On Thu, 30 Jan 2025 10:30:19 -0600 Aaron Rainbolt <[email protected]> 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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