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11:57amachuTheMuso, persia, elky , hi
11:57persiaamachu: Good afternoon
11:57TheMusoamachu: Hey.
11:57elkyevening
11:57elkywho are we missing?
11:58persialifeless: zakame, Belutz
11:58elkyamachu, your internet was fine until you spoke!
11:58TheMusolol
11:59lifelesshi
12:00amachulifeless, hi
12:00elkyright, is our contestant here? :Þ
12:00amachumdamt, hi
12:00mdamtHello all.
12:00amachuwelcome everyone!
12:01persiamdamt: Good nick construction technique :)
12:01mdamtpersia: :-)
12:01amachuso we have lifeless, elky, persia , TheMuso and amachu here?
12:01amachuBelutz?
* TheMuso is here.
12:01amachuzakame?
12:02elkyhe's not in the channel
12:02lifelesssorry for missing last week
12:02lifelesswas jetlagged; week before was on a plane
12:02elkyhe  is online though
12:03amachugood, we have five among us
12:03amachuwe will start
12:03elkymdamt, do you want to introduce yourself and what you do for Ubuntu? we can fill zakame in later if he comes
12:03amachuelky, indeed
12:03amachumdamt, thats was a nice snap with babies :-)
12:04amachumdamt, there?
12:04mdamtRight, so I am an Indonesian currently living in Helsinki Finland. Been in FOSS world since 1997. Been doing some work for Ubuntu Indonesia, administring the mailing list, also involved in BlankOn project as one of Ubuntu Indonesia project.
12:05elkypossibly typing
12:05mdamtMainly I work for upstream: GNOME and MAEMO which are used in Ubuntu and Ubuntu Mobile.
12:05mdamtSo I guess that's all.
12:06elkymdamt, what ubuntu-specific stuff do you do?
12:06persiaFor Ubuntu Membership, we tend to look at contributions specifically to Ubuntu.
12:06elkyzakame, will pastebin, second
12:06zakamecool
12:06mdamtFor direcly Ubuntu project I also involved in Indonesian L10n in LP.
12:07elkyzakame, http://pastebin.com/mdf5e41d
12:08elkymdamt, cool, how many strings have you translated (i hope this is correct translation terminology)
12:08zakamegot it, thanks elky
12:08mdamtelky: I've never counted it. As many of the translations in LP also came from GNOME which I did with others.
12:09persiaLP claims 381 for 7 Karma points, but it may not be complete.
12:09elkymdamt, so do you do all the admin for the mailing list?
12:10mdamtYes, I do the id-ubuntu mailing list administration (also with others).
12:13persiamdamt: In your testimonials, I see comments about you being the driver behind BlankOn, and possibly planning work with Ubuntu Packaging: have you submitted any packaging work to Ubuntu so far?
12:14mdamtNot yet. But I have some on my list already. Probably after my vacation ends.
12:14persiamdamt: Did you bring a fan club to cheer for you at this meeting?
12:15mdamtAll of them are missing :-)
* persia is done with questions
12:16amachuBelutz had earlier recognized mdamt contributions, couple of weeks back when iang and mdamt were present
12:16elkysame. mdamt, i see you've done some good work, but im not personally seeing a substantial ubuntu-specific contribution yet. i'm giving a -1 here, and recommending you return after you've done some motu work
12:17amachuon 22-July-08
12:17TheMusoI agree with elky, but a +0 from me. You seem to be on the right track, but I think we need to see more from you in terms of sustained contributions.
12:17mdamtRight.
12:17amachumdamt, remember I felt the same that day.
12:17elkyamachu, the key is ubuntu-specific. im not comfortable on making someone a member of ubuntu because of their work on a derivative, any more than a debian person would want me a member of debian for my ubuntu work.
12:17lifeless+0, I concur with elky and themuso
12:18e-jat+1 for mdamt
12:18lifelessI think both upstream and downstream work are important - at at the project level we acknowledge that work
12:18persiamdamt: I'm also going to vote +0.  Positive points for what looks like good work with Inonesian localisation, and previous comments from Belutz.  Negative points for not getting more upstream, and not having lots of Ubuntu-specific stuff.
12:18amachumdamt, would like to see more details in your wiki page, that shows references to contributions to Ubutu
12:19lifelessbut for individual ubuntu membership it needs to be ubuntu-specfic stuff that we are acknowledging
12:19zakame+0: I see translations going way back to 2005, but I think mdamt can do more :)
12:19amachuelky, I agree
12:19mdamtOk.
12:20amachumdamt, +0 from me too
12:21amachugreat to see your contributions upstreams.
12:21elkyconsider this an encouragement to do more for ubuntu! :)
12:21amachuplease continue your good work, and hoping to see you back with a bang
12:22mdamt:-) Thanks all.
12:22elkywe know you do good things!
12:22e-jatgood luck mdamt !
12:22elkyi think he's all we had, no?
12:23amachuelky, ?
12:23elkyamachu, agenda-wise
12:23amachuyes
12:23amachuany thing to be shared
12:23amachufrom anyone?
12:24amachuelky, persia, TheMuso, lifeless : ?
12:24TheMusoNot from me.
12:24elkyprobably encourage any countries not yet registered for Software Freedom Day to get registered and spread ubuntu on the most important free/libre open source software event of the year
12:24persiaI've a vague sense that we ought somehow be coordinating with LoCos to drive more agenda items, but am unlikely to actually do anything about it personally.
12:24elkysoftwarefreedomday.org
12:25elkypersia, i just make up my own ;)
12:26amachuelky, We plan to publish rms - Free Software Free Society on SFD
12:26amachuelky, I will do it, thanks for citing
12:26amachupersia, that gives me a vague idea too
12:26elkyamachu, cool. try not to scare the little kids with that ;)
12:27amachu:-)
12:27amachuthey have Big Buck Bunny to watch
12:27amachu;)
12:27amachupersia, but we need to..
12:28amachupersia, but for that we have to be more than Membership Board. Isn't it?
12:28techno_freakamachu, ta_IN("Free Software Free Society") ?
12:28persiaamachu: Certainly.  I've just been operating in two-weeks-behind mode for long enough that I'm getting leery of taking new tasks, even when I have an idea that makes me want to do something.
12:28elkyamachu, BBB is sooooo funny
12:28amachutechno_freak, yes
12:28amachutechno_freak, in Tamil
12:29elkywe had it playing rotation at an expo here in sydney, and half of us kept getting distracted watching it instead of talking to people
12:29techno_freakamachu, kewl
12:29persiaI'm not sure it's "More than membership board" to occasionally bug the LoCos to try to get people to do more and become members.  If any of us individually go beyond that, that's the individual's decision.
12:30elkypersia, agree. we should keep an eye out for regionally-relevent things though
12:30elkyi should have been bugging people to submit for Linux Conf Au more, but I've been slack
12:30elkyCFP closes in 3 days
12:30amachupersia, personally we are doing that. hoping to see atleast two in months to come
12:31persiaelky: Regionally relevant events, etc?
12:31elkypersia, conferences in the region
12:32elkyspecifically ones which may have CFP where people can apply to talk about F/LOSS
12:33persiaelky: That makes sense.  I'm not sure it's strictly RMB, but there ought be some wiki pages towards which interested parties can point.  The presentations can then go on their wiki pages, and we can review them when the presenters apply for membership.
12:34elkypersia, i was thinking more for content sake. i'd love to hear more about the events that happen in the asia/oceania region. i generally only hear about them after they've happened, rarely before
12:35amachupersia, that would be a good idea
12:35persiaelky: That too.  I'm just trying to stretch it to be RMB related :)
12:35elkypersia, it's giving people ideas to help them, so sort of what you were saying
* elky thinks through the local-ish events happening/cfp'ing ...
12:36persiaelky: That makes sense.  Want to put up the Events wiki pages, broken regionally?
