There aren't enough developers for such a big project

Nov 1, 2013 09:23 GMT  ·  By

The newest flavor of Ubuntu, the GNOME edition, might not see an LTS release because the team is understaffed.

Making an Ubuntu operating system, even if it's not from scratch, is a very difficult task, and the Ubuntu GNOME developers are saying that they might not be able to release the next version as an LTS because they simply don't have enough people.

“As you may know, 14.04 Cycle is an LTS (Long Term Support) Cycle. Having that said, +Ubuntu and most of the official flavours will have LTS Release. For the moment, the lack of Manpower could keep us away from having an LTS Release,” said the developers in a Google+ post.

They issued a request to the community to see if they can get more people on board. These are the positions available:

- Someone with Bug Control to “Actively Commit” to triaging Ubuntu GNOME bugs; - A couple of people helping out with “Bug Fixing”; - People to help with “Packaging” on the PPA's.

As this time it's unsure whether Ubuntu GNOME 14.04 will be an LTS release but, if you would like to help, you should get in touch with the development team.