(Suggesion) Dedicate Ubuntu the Ubuntu 25.04 release to Steve Langasek?

[Aaron Rainbolt]

On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:30:19 -0600
Aaron Rainbolt <arraybolt3 at ubuntu.com> wrote:

> Hey all, had an idea that I wanted to share after talking about it
> with some other folks in Ubuntu.
> 
> I don't know how else to say it, but Steve was awesome. I don't think
> Ubuntu would be where it is now without him, and we're all still
> feeling the impact of him no longer being with us. Given how much he
> did for us, I'd love to see some lasting artifact commemorating him
> in Ubuntu.
> 
> Back for the Ubuntu 21.04 release, the Release Team dedicated the
> release to Adam Conrad (infinity), after he made a similarly immense
> impact on the project and then passed away. As a fairly new Ubuntu
> contributor (compared to some of the long-time members around here),
> things like this are still helping me learn about and develop respect
> for Ubuntu's rich history and the people who brought it to where it
> is. I think something similar would be appropriate for Steve, if it
> sounds OK to the Release Team.
> 
> Me and several other people in the Ubuntu project talked about this
> during the Governance Sync Meeting on January 14th[1], where we had
> some discussion about potential ways we could celebrate Steve's memory
> in the release. AFAIK everyone seemed to think it would be a good idea
> to have a release dedication similar to the one we did for Adam, as
> long as we're not conflicting with the Release Team's wishes. So in
> conclusion, the question is - how would you feel about dedicating the
> Ubuntu 24.10 release to Steve Langasek?
> 
> Also, like I mentioned, there were a few other ideas for things we
> could do to make the release special in memory of Steve, those ideas
> are mentioned in the Governance Sync meeting notes linked below.
> Opinions on any or all of those would be quite welcome.
> 
> Thanks for taking the time to read this!
> 
> [1] https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/ubuntu-governance-sync-meeting-notes-14-january-2025/53744
> 
> For the Community Council,
> 
> --
> Aaron Rainbolt
> Ubuntu Community Council Member
> https://github.com/ArrayBolt3
> https://launchpad.net/~arraybolt3
> @arraybolt3:ubuntu.com on Matrix, arraybolt3 on irc.libera.chat

Oh, darn, I forgot to actually link to the time when the Release Team
dedicated the 21.04 release to Adam Conrad. Here's the link to that:
https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/hirsute-hippo-release-notes/19221
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