12:36elkyfoss.in doesnt seem to have the 2009 page going yet
12:37techno_freakelky, they are still planning the event, will be out soon
12:37elkytechno_freak, excellent
12:37techno_freaks/they/we/
12:37elkytechno_freak, good to know :)
12:37techno_freak:)
12:38techno_freakelky, hope we can have you this year, we missed you last time :)
12:38elkytechno_freak, it's so close to another event for me, which is sad :(
12:38techno_freakelky, ohh :(
12:38elkywhich i've already been accepted to talk at too
12:39elkywe will see though, when the dates come out
12:39techno_freak:)
12:40elkydo you know the dates?
12:40techno_freakelky, sometime around end of Nov or early December, depends upon availability of venue
12:41elkythat part i knew. the conf i speak at is dec 3-5
12:41techno_freakelky, oh, will ask and confirm you :)
12:42elkypersia, sorry missed your suggestion. a noticeboard wikipage would be good
12:42persiaelky: Thanks :)
12:42elkypeople can add something they want us to mention
12:43amachuelky, persia, is that all?
12:43elkyi believe so
12:43persiaI'm done.
12:44amachufine then, thank you every one for participating
12:44elkyi think TheMuso and lifeless have been stolen by shinier stuff already
12:44elky+1 amachu :)
12:44amachumdamt, hoping to see you back
12:44elkyi trust we will
12:45amachuthank you and this time i have got an un-interrupted connectivity after a long time :-)
12:45e-jatlong time ?
12:45persiaWell, at least the entire length of a meeting: first time I've seen that :)
12:45amachupersia, yes.
12:46elkyamachu, lets hope you did not just jinx yourself!
12:46amachuelky, ;)
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12:47amachuam leaving now, bye
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12:47zakamethanks ll
12:47zakame*all
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15:59kirkland[o]
15:59Koono/
15:59sommerhey all
16:00Koonhey sommer !
16:00Koonwho else is here for the server team meeting ?
16:00pschulz01_ping!
* kirkland <--------- that guy
16:02KoonOK, I'll do my best to replace the incredible mathiaz, who left for a hazardous trip accross Canada
16:02zulhello
16:02Koonok, let's start !
16:02Koon#startmeeting
16:02MootBotMeeting started at 10:06. The chair is Koon.
16:02MootBotCommands Available: [TOPIC], [IDEA], [ACTION], [AGREED], [LINK], [VOTE]
16:02jdstrand_o/
16:03KoonToday's agenda: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ServerTeam/Meeting
16:03KoonPrevious meeting logs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/Server/20080729
16:03Koon[TOPIC] Review ACTION points from previous meeting
16:03MootBotNew Topic:  Review ACTION points from previous meeting
16:03KoonWe have two recorded ACTIONs in last meeting
16:04Koonkirkland to write a blog post about testing booting from a degraded raid array
16:04kirklandKoon: I have a draft, I'll publish today
16:04Koonkirkland: great !
16:04kirklandKoon: I set up my own wordpress account, and linked it to planet.ubuntu, so i'll just push it there myself
16:05Koonmore server blogging, nice
16:05Koonthe second action is nijaba's, not sure he is around
16:05kirklandKoon: I also have an Encrypted Private Dir blog post draft too
16:05kirklandKoon: I was waiting for the latest merge to make it into the archive, as a couple of scripts changed names
16:05Koonkirkland: ok.
16:05kirklandKoon: that happened overnight
* nijaba waves
16:06Koonnijaba to write up a question related to hw and submit it for review to the rest of the server team
16:06Koonnijaba: did you have the time to progress on that ?
16:06nijabaKoon: I am still waiting for the input from Intel on the subject
16:07Koonnijaba: ok
16:07Koonnijaba: keep us posted !
16:07nijabaI will :)
16:08KoonLet's review progress made on the specification listed on the Roadmap...
16:08Koon[TOPIC] Ubuntu VM builder
16:08MootBotNew Topic:  Ubuntu VM builder
16:08Koonsoren: around ?
16:08sorenYes, I am now. Sorry.
16:09sorenI've stumbled a bit on a parted issue that I'm trying to get sorted out.
16:09sorenWhen that's fixed, I shall be very close indeed to having Xen support in VMBuilder as well as KVM.
16:09sorenEr..
16:09sorenI mean, KVM as well as Xen support in VMBuilder. Not Xen support in KVM.
16:09KoonI seem to remember you wanted to write some very basic doc on how to get it / test it / run it
16:10sorenYes, that stalled a bit since there were a few things that were a bit in flux. Those should be sorted out very shortly after I get the parted bug sorted out.
16:10KoonOK, great!  We'll skip the specs assigned to mathiaz and go directly to...
16:10Koon[TOPIC] Mail server improvements
16:10MootBotNew Topic:  Mail server improvements
16:11KoonScottK is unfortunately not available but asked me to ask again for help on the MIRs
16:12KoonIf anyone is interested in seeing ClamAV and Spamassassin in main, it's a good time to step up
16:12jdstrand_it occurred to me the other day that it would be really great if we could have a clamd and freshclam enforcing apparmor profile
16:12mianosm1That would be in the main repository (suggested/requested at the moment)?
16:12Koonjdstrand_: that sounds like a nice idea indeed
16:12jdstrand_with clamav's security history, this would go quite a ways to mitigating its security concerns
16:13jdstrand_as I may be one of the people reveiwing that bit, I may even require it :)
16:13Koonmianosm1: yes, see https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+spec/clamav-spamassassin-in-main
16:13jdstrand_I just wrote one for myself the other day, so I'd be happy to help ScottK or whoever in that regard
16:13kirklandI believe that we need an AV in Main
16:14Koonjdstrand_: ok great.
16:14Koon[TOPIC] Boot Support for Degraded RAID
16:14MootBotNew Topic:  Boot Support for Degraded RAID
16:14Koonkirkland: we already talked a bit about it in the actions
16:15Koonanything more ?
16:15kirklandKoon: no additional progress....  I'm going to work on a grub patch this week
16:15Koonkirkland: ok.
16:15Koon[TOPIC] Encrypted ~/Private Directory in Each User's Home
16:15MootBotNew Topic:  Encrypted ~/Private Directory in Each User's Home
16:16kirklandKoon: I will be publishing a blog post today calling for testers
16:16Koonok.
16:16kirklandKoon: this item is ready for heavy duty testing
16:16kirklandKoon: it has been promoted to main
16:16kirklandKoon: and kees sponsored a merge yesterday, where I added a bunch of manpages
16:16kirklandKoon: I'm ready for testers!
16:17Koonme too, but we'll come to that in a moment ;)
16:17Koon[TOPIC] Migrate new installs and upgrades of client and server packages to use SSL v3 or TLS
16:17MootBotNew Topic:  Migrate new installs and upgrades of client and server packages to use SSL v3 or TLS
16:17Koonis my favorite Ante here ?
16:18Koonapparently not, let's move on
16:18Koon[TOPIC] Ubuntu Manpage Repository
16:18MootBotNew Topic:  Ubuntu Manpage Repository
16:18KoonDustin strikes again
16:19kirklandKoon: good news on that front too...  Kees re-reviewed it again, and it fully passed his audit, full support from him on it.
16:19kirklandKoon: I have an open RT with Canonical IS to take over hosting it
16:19kirklandKoon: I set a loose deadline of end-of-month
16:19kirklandKoon: elmo is on it.
16:20Koonsounds great !
* nijaba hopes elmo is quicker on this one than on the survey server...
16:20kirkland:-/
16:21Koon[TOPIC] Review ServerGuide for Intrepid
16:21MootBotNew Topic:  Review ServerGuide for Intrepid
16:21Koonsommer: ?
16:21sommerfinished the Kerberos section, and it's ready for review: http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/serverguide/C/kerberos.html
16:22sommerI think that's the last of the big updates for intrepid :)
16:22Koonok, so you welcome reviewers now (as always)
16:23sommerabsolutely, the more the merrier
16:23Koonthat reminds me... I've a couple of likewise-open fixes to push to you
* nealmcb suddenly remembers what time zone he's in....
