On 9/25/19 7:30 AM, Pete Biggs wrote: > >> I am guessing that because CentOS releases only every 3-5 years, >> people forget how much work is done at the beginning of every release. >> First there is a lack of packages available. Then there is the >> complaining that the OS is useless because it doesn't have ABC. Then >> there is finding the people who are challenged enough by the lack of >> packages to go learn how to package up stuff and make it available. >> Then there is a section where packages get uniform and together. Then >> things pretty much stay at that until the next CentOS major release... >> people either decide they want to skip to the next or just wait it >> out. >> >> So currently we are in the finding out the lack of packages and the >> complaining stage. The real challenge will be finding the people who >> see that as a challenge versus a show-stopper and do the next steps. >> > Surely this is exactly what the SIGs and CentOS Stream are for: > developing and contributing to the forthcoming releases of RHEL/CentOS. > If Mate or whatever is so important to you, then get involved in the > relevant SIG - which in this case is probably > > https://wiki.centos.org/SpecialInterestGroup/AlternativeDesktop > > personally, and I know this seems a bit heretic around here, but I > actually like Gnome. Ding, Ding, ding, Ding .. Right Answer! If you want it ... package and build it when building on 8 becomes available via CBS to SIGs. Should be early next week. Community part of CentOS is available for you to get involved in a SIG and build whatever you want to build. The question is ,, is someone going to do it. Thanks, Johnny Hughes
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