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Re: Deprecate debs for 0.9.22

 

By the way Helen, nice work on the FAQ!

2009/9/16 Andrew Finch <we.rocked.in79@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> While we're at it, should we mark all the 'Fix committed' bugs as released?
> Launchpad still regards them as open until you mark them as Fix Released.
>
> Andy.
>
> 2009/9/16 Jonathan Thomas <jonathan.oomph@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The .DEB installer on the download page has been updated to Version
>> 0.9.34.  I'm not going to blog about the update quite yet.  Let's see if
>> this new installer causes any big issues first. =)  It's quite a bit
>> different than the previous one.  It has an improved "postinst" file, the
>> new re-factored folder structure, a new bin file, a new location (/usr/share
>> instead of /usr/local/share), and includes all of the mime, man, pixmaps,
>> and other installation files.  It also includes the 7 most common language
>> packs.
>>
>> I tested this locally, and in VirtualBox (on a clean Ubuntu 9.04 64 bit
>> system).  It seemed to work great, so cross your fingers.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> -Jonathan
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Jonathan Thomas <
>> jonathan.oomph@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> Helen, I agree with you.  I have been planning on updating the .deb with
>>> our newest version, but all the re-factoring made me a bit hesitant.
>>> Anyway, I will try and update the .deb soon.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> -Jonathan
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Sep 15, 2009 at 4:21 PM, Helen McCall <
>>> wildnfree@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am re-sending this one because my earlier send never arrived
>>>> from the list so might have got lost.
>>>>
>>>> A high proportion of the bug reports we are currently getting all relate
>>>> to the experimental .deb packages for OpenShot 0.9.22
>>>>
>>>> I am suggesting that these packages be removed from the download, and
>>>> replaced with the new packages so that bug reports are relevant to the
>>>> development of OpenShot.
>>>>
>>>> I have started a FAQ page on Launchpad, and added a FAQ about upgrading
>>>> from 0.9.22
>>>>
>>>> If we remove 0.9.22 from the downloads I will be able to then deprecate
>>>> the historic bug reports and we will then have much more manageable bug
>>>> management.
>>>>
>>>> Best wishes, Helen
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>
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