16:23sommerKoon: cool, just let me know
16:23Koonnealmcb: \o/
16:24Koonsommer: on the AD part. I will
16:24Koonok, that's all for the specs, I think, let me know if I forgot something
16:25Koon[TOPIC] Call for likewise-open update testing
16:25MootBotNew Topic:  Call for likewise-open update testing
16:25KoonOK, so I've been working on likewise-open updates for Intrepid
16:25Koonthere is test branch up at Likewise with what should become the next version
16:25Koon(>4.1.0)
16:26KoonI've been packaging that, there is a lot of nice fixes
16:26Koonbut also potential for nice regressions ;)
16:26Koonso we'll need some widespread testing before I can push that new version anywhere near main
16:27KoonA very fresh version is currently building on my PPA
16:27nijabaKoon: EtienneG is working on a WP on the subject, please feel free to feed him news and I am sure he would be a good tester :)
16:27Koonhttps://launchpad.net/~tcarrez/+archive
16:27Koonlikewise-open - 4.1.0.2956-0ubuntu1~ppa2
16:28Koonivoks :o/
16:28ivokshi
16:28KoonI've tested that domain join, leave, authentication works correctly, and I already patched two regressions
16:29KoonI'm especially interested in regressions, since that version won't solve all existing bugs (even if it solves most of them)
16:29KoonAnyone having been in contact with likewise-open in hardy and wanting to test in intrepid ?
16:30sommerKoon: I should be able to give it a test this weekend
16:30sommerif not sooner
16:30Koonsommer: that's great !
16:31KoonI'll do some more thorough testing on the very fresh ppa2 version tomorrow. Just take whatever is the freshest in my PPA at that time
16:31Koonlet's move on
16:31sommerKoon: do you need the gui part tested as well as the cli?
16:32Koonsommer: yes
16:32KoonI found one regression on the GUI (a missing icon)
16:32jdstrand_a
16:32Koonnot sure there is much more regression potential there... but one never knows
16:33Koon[TOPIC] Open Discussion
16:33MootBotNew Topic:  Open Discussion
16:33Koonmacd sent an email to ubuntu-server ML asking for one more MOTU ack for NeilW's passenger package to progress onthe RubyOnRails spec
16:34Koonwhoever is MOTU, has some free time and interest in Ruby call help him
16:34Koons/call/can
16:34Koonanyone else has a subject / item / beer to share with the group ?
16:36pschulz01I would just like to thank you guys for all your efforts...
16:36sommerKoon: have you tried creating a samba share after joining a domain with likewise?
16:36sommerKoon: just wondering if we need a AD integration section in the samba chapter when likewise does such a good job?
16:37nealmcbsoren: At OSCON I went to a talk by nat friedmanon that demo'd SUSE's appliance building web site - very impressive....  but it was still in a closed alpha or beta   http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/detail/4727
16:37Koonsommer: yes, with mixed results (I seem to remeber a superfluous password query)
16:38nijabanealmcb: yeah, I chatted with him and Guy Lunardi on the same subject. We are doing very similar stuff, except that they are not planning to release their web based source code AFAIK
16:38sommerKoon: mmm... I was just wanting to make sure that permissions and stuff worked using AD users
16:39sommerKoon: I'll do some more testing with your new package version, thanks
16:39Koonsommer: there are a few important fixes, one of them is being able to remove likewise-open while a domain is joined without nuking your system
16:39Koonone other is the service not starting after a reboot issue
16:39nijabanealmcb: moreover, their supported juice (not the openSuse one) requires an activation code on a per parter basis
16:39Koonand the last one being a conflict with the current samba in intrepid
16:40nealmcbnijaba: too bad.  mainly I was thinking the slides would be of interest and the feature set they target is worth considering
16:41nijabanealmcb: sure, they are. I did not get their slides, did you?
16:41nealmcbthey're liking kvm more and more also
16:41Koon[TOPIC] Agree on next meeting date and time
16:41MootBotNew Topic:  Agree on next meeting date and time
16:41Koonsame place, same time, next week ?
16:42Koon(mathiaz should be back!)
16:42ivokssure
16:42nealmcbnijaba: I haven't seen them yet
* nijaba will be in vacation next week
* ivoks is at the vacation right now :)
16:42nealmcbthe slides should have been up on the web last week as I understand it
* nealmcb is also vacationing
16:42Koonmy vacation starts next Wednesday so I should be there
16:42sommerno fair :(
16:43nijabaivoks: I'll be in the mountains with no laptop/network access, not even gsm :(
16:43nealmcbIrvine - classic sunny california
16:43KoonCassis - classic sunny French Riviera
16:43ivoksnijaba: uff... french alps?
16:43nealmcband next week in Flagstaff AZ - and I'll be here....
* nijaba will be in Yosemite if it has not burned before...
16:43KoonThanks all for coming !
16:44nealmcbhmmm - oops - maybe not - somewhere in New Mexico....
16:44nijabaivoks: yosemite: california
* nealmcb will ping nat for the slides
16:44nijabathanks nealmcb
16:44nijabathanks for hosting the meeting Koon
16:45nealmcbnice job
16:45sommerthanks Koon, later on all
16:45kirklandthanks Koon
16:45ivokslater all
16:45Koon#endmeeting
16:45MootBotMeeting finished at 10:49.
16:45nealmcbquick meeting!
16:45Koonnealmcb: I like it quick ;)
16:45Koon...
16:45emgent@schedule rome
16:45ubottuemgent: Schedule for Europe/Rome: 06 Aug 00:00: Community Council | 06 Aug 22:00: Maryland LoCo IRC | 07 Aug 14:00: Ubuntu Mobile Team | 07 Aug 16:00: Ubuntu Java Team | 08 Aug 02:00: Americas Board | 08 Aug 06:00: Ubuntu MOTU
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19:52Myrtti@now Helsinki
19:52ubottuMyrtti: Current time in Europe/Helsinki: August 05 2008, 21:52:25 - Next meeting: Community Council in 3 hours 7 minutes
19:53Seveas@hug Myrtti
19:53Myrttimeh.
19:54MyrttiI got UTC and BST mixed up
20:03bazhang@now Taipei
20:03ubottubazhang: Current time in Asia/Taipei: August 06 2008, 03:03:04 - Next meeting: Community Council in 2 hours 56 minutes
20:03Myrttibazhang: GO TO SLEEP
* Myrtti pats bazhang's tush and points bed
20:04bazhangtoo late Myrtti :)
20:04Myrttirockabye baaaby on a tree tooooopp
20:04bazhang:)
20:04bazhangoh wait is that sev?
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20:09SeveasRinchen-sprint, "Sprintchen"?
20:10Rinchen-sprinthehe that's me
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20:11nellery@schedule Vancouver
20:11ubottunellery: Schedule for America/Vancouver: 05 Aug 15:00: Community Council | 06 Aug 13:00: Maryland LoCo IRC | 07 Aug 05:00: Ubuntu Mobile Team | 07 Aug 07:00: Ubuntu Java Team | 07 Aug 17:00: Americas Board | 07 Aug 21:00: Ubuntu MOTU
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20:34Myrttimeh.
