Edubuntu Revival

[Erich Eickmeyer]

Hi Steve,

On Mon, Feb 13 2023 at 09:46:51 PM -08:00:00, Steve Langasek 
<steve.langasek at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hi Erich,
> 
> On Wed, Feb 08, 2023 at 08:54:59AM -0800, eeickmeyer at ubuntu.com 
> <mailto:eeickmeyer at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>  Hi Release Team,
> 
>>  Just giving this a bump as I haven't heard anything in response to 
>> this
>>  since I posted a week ago. As you can imagine, we're anxious to get
>>  moving on this.
> 
>>  I'd very much like to know what it is we need to do on our end to 
>> get
>>  Edubuntu rolling again at this point, since we've received the 
>> go-ahead
>>  from the Technical Board [1] and need Release Team coordination.
> 
>>  Thanks,
>>  Erich
> 
>>  [1]
>>  
>> <https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/technical-board/2023-January/002709.html>
> 
> I will take point on facilitating the landing of support for building
> Edubuntu images again.

Thank you so much for doing this!

> Of course you know about my previous review on
> <<https://code.launchpad.net/~edubuntu-dev/ubuntu-cdimage/+git/ubuntu-cdimage/+merge/437167>>.
> I've just posted a further review requesting a minor correction; this 
> should
> be ready to land soon.
> 
> I notice this doesn't include changes to lib/cdimage/germinate.py to 
> point
> cdimage at the edubuntu seeds.  Feel free to update your MP, or we 
> can pick
> this up in a follow-up commit.

That is now done. :)

> 
> I have created the livefs record for lunar now, at
> <<https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-cdimage/+livefs/ubuntu/lunar/edubuntu>>.
> 
> There will need to be corresponding changes to
> lp:~ubuntu-cdimage/debian-cd/+git/ubuntu and to lp:livecd-rootfs to 
> reenable
> edubuntu support there as well.  I can commit some time this week to
> implement those changes, or if you prefer you can make the changes 
> and I can
> review them as for ubuntu-cdimage.
> 

There is a livecd-rootfs MP at 
https://code.launchpad.net/~edubuntu-dev/livecd-rootfs/+git/livecd-rootfs/+merge/437174 
that is ready for review. as for debian-cd, I'll take a look if you 
don't beat me to it.

Again, thank you so much for taking point on this! We appreciate it 
immensely!

> 
Erich

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