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
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