20:41dennda@schedule berlin
20:41ubottudennda: Schedule for Europe/Berlin: 06 Aug 00:00: Community Council | 06 Aug 22:00: Maryland LoCo IRC | 07 Aug 14:00: Ubuntu Mobile Team | 07 Aug 16:00: Ubuntu Java Team | 08 Aug 02:00: Americas Board | 08 Aug 06:00: Ubuntu MOTU
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21:59pwnguin@schedule chicago
21:59ubottupwnguin: Schedule for America/Chicago: 05 Aug 17:00: Community Council | 06 Aug 15:00: Maryland LoCo IRC | 07 Aug 07:00: Ubuntu Mobile Team | 07 Aug 09:00: Ubuntu Java Team | 07 Aug 19:00: Americas Board | 07 Aug 23:00: Ubuntu MOTU
22:01Burgundavia@schedule vancouver
22:01ubottuBurgundavia: Schedule for America/Vancouver: 05 Aug 15:00: Community Council | 06 Aug 13:00: Maryland LoCo IRC | 07 Aug 05:00: Ubuntu Mobile Team | 07 Aug 07:00: Ubuntu Java Team | 07 Aug 17:00: Americas Board | 07 Aug 21:00: Ubuntu MOTU
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22:02Technovikingsuper-moo
22:03Seveasmootastic
22:03Technovikingdoing two meetings at once (one in RL, one in irc), may be distracted
22:04Seveas@now
22:04ubottuSeveas: Current time in Etc/UTC: August 05 2008, 21:04:00 - Next meeting: Community Council in 55 minutes
22:04Seveasmeeting is in an hour :)
22:04mdkeevening
22:04Technovikingdoh
22:04mdkeeh?
22:04sabdflevening all
22:04popeyit says 21:00 UTC on the wiki
22:04mdkemeeting is now
22:05mdkepopey: right
22:05Seveasah, fridge is off
22:05mdkeSeveas: when I looked at the fridge calendar earlier today, it was right
22:05sabdflwho's present, do we have quorum?
22:05mdkeyeah, it's right - http://fridge.ubuntu.com/node/1550
22:06Technovikinghere, kinda:)
22:06Seveasbot's broken then
22:06mdkeelmo and Burgundavia are due, I think
22:06Technovikingelmo just popped in and out
* Burgundavia is here
22:07sabdflok, then let's begin, elmo will have scrollback
22:07sabdflmdke: you're up
22:08mdkesabdfl: I believe that the first two items were discussed at a past meeting, although i wasn't around
22:08sabdflok, we're all agreed on your LP lists item
22:09sabdfli can raise the matter again with the LP developers
22:09mdkeI'm happy that doesn't need further discussion
22:09sabdflhave you noticed an improvement since this was discussed publicly?
22:09sabdfli think encouraging unofficial lists to be on LP is sensible, because it will make it easier to migrate them to being "official" later
22:09mdkesabdfl: I haven't been paying close attention; but I saw that LP lists are still being recommended around the place. I have been meaning for some time to followup on your email and discuss it with jorge/jono
22:10mdkeyes, agreed on the unofficial bit
22:10sabdflok, i'll start a new thread
22:10sabdflcould you turn this text into a more official statement from the CC, and put it on the mailing lists page?
22:10mdkesabdfl: sure, let me follow up on your last email and we'll take it forward from there
22:11sabdfli'll start a new thread to shotgun and make sure we've got coverage of LP senior devs as well as ops
22:11mdke:)
22:12mdkewhat is the status of item 2 (Danish Team as legal entity)?
22:12mdkethat was also discussed in the past, I think
22:12sabdflit's waiting from a response from me
22:13sabdfli can't think of a good specific reason to say no, other than that it's not worked well in the past, elsewhere
22:13sabdflor rather, it has caused problems elsewhere, for Jane and others at Canonical
22:13sabdflbecause, when things go wrong, we feel obliged to step in and help
22:13Mezjust a quick interruption, the bot has been advertising the time of this for 11pm BST for some reason....
22:13mdkeI'm pretty sceptical about legal entities as well, myself. Probably comes of being a lawyer, but I think the variety of legal systems is always going to cause issues
22:13sabdflbut, in this case, the guys seem to have worked through many of the issues
22:13sabdflindeed
22:14Myrttimerh, where are we on the agenda?
22:14mdkehaving said that, I think that without a strong central foundation for raising or distributing funds within the community, this sort of need will keep arising within local teams, it's going to be difficult to stop that
22:14popeyMyrtti: dk legal entity
22:15sabdflfundraising isn't the driver in this particular case
22:15Myrttimailing list issue went already?
22:15sabdflwe do have the Ubuntu Foundation
22:15sabdflMyrtti: yes
22:15Burgundaviadoes it exist as a legal entity?
22:15pwnguindo we have the ubuntu foundation?
22:15Burgundaviaand is it a registered charity?
22:15Seveassabdfl, the fr/de verein is working well, isn't it?
22:15sabdflyes, in the Isle of Man
22:15sabdflSeveas: see my clarification
22:15mdkesabdfl: but as I understand it, only as a trust, and not an active foundation in the same way as the Gnome foundation
22:16sabdflmdke: yes
22:16Burgundaviawhat is the Wikimedia foundation doing for stuff like this? I know they have worked through a bunch of the cross border stuff
22:16Myrttihm, I seem to have bumped into at appropriate time
22:16sabdflwhat sorts of things would be handled in a foundation, that aren't handled by Canonical?
22:16Myrttiwe in Finland are having same thoughts
22:17pwnguinsabdfl: nouveau?
22:17sabdflpwnguin: what about it, specifically?
22:17Myrttias a legal entity we'd be entitled to receive donations tax free
22:17sabdflMyrtti: yes, but it can also create as much in the way of trouble as opportunity
22:17Seveassabdfl, fundraising, sponsoring for hosting, sponsoring for releaseparties (in the ubuntu-nl case)
22:18Myrttisabdfl: I'm very aware of it - very, very very aware
22:18mdkesabdfl: it would provide a way for non-Canonical provided funds to be allocated and distributed in a transparent way, and specific teams (local teams) might be able to fund raise for their own activities
22:18pwnguini spoke with a nouveau pledge drive guy, and he suggested that the money could have been useful but none of the non profits were able to help them for various reasons; this has changed some
22:18sabdflmdke: it's not transparent by legal registration
22:18popeypwnguin: last i heard nouveau were awash with cash and needed developers more than money
22:18mdkesabdfl: I know
22:18sabdflthe transparency is a function of how well the specific individuals run the org
22:19pwnguinpopey: from who?
22:19sabdfland history suggests there's quite a wide std deviation in that regard!
22:19popeyi dont recall, sorry
22:19pwnguini spoke with marcheu in writing an article on the subject, and they seem to get by mainly without money
22:19ompaulsabdfl, a set of guidelines on what is required to maintain the backing for the use of the name, something almost that would have an audit trail and be open to audit?
22:20sabdflnouveau is not really related to this discussion
22:20pwnguintrue
22:20sabdflompaul: yes, i think that's what we concluded last time
22:20mdkeanyway, I don't really have a feel for whether if there was an active central foundation, that would solve the local teams' needs; we should probably start by asking them, if it's a genuine option
22:20sabdflthat we would let this group use the ubuntu name if they reported regularly and transparently on their status
22:21sabdfland if they remained receptive to the CC
22:21Myrttiluckily in Finland we already have Finnish Linux User Group as registered nonprofit
22:21Burgundaviaso should we encourage the loco teams to piggyback on other non-profits if possible?
22:21Myrttidon't need to create a new one and also allows natural coworking with the people from other distro communities
22:21sabdflindeed
22:22mdkeBurgundavia: definitely, if that can solve the problem.
22:22sabdfli would be delighted to have a well-run org registered, with public accounts, AGM's, and diligent reporting
22:22mdkepossibly certain local teams feel that they can't get away without a locally registered entity. If that happens, and if we are clear that the reasons are right, and it's been done correctly, it's difficult to object
22:22Myrttiwe did a great project again last weekend at Assembly demoparty, though this year there wasn't that many people from other distros helping with helpdesking the Linux users among the 5000+ visitors
22:23sabdflMyrtti: cool - i've wanted to go to Assembly for a couple of years!
