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["Ali/amjjawad" <amjjawad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, Aug 28, 2016 at 6:53 PM, Nio Wiklund <nio.wiklund@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi Israel Ali and Jack,
>

Hi all,



>
> I saw that you selected the new iso file as the release candidate. I give
> it the name ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.27.iso (in this mail).
>
> 33180516a9a54afae7b0a8d2140b126e  ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.27.iso
>
> So I started to test it in my Toshiba laptop, my standard test computer.
>
> Live system: The main menu has only two items (with submenus)
>
> About ToriOS
> Exit
>
> I checked in my old IBM Thinkpad T42 with Pentium M, and in my old Dell
> Dimension 4600 desktop computer with Pentium 4. It is the same, so this is
> not a glitch with my Toshiba.
>
> I do not think this is the intention, but a bug, a rather bad bug.
>
> -o-
>
> The previous iso file, that I give the name ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso,
> and that was originally agreed upon to be released
>
> 6758b3099c9650fcb42057c35dc82377  ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso
>
> has the following items in the main menu,
>
> Accessories
> Graphics
> Network
> System
> Settings
> About ToriOS
> Exit
>
> which I think is how the main menu should be.
>
> *Please select ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso to be released*
>
> Without testing anything else, I change my mind (from 'accept both iso
> files' earlier this morning), and suggest that we release
>
> ToriOS-Debian-2016-08.22.iso
>
> instead, or should I say, let more people test it, and release it if no
> showstopping bug is found. After all, four people have tested it, Jack,
> Israel, Ali and I, and I think we agreed to release it. We know there are
> bugs, but we can live with them.
>
> -o-
>
> Israel, please make separate branches of the ToriOS program packages, and
> upload only tested versions to the stable branch, for regular users to
> update && dist-upgrade.
>
> We, the testers, can tamper with an updated package in the unstable branch
> until we are happy to move it to the stable branch.
>
> You may prefer some other way to organize the packages, but I think it is
> important to keep the development of ToriOS separate from the released
> version, and only provide bugfixes after previous testing by more than one
> person for the released version.
>

You have brought and highlighted very important topics, Nio.
I do agree with all what Nio suggested and advised.

Please discard the latest ISO and let's use the one that works.



>
> Best regards
> Nio
>
>
Thanks!



>
> Den 2016-08-28 kl. 07:06, skrev Nio Wiklund:
>
>> Hi Israel and Ali,
>>
>> I am happy with either of your two alternatives, and I let you two
>> decide which way to go. Only if you ask me explicitly, I will tell you
>> which way I would prefer.
>>
>> Best regards
>> Nio
>>
>> Den 2016-08-28 kl. 02:56, skrev Israel:
>>
>>> Hey Ali,
>>> I just rebuilt the ISO and relinked it, there should not be much of
>>> anything that changed, except the things working that were broken.
>>> I will not rebuild the ISO again until you give the go ahead.  We can
>>> test, and I will only build updates, and we can test the updates.  Then
>>> once we release it I can release a point release if you like.
>>> I can also rename that symlink and add stuff to the downloads page so it
>>> is clear that the CURRENT Debian version is the release candidate.
>>> This way I can rebuild the 'daily' image and not interfere with the
>>> release.
>>>
>>> Does this sound reasonable?
>>>
>>>
>>> On 08/27/2016 06:54 PM, Ali/amjjawad wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> I officially announce that starting from this very moment until
>>>> further notice, no further updates nor development will be applied to
>>>> ToriOS.
>>>>
>>>> From this very moment, whatever we have done with ToriOS ISO, that
>>>> what we shall release as ToriOS 1.0 and please, treat this email with
>>>> the highest priority and importance.
>>>>
>>>> Exceptions are:
>>>>
>>>>  1. Critical Bugs
>>>>  2. Something extremely urgent to be done and that must be approved by
>>>>     myself before doing anything about it.
>>>>
>>>> A side from these 2 exceptions above, there is NOTHING to be done.
>>>>
>>>> At this point, we need to add the final bits:
>>>>
>>>>  1. Update the website.
>>>>  2. Write the release notes.
>>>>  3. Prepare the official announcement.
>>>>  4. Remove ALL the previous ISOs from the server and keep ONLY the one
>>>>     that we shall release - we haven't yet agreed which one.
>>>>  5. Get ready for users' feedback.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> *The official date to release ToriOS 1.0 will be the 6th of September
>>>> 2016.*
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> If you have any questions, kindly do ask.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thank you so much!
>>>>
>>>> P.S.
>>>> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FeatureFreeze
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."
>>>>
>>>> Best Regards,
>>>> Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>


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Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us."

Best Regards,
Ali/amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad>