Call for Participants for Xenial Alpha 1

[Walter Lapchynski]

I've added Lubuntu to the [Alpha1][1] page, but as it stands, I really
don't have any images to release. If we can fix the [ubiquity bug][2],
perhaps we can release desktop, but we also have a [debian-installer
bug][3] that makes it so that we won't have an alternate, either. I admit
both of these bugs have workarounds but I don't love having workarounds
with release images, even if they are alpha/beta.

Is there any hope that either one of these bugs will be fixed any time
soon? My guess is no one is going to have the time to either work on these
changes in a timely manner to get this released, especially considering the
timing with the holidays and the fact that we're discussing this a little
bit later than need be.

That being said, I'm fine to let it go, but I think we should focus what
effort we do have on crushing these bugs in the interim.

[1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/XenialXerus/Alpha1
[2]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ubiquity/+bug/1527353
[3]: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer/+bug/1529297

On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:50 AM, Tim <darkxst at fastmail.fm> wrote:

> There seems to be little point running Alpha 1 when ubiquity is broken on
> all (atleast most) flavours.
>
> On 30/12/15 05:13, Adam Conrad wrote:
> > I should have sent this email a few days ago, but I've been swamped
> > with moving house over the holidays, so I'm a bit late.  That said,
> > I've had not a single person volunteer for the paperwork bits, and
> > no one has mentioned the Alpha yet.
> >
> > Xenial Alpha 1 is scheduled for Dec 31 and, given the above, I'm
> > inclined to assume that no one is particularly interested in doing
> > an alpha.  If someone would like to prove me wrong and step up to
> > do the paperwork bits (assuming anyone wants to do an alpha at all
> > right now), I'll be glad to drive the CD Image release machinery to
> > make it happen.
> >
> > So, if you wanted to get an alpha out the door for your flavour, do
> > speak up now, and we'll make it happen.  If not, we'll assume that
> > everyone is waiting for later milestones.
> >
> > ... Adam
> >
> > PS: Yes, I know this is awkward timing, if people want to participate
> >     but aren't keen on doing a release on New Year's Eve, we can
> >     delay for a few days if that works better.
> >
>
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