22:23Burgundaviaso if they want to use the name, they have to a be a registered charity? (strawman for discussion)
22:23sabdflanyhow - here's the guidance
22:23Myrttisabdfl: was planning to invite you to speak next year
22:23Myrtti:-P
22:23sabdflif we have confidence in a loco team's standing, and they make a case for a legal entity, and we know who is on the hook, and they commit to regular transparent accounting and reporting to the CC, then +1
22:23Myrtti(as you'd prolly bring cd's [we ran out of them on Thursday])
22:24sabdfli will ask Jono to maintain a list of the approved ones, and a schedule for their reporting
22:24sabdfland we will recall the right to the name if the reporting falls behind
22:24sabdflthis has to stay rigorous, or we *know* it will turn into a mess
22:24Burgundaviaby reporting, we mean the legal reporting any charity has to do?
22:24mdkeI agree 100%
22:25mdkesabdfl: checking the case for each team and so on is going to be time intensive; there are often teams which will think they need it, but actually don't. Perhaps the loco council can help us with those tasks
22:25mdkemaybe by providing an initial filter for applications
22:25sabdflok
22:25sabdfldoes jono run the loco council?
22:26popeydefine run
22:26Burgundaviashould be document these bits anywhere so that we don't get spurious requests?
22:26sabdflpopey: chairwoman?
22:26mdkesabdfl: jono isn't on the loco council, afaik
22:26popeyhe isn't
22:26sabdflah
22:27sabdflthen a second mail will be required, rather than tacking this onto the one i am already writing to jono :-)
22:27popeywe do seek advice from him on matters, he does give us some direction
22:27sabdflpopey: ok, ok, i can take a hint
22:27sabdfli'll mail you then ;-)
22:27popeybugger
22:27mdkeI think that Jono and the loco council can definitely provide a useful filter for such applications, if they are willing, and have the capacity
22:29sabdflpopey: keeping track of the reporting is something that will be important to Canonical, because it's a trademark matter, i'm happy to delegate it to the Loco council if they are happy to commit to doing as rigorous a job there as they do elsewhere when firing on all cylinders
22:29sabdflfairy nuff?
22:29popeyfeel free to fire it our way, but the other guys need to speak up too
22:30sabdflok. will mail, let's mosey on in the agenda
22:30mdkewe'll see how it goes; if it is becoming a problem then we can easily modify the procedure
22:30popeyi have concerns, but I'll attack that via mail
22:30mdkeok
22:30mdkeis cody here?
22:31boredandblogginghe is in -news, but not in here, I pinged him
22:31mdkefabian?thanks
* Mez pinged him too
22:31mdkewhoops
22:31mdkehi cody-somerville, you're up
22:31cody-somervilleHello
* cody-somerville smiles.
22:32sabdflroll on cody-somerville
22:32sabdflsec
22:33sabdflis Acelin here for the interface item?
* cody-somerville blames the bot for being late. (;] Mez)
22:33sabdflSalane?
22:33mdkedamn, sorry I didn't spot the interface item
22:33sabdflok, w.r.t. the UI
22:33sabdfli've encouraged salane to work with kwwii
22:33sabdflwho has a mandate to lead the artwork and styling
22:34sabdflwe are building a usability and design team at Canonical
22:34sabdfland anybody who has a professional interest in this should definitely apply there
22:34sabdflas always, we will try to engage with the community as effectively as possible
22:34mdkeok. it's not an issue for us, I don't think. If there are issues with the art team's procedures as suggested we need a bit more detail about it
22:34sabdflthere was a discussion the other day about ensuring that there's at least one community-generated theme
22:34sabdflhowever
22:35sabdflhistorically, art collaboration has been near zero
22:35sabdflwe see a lot of folks showing up with no context, and insisting that there will be no progress unless *their* theme ships
22:35pwnguinthe heron background was a collaboration, no?
22:35Mezsabdfl, you should speak to seele about HCI/usability stuff - she does a great job in KDEland
22:35sabdfli don't know about heron, i think kwwii lead that
22:36sabdflMez: that's quite different to art, though related of course
22:36pwnguina rather vocal critic of the art team direction gave a history of the backgroud; I can't say how accurate it is
22:36sabdflpwnguin: there are only vocal critics of the art team
22:36pwnguinhe
22:36MezI was referring to <sabdfl> we are building a usability and design team at Canonical
22:36sabdflah, thanks Mez
22:36Mez(slow at typing on here)
22:37sabdfli live in hope of a good leader emerging there, but have been unable to engineer that myself
22:37sabdfli think we will have to have a strong leader who is full time, and open to contributions
22:37sabdflso, for example, if we do 80% of the icons, be open to contributions of another 20%
22:37sabdflbut having lots of people submit their own 10% just ain't progress
22:38sabdflany other commentary from the CC?
22:38mdkenot here
22:39sabdflgoing, going...
22:39Burgundaviasounds good to me
22:39sabdflgone. Xubuntu, you're up
22:39cody-somervilleBack in March, we held the first of a series of meetings that have involved a wide diversity of interested parties from many different backgrounds and group.
22:40cody-somervilleThe goal of these meetings have been to ultimately develop a document that describes a strategy for the Xubuntu project.
22:40cody-somervilleIt was felt that such a document would enable Xubuntu to become a sustainable and healthy project.
22:41sabdflhmm... less preamble, sooner content for the win
22:41cody-somervilleI'm proud to say that I'm ready to share the fruit of that labour and ask for official recognition and ratification of the document by the Community Council.
22:41sabdflcody-somerville: what does Xfce4 upstream think of this?
22:41cody-somervillesabdfl, They're very encouraged.
22:42sabdfli ask because it's very important to have the support of upstream, and preferably, have them actively participating
22:42sabdfleven if compromises sometimes need to be made
22:42sabdfl"Xubuntu is not specifically targeted to Xfce4 enthusiasts, as projects/software being hosted by the Xfce4 project or associating (officially or unofficially) with Xfce4 are not guaranteed inclusion in Xubuntu over other applications which may be a better fit for Xubuntu."
22:42sabdflthis could put you at odds with them
22:43cody-somervillesabdfl, We had several developers join us at our meetings.
22:43sabdfllike, for example, shipping FF instead of epiphany gives some folks heartburn, which we actively work to alleviate
* cody-somerville nods.
22:43sabdfli think being willing to compromise some if useful, but it's really important to have some buy-in upstream for that
22:44cody-somervilleAt https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Xubuntu/Specifications/Intrepid/StrategyDocument#head-c7fb09a1a0ff5ac3d53e1f64a1bbd51aad7e20c1 we identify the core components that are considered the identity of Xubuntu
22:44cody-somervilleThose components are also the core components of the Xfce4 project.
22:45sabdflfoci, there's a one-word contradiction for you ;-)
* Myrtti shudders at seeing xfce4-terminal
22:46mdkeit's a long document, I don't feel able to fully do it justice now, but there are some big picture things we can talk about
22:46mdkei think a close analysis will need a few days digesting it
* cody-somerville nods.
22:47sabdflthe profiles idea is nice, as a formal testing goal during the cycle
22:47mdkeI'm interested mainly in the governance aspect, given that we're the CC and the Xubuntu community needs to have some scope for determining its own goals
22:47mdkeI'd really like to see a Council evolving sooner rather than later
22:47sabdflagreed
22:47mdkeand I'd like to see its relationship with the CC more clearly defined, as we discussed privately cody-somerville
22:48sabdflalso, we had a bad start with the irc council and xubuntu leaders apparently in conflict unnecessarily
22:48cody-somervilleYes.
22:48sabdfli'd like some reassurance that sort of thing won't recur
22:48mdkecody-somerville: do you envisage that the project leader would continue to exist as a role even after a Council is in place?
22:49mdkedeal with one topic at a time, sorry to cross over with sabdfl's question
22:49cody-somervilleI'd like to hear from the CC how they'd like to see the Xubuntu leadership interact with other governance bodies.
22:49sabdflimo, it does help to have a designated chair, or other sort of arbiter, in a project like this
22:50sabdflso i'm not opposed to that role, as long as it's part of the council
* cody-somerville nods.
22:50mdkesabdfl: it would be unique, I think - or do other Council's have such a role?
