So you may have noticed I’ve not been active on the forums since Ubuntu MATE 16.10 was released. I decided to take a little break from Ubuntu MATE after the release. At that point I’d spent 2 and a half years spending all my available free time working on Ubuntu MATE and I needed a break.
During my 2 month break I’ve been doing bits for upstream MATE Desktop and getting some other collaborations for Ubuntu MATE organised. But I’ve spent most of my spare time working on some maker projects that I’ve not had the time to get to.
Starting tomorrow I’ll be picking up where I left off and getting 17.04 in better shape. There is an alpha due on December 29th which I’m not sure we’ll make because I’ll be travelling at the time. I’ll also be finishing some of the back porting and SRUs for 16.04.2.
Just wanted to let you know where I’ve been and now you know
Welcome home Martin, hope the break was rejuvenating . I switched to UM 16.10 as my daily a few weeks back and have been pleasantly surprised at how solid it’s been. Certainly looking forward to 17.04 but I don’t think anyone would fault you if the alpha was pushed back a bit given the less than ideal date.
Seriously, I’m glad you realised that you needed a break.
UM has turned into a good OS that we’re all happy to recomend to others. You and the coders, who remain unknown to the most of us, are to be commended. 16.04.1 runs on my machines, and it runs well.
Your absence was duly noted and marked accordingly!! Humour aside, great to hear your break was beneficial, you feel refreshed and raring to go. Gentlemen (and ladies) start your engines!
Hope you & family are well, have a blessed Christmas, productive 2017, and your new('ish) job is going well.
Great to hear that you’ve taken some time off - hope you spent some of it with your family! I have a total ulterior motive with my concern for your work-life balance, but I hope this is mutually beneficial
SRUs have to close bugs not just update software.
Humour aside, great to hear your break was beneficial, you feel refreshed and raring to go. Gentlemen (and ladies) start your engines! 