >>> and to plan to attend.
> >>>
> >>> Those of your who might be wondering what UOS is can also check out the
> >>> last summit and FAQ page:
> >>>
> >>> http://summit.ubuntu.com/uos-1505/
> >>> http://uds.ubuntu.com/getinvolved/
> >>>
> >>> Cheers,
> >>>
> >>> Nicholas
>
>
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