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22:50sabdflthe CC would typically nominate folks to the project council
22:51sabdflRyan Troy was the first chair of the Forums Council, Seveas the first of the IRC council, iirc
* cody-somerville nods.
22:51Seveas(IRC council is currently without chair afaik)
22:51Mezsabdfl, though the IRCC has no lead atm)
22:52sabdflyes
22:52Mez(though we are sorting out nominations for new people on the IRCC to fill up now-vacant spots)
22:52mdkecody-somerville: well, from my point of view, the Xubuntu Council would be treated the same way as other team councils that exist, described on CommunityCouncil/Delegation
22:52sabdfli see no reason for it to be done differently
22:52cody-somervillesabdfl, mdke: Agreed.
22:53mdkeif issues cannot be resolved by the team council, they can be delegated to us as usual
22:53sabdfli think the doc is well constructed, though it needs a bit of an editorial pass for style
22:53mdkeditto if an inter-team issue arises, as with the recent irc issue (although as sabdfl said, better if such issues don't arise at all)
22:54mdkes/delegated/escalated
* cody-somerville nods.
22:55cody-somervilleThus far Xubuntu has been more autonomous then say Kubuntu. Is it preferred for Xubuntu to be more closely tied in?
22:55mdkeKubuntu is pretty autonomous
* cody-somerville nods.
22:55cody-somervilleOkay.
22:55mdkefrom a governance point of view, anyway, we haven't really intervened at all
22:56mdkeat least since I've been on the CC
22:56sabdflit's nice to see the proposed community structure
22:56sabdflgood work, cody-somerville
22:56sabdfland team
22:57mdkeyes, good job
22:57mdkeif the document can be made a bit shorter, that would be good
22:57sabdflsays very clearly how things are to be organised
22:57cody-somerville:]
22:57cody-somervillesabdfl, thank you
22:57mdkea small point, when you say "this team is owned by the Xubuntu Council", you might say "this team reports to the Xubuntu Council" (i understand that you're referring to the LP team structure, but it sounds a little autocratic)
22:58cody-somerville<g>
22:58mdkewhere do we go from here? can we deal with the detail of the document and/or points of style by email?
22:58sabdflsome of the code of conduct stuff isn't needed, it's inherited from Ubuntu
22:59cody-somervilleOkay.
22:59mdkeany questions from Burgundavia, Technoviking and elmo?
23:00Technovikingmdke none here, look good to me with the comments made
23:00sabdflcody-somerville: this is a very good start. i would strip out pieces that are inherited from Ubuntu, like the CoC guidance (you can say that this project is as much subject to the CoC as any other in ubuntu)
* cody-somerville nods.
23:00sabdfli would also reiterate the importance of upstream support
* cody-somerville nods.
23:00sabdflwould be disappointed to hear that upstream wasn't consulted on a major component decision, for example, and was upset
23:01cody-somervillesabdfl, Agreed.
23:01sabdflthe pieces that talk about upstream relations, bug tracking etc are excellent
23:01Burgundavianot from me
23:01sabdfl+1 from me
23:01sabdflBurgundavia: not? or none?
23:01Burgundavia+1 from me
23:01Technoviking+1 here
23:02elmosorry, I came in late due to /topic ambush, I'll have to abstain till I can catch up
23:03sabdflok, Planet
23:03Burgundaviaah, Planet
* cody-somerville has a question.
23:03sabdflare magicfab and/or \sh here?
23:03sabdflcody-somerville: go ahead?
23:03Mez\sh doesnt seem to be
23:03mdkebefore we start planet I should point out that as far as policy questions go we have an approved policy document, so probably we can leave big picture issues about "what is planet for?" aside and concentrate on the specific issue
23:04cody-somervilleJust to clarify, the CC would like me to bring the document back for a second confirmation after making edits based on the suggestions given above?
23:04mdke(ref - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PlanetUbuntuEditorialPolicy)
23:05mdkecody-somerville: I think we can do it by email, that gives us more time to digest it carefully; subject to what others think
23:05LaserJockmdke: just a quick question, that text is not on Planet Ubuntu, is that spec not implemented?
23:05pwnguinI believe magicfab is at a conference and cannot make it today
23:06mdkeLaserJock: yes, that's correct. I have an rt open about it though so it will be implemented in due course
23:06LaserJockmdke: ah, ok. thanks for that clarification
23:07Mezto me it seems like the original issue was over the "wtf" in the title?
23:07mdkeMez: I think it is the reference to masturbation in the blog text
23:08mdkealthough I'm not 100% sure about what that actually means
23:08pwnguinfrom what ive gathered its about both
23:08Mezmdke, me either re-reading it...
23:08mdkein the absence of Fabian / Stephan, should we discuss the specific complaint or postpone that until they can attend?
23:08MezI didnt sot that before
23:09mdkethere is a general issue we could discuss - to whom should complaints about specific posts on Planet be directed?
23:09mdkethey are rare enough that I'd say the CC is probably the appropriate place, what do others think?
23:10pwnguini think if CC is willing to play dispute resolution we'll be better off for it
23:10Technovikingmdke: I say the CC, this is only the second time in over a year
23:10BurgundaviaI don't see the need for anything else at the current moment
23:10sabdfli'm trying to decide if my dislike of the post is personal, or professional
23:10mdkesabdfl: rofl
23:10mdkeTechnoviking: nod
23:10pwnguinbut there's some sort of failure here if neither party attends
23:11mdkepwnguin: complaints can be discussed by email if necessary
23:11MezThe thing is here, is that I personally hear a lot of complaints regarding the "family friendly" part of the IRC Guidelines.
23:11Technovikingsabdfl: agree, I'm not offend by it personally, but it is not the image of Ubuntu I want to project
23:12popeymaybe the planet should have digg-style buttons so people can voice their opinion easily without typing reply blogs fully of vitriol :)
23:12MezThis is the same thing really.. and a judgement here... sets a precedent
23:13Technovikingpopey: Digg = Fail
23:13LaserJockwould it help if the CC did ratify a Planet Code of Conduct?
23:13popeyTechnoviking: it was a joke :)
23:13LaserJockthe CoC is helpful in general, but perhaps a version specifically targeted to Planet would be useful
23:14pwnguinwhat would it say?
23:14mdkeLaserJock: I think the regular code of conduct deals with it ok; I'm reluctant to have too many documents like that around
23:14Burgundaviamuch like the forums specific one?
23:14mdkethe CoC's power is in its simplicity
23:14Mezmdke, there is a LOT of wiggle room in the CoC though
23:14pwnguingood
23:14FlannelMez: that's not necessarily a bad thing.
23:14mdkeMez: that's intentional
23:15Technovikingpopey: I know:)
23:15popeyah, thought the humor sensor was on the blink :)
23:15LaserJocksure, but in areas where there are particular issues, perhaps the wriggle room needs clarity
23:15mdkebut the planet policy document kinda deals with these issues, I think
23:15LaserJockmdke: indeed
23:15mdkelike the bit which sabdfl wrote about "By and large, we take a "liberal Western" view of matters moral. That means we don't blush too much when sex is discussed, though we prefer to keep it practical, to keep personal preferences private, and never to criticize or belittle others on gender or sexuality grounds."
23:15Mezmdke, except when it comes down to making a judgement in respect to something like this... if you're in the wiggle room, then any judgement is going to cause issues with people disagreeing...
23:15LaserJockit seems to me that the problem is generally people having different expectations of Planet
23:16Mezbut then, I guess this is where ompaul comes in and tells me I think too black and white
23:16popeyLaserJock: and different uses for it
23:16popey"I use it for news gathering". "I use it to see behind the developers", "I use it to waste 10 mins at work"
23:17Myrtti"you're too pin
23:17MezLaserJock, indeed... I see the planet as an insight to the developers, they have interesting blogs... If I want news, I use the fridge.
23:17FlannelMez: those people would already be up in arms if it were laid out in writing.  And each 'wiggle room' incident's verdict depends a lot on the specifics of the situation.
23:17mdkeLaserJock: the policy document deals with that; but I think Fabian and /sh just have a different view on appropriate content, rather than topic
23:17Myrtti^H^H^H^Hblack and white"
23:17LaserJockI've generally been lately encouraging people to use Fridge for news and Planet for "the window into Ubuntu member's world" which you may occasionally be offended by
23:17sabdfl\sh was clearly talking about masturbation, and not in a particularly practical sense either
23:17sabdflthen, he insisted not to be
23:17sabdflbut the inference is clear
23:17MezLaserJock, that leaves something out...
23:18MezLaserJock, the documentation of progress, status updates etc.
23:18sabdfli think that's unacceptable
23:18LaserJockMez: I think those are included
23:18MezIt's not news, it's not "personal"...
23:18pwnguinmy only complaint is this interpretation that "WTF" in text and urls is disrespectful. the content part only arose after I asked about it =/
23:18persiaOnly about a quarter of those eligible to post on planet are developers: having too much of a development-centric view may be misleading anyway, regardless of public perception.
23:19LaserJockMez: if it's personal stuff = Planet, if it's team/announcement stuff = Fridge
23:19emmajanemdke I've been trying to find the planet guidelines but have failed. URL, please?
23:19popeyif WTF is complaint-worthy then so is RTFM
23:19MezLaserJock, I thik that theres a lot of people who want to see the technical side and none of the "personal" stuff... and some who want to see it the other way
23:19LaserJockMez: by personal I'm not saying non-technical
23:19mdkeemmajane: i think you came in after I posted it - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PlanetUbuntuEditorialPolicy
23:19MyrttiRTFM is even more complaint-worthy
23:19sabdfli have no problem with WTF, it's a pretty standard interjection, as is RTFM
23:19LaserJockMez: I'm saying, non-official statements, etc. Just individual Ubuntu people talking about what they're doing
23:20mdkeyes, I agree with sabdfl about the specific post
23:20popeyexactly, neither is particularly offensive if not directed at the individual
23:20sabdflLaserJock: i agree, Planet is informal
23:20pwnguinwell, RTFM is a bit disrespectful to the person presumably asking a question
23:20mdkethe second post is not particularly constructive either
23:20boredandbloggingthe planet still isn't a good place to post about updates, it rolls off in a day
23:20MyrttiI've got personal issues with RTFM - RTFM is the thing that drove me away from Linux for three years before I found Ubuntu
23:20Flannelpwnguin: We don't allow RTFM in IRC because of it.
23:20sabdflpwnguin: except that it's become standard... Read the Fine Manual ;-)
23:20MezLaserJock, I know - but - theres also people who see planet as "what the peope behind ubuntu are doing for ubuntu" kinda thing... an "ubuntu planet" rather than a "ubuntu members planet" - does that make sense?
23:21pwnguinsabdfl: apparently the IRC council disagrees ;=)
23:21popeygah, i meant RTFM as in used as a piece of text, not as in "directed at someone"
23:21LaserJockMez: and that's ok, if it's personal
23:21Flannelpwnguin: but, RTFM is directly insulting to the questioner, "WTF" or other things like that aren't insults usually.
23:21mdkeMez: and that is fine
23:21Myrttieveryone using that acronym on my watch is seriously in danger of being poked with a Pink Fluffy Pen of Poking™
23:21ompaulnormally use of rtfm would get you  ubottu> Acronyms or statements like  noob, jfgi, stfu or rtfm are not welcome in this channel. Period.
23:21LaserJockbut if people want to know about official announcements, team-related material, I think Fridge is more appropriate
23:21mdkeLaserJock: there is no rule that news cannot be posted to Planet; it's a resource that people read. However people shouldn't expect it to be a news resource only; it's a big pot of what Ubuntu members want to blog about
23:21sabdflMyrtti: he, i need a Pink Fluffy Pen of Poking™
23:21LaserJockwhich takes away some of the expectation that Planet should be "professional"
23:22TechnovikingI feel people need to consider two things when feeding blogs post to the Planet 1. Does it interest the audience who read the Planet. 2. Does it represent Ubuntu/Ubuntu Community in a positive (even when it is a negative comment)
23:22sabdflLaserJock: +1 that Planet is informal by design, and should stay that way
23:22pwnguinprofessional means "do not read". look how many people read "Risks Digest" versus "DailyWTF"
23:22sabdflbut i think it's also reasonable to filter things that are totally unrelated to Ubuntu or FLOSS
23:22popeyompaul: i mentioned RTFM _not_ directed at the individual, merely as an example of another acronym which as FSCK in it, and it is used often - often _NOT_ directed at people
23:22Technovikings/positive/positive way
23:22Mezsabdfl, really?
23:23mdkeTechnoviking: I think that is a little bit too restrictive. People should be able to blog about whatever they wish, as long as it is compatible with the guidelines and common sense
23:23ompaulpopey, yeap, I understood
23:23ompaulpopey, I did prefix my comment, it is always about context
23:23mdkesabdfl: I disagree
23:23mdke(with the last bit)
23:23Mezsabdfl, to me, seeing <forgotten names> posts about how he's been fighting his illness etc etc...
23:23Mezthat wouldnt be FLOSS/Ubuntu related.
23:24Mezbut I want to see that...
23:24sabdfli would say that the majority of a contributors posts should be Ubuntu or aligned, and the exceptions should not be offensive
23:24emmajaneI think it might be nice to have more on what is appropriate in teh guidelines. I quite like the Flickr guidelines where people are encouraged to self-moderate. http://flickr.com/guidelines.gne
23:24mdkeI tend to read with interest posts about member's non-Ubuntu related activities
23:24mdkesabdfl: nothing should be offensive, sure
23:24pwnguinmdke: given the number of people aggregated in planet ubuntu, its a bit nessecary to filter somewhere =(
23:24popeyagreed mdke
23:24popeypwnguin: in the head of the reader?
23:24pwnguinor with a grep filter
23:25mdkeemmajane: those are interesting, thanks
23:25popeynobody is forcing anyone to read it
23:25sabdflmdke: what do you think about a case where a good contributor (say, a translator) never blogs about his ubuntu work, but blogs about stuff he writing on Windows?
23:25sabdfli.e. where the majority of his posts would be jarring
23:25Mezmdke, same here... I think that they break it up nicely... having just tech etc is annoying, i want to know more about what makes these people who they are. Not just what they're woring on...
23:26LaserJockpopey: that's not exactly true
23:26Burgundaviasabdfl: I think stuff like that really depends on volume
23:26mdkesabdfl: I think that's acceptable, and personally would find it interesting. I don't think it jars at all. Planet is a blog aggregator, not a community news or discussion site
23:26popeyLaserJock: a bad analogy is like a leaky screwdriver
23:26Burgundaviaif they are posting every day about that, then a friendly email/comment asking them to slow them down would be nice
23:26LaserJockpeople are somewhat "forced" to read material on Planet
23:26sabdflBurgundavia: i agree, and the volume is more acceptable if it's a small portion of a larger flow of aligned material
23:26popeyLaserJock: gun to head?
23:26mdkewhen we start regulating topic on planet, it's a slippery slope, I fear
23:26elmopopey: I think that might be against the CoC
23:26LaserJockpopey: no, but content *is* right there
23:26sabdflmdke: i think blog aggregator is a term lost on most of the people who read planet :-)
23:27sabdfli think most people just think it's a news site
23:27popeyelmo: you'd love it tho :)
23:27pwnguindo we have any stats on rss versus page views?
23:27Mezsabdfl, and if it was floss related/ubutu related only, you'd have to delete half of Jono's blogs (which are normally a darn fine read!)
23:27mdkeI prefer to see planet as a place where Ubuntu members share their blogs, and only intervene where content is inconsistent with the code of conduct
23:27LaserJockpopey: if I'm scanning Planet and somebody has some grossly offensive picture for instance, I'm not sure you can claim that the reader isn't being forced to see that
23:27mdkerather than try and guide its subject matter
23:27Burgundaviadoes our planet support what planet gnome does, where you can use css to turn off spefici people?
23:28popeyLaserJock: sure, but that's already covered by the planet guidelines
23:28popeyBurgundavia: do you get to turn people on too?
23:28popeysorry
23:28LaserJockpopey: well, only somewhat
23:28MyrttiLOL
23:28elmopage views appear to be ~3%
23:28emmajaneBurgundavia: nicer to encourage good behaviour rather than to have to know fancy things to mod "bad" behaviour out...
23:28Burgundaviapopey: really popey, I thought we were keeping that private
23:28sabdfleasy in CSS, popey ;-)
23:28elmovs. RSS
23:29elmo(emphasis on the ~)
23:29Myrtti"whisper SQL to me, baby" *cough*
23:29LaserJockelmo: wow, that's quite a bit smaller than I would have thought
* Myrtti hides under her bed
23:29sabdflSELECT leather FROM wardrobe ;-)
23:29FlannelBurgundavia: No, It doesn't appear that's possible currently.  No unique classes in the posts.
23:29emmajaneahem.
23:29popeyhehe
23:29sabdflwe're drifting, here
23:29mdkealright, I'm going to have to retire shortly
23:29Burgundaviamight that be possible to turn on?
23:30FlannelBurgundavia: It sounds like a good idea.
23:30FlannelAnd certainly would allow people to ignore certain posters
23:30popeysomeone needs to write a meta-planet which frontends the rss feed and allows you to tick/untick people
23:30mdketo be honest, it's so easy to skip over posts that don't interest you that it's not a massively important feature, I think
23:30pwnguini kinda did
23:30elmopopey: people have for Debian/gnome
23:31popeyooo
23:31elmobut I don't think that helps the 'bad reflection' on Ubuntu aspect
23:31MyrttiI don't even read planet from planet.ubuntu.com
23:31Flannelpwnguin: It'll be easy enough (I think, I haven't seen the planet code) to just add a class to the posts, unique to each poster.
23:31emmajaneWould it also be possible to put a link to the guidelines directly from planet.ubuntu.com?
23:31Flanneler, popey ^
23:31elmoanyway, what, if anything do we want to do about this specific incident
23:31elmoemmajane: yes, we're going to do that
23:31mdkeemmajane: yes, that's part of the spec
23:31MyrttiI've grabbed the OPML to my rssowl
23:32sabdflelmo: who can edit the Planet page?
23:32pwnguinelmo: move the conflict resolution to email I say. the affected parties need to at least know whats going on
23:32sabdflwe need to add the editorial policy there, which says we can remove content
23:32mdkeelmo: let's raise it with \sh. It's difficult to discuss without reference to him
23:33mdkeor rather, in his absence
23:33sabdfli would personally like to see a guideline that says that posts should predominantly be about ubuntu
23:33sabdflbut i don't hear resounding support for that
23:33emmajane+1 for outlining what is desired content.
23:33elmosabdfl: right now SAs, I'm working with mdke to expand that (with suitable oversight/review)
23:33popeyso long is it is "predominantly" or "mostly" and not "entirely" I agree
23:34BurgundaviaI would agree with that
23:34LaserJockme too
23:34FlannelI could support that in a guideline
23:34mdkethat would be too limiting for me
23:34Mezmdke, myself also
23:34sabdflCC, how do you feel about a "general emphasis on Ubuntu and FLOSS related content", with an explicit permission about life stuff to quell the regular "off topic" accusations
23:34Myrttiubuntu? what about FLOSS in general?
23:34popeyand as you say, _all_ posts (whether ubuntu centric or not) should comply with the planet guidelines
23:34DavieyI would hate to see people slated for not posting about Ubuntu.. if I can see that their content is otherwise interesting - and they are a known perosn - which by definition of membership they should be
23:34elmosabdfl: do we have a regular off topic problem?
23:35sabdflfolks, i'm trying to narrow down to hear the views of the CC, we've had an open discussion already, now we need to get a decision
23:35popeycan you add an extra clause "no posts about deal metal"?
23:35popeygah
23:35popeys/deal/death
23:35sabdflelmo: i think we have consensus that *some* offtopic material is acceptable, even encouraged
23:35Mezpopey, noel edmunds has a band?
23:35Myrttipopey: naughty
23:35sabdfland often we have folks asking why a post was offtopic
23:35mdke-1 from me. It's inconsistent with my view of what a planet should be, and I see it as causing a slippery slope towards complaints of "off-topic" on particular blogs
23:36elmowe already have "Subscribed feeds ought to be at least occasionally relevant to Ubuntu", in PlanetUbuntu, FWIW
23:36sabdflmdke: by my way of thinking, no single post would be offtopic
23:36Mezelmo, that sounds fine to em ;)
23:36LaserJockI kinda hate to say it, but with the exception of \sh have we even had other problems like this?
23:36sabdflbut a feed which contains a generally low ubuntu signal to other material, would raise questions
23:36Mezsabdfl, freedom of speech?
* nealmcb likes "FLOSS in general" - encouraging cross-fertilization
23:36Mezsabdfl, is there actually a problem about off-topicness in general?
23:36BurgundaviaMez: ENOTDEMOCRACY
23:36pwnguinLaserJock: there was the time fabian leaked canonical secrets, but not really related
23:37sabdflMez: it's a big web, you don't need to write everywhere to have freedom
23:37Mezsabdfl, but if my blog is aggregated, It restricts what I can write on my blog...
23:37mdkeBurgundavia: you can have freedom of speech in non-democracies :p
23:37mdkesabdfl: yeah, I understand, I just think that going down that route would cause more complaints about off topic than we get now, and the current ones would be addressed by the spec anyway.
23:37elmoMez: that's not true, any decent blog has tags
23:37popeyMez: categorise it
23:38TechnovikingMez: only feed part of your blog,
23:38mdkesabdfl: but my main objection is that I don't think a planet should be restricted except by the CoC and general common sense
23:38mdkeanyway, I'm happy to be overruled :)
23:38FlannelTechnoviking: That's not feasible for all blog software apparently.
23:38Burgundaviamdke: yes, but the compliant would be about censoring
23:38Mezthat would depend on my writing it if I was using my own blog software ;) (and screws over livejournal I believe!)
23:38Burgundaviaand advogato
23:39pwnguinlivejournal has tagging filters
23:39pwnguini use it
23:39Mezpwnguin, ah, well, It didnt when I used to use it ;)
23:40elmoanyway, I'm +0 on sabdfl's proposed 'ubuntu, floss + life'.  I'm not sure it would solve any of the actual escalated problems, or that it wouldn't make off-topic discussions more frequent
23:40elmobut like mdke, happy to be overruled
23:40sabdflmdke: can you give me an example where general common sense would suggest lifting an article?
* Mez can
23:41ograLaserJock, and in \sh's case i wouldnt even say the blog posts are the actual prob but hs kind of overreacting to critics and then misbehaving way worse that the actual thing deserves ... i personally dont see a big prob in the first article
23:41mdkesabdfl: yes, an article which is personally offensive, deals with unacceptable subject matter or is unnecessarily provocative; or otherwise offends the CoC :)
23:41ograbut the second is definately bad
23:41LaserJockogra: mhm
23:42LaserJockthe problem is that common sense isn't universal sense :-)
23:42ograheh, yeah
* sabdfl worries about scaling planet, as ubuntumembers grows, and as more people blog about more stuff
23:42sabdflogra: good point
* Myrtti points at nicu's post on fedora planet
23:43popeyare there many larger planets out there? how do they do it?
23:43mdkesabdfl: I see that, but we can perhaps deal with a problem if it arises
23:43Flannelsabdfl: We'll deal with that when we get there.  Right now its still managable
23:43pwnguinMyrtti: but that's already disrespectful
23:43LaserJocksabdfl: it is getting more difficult, stuff scrolls of pretty fast
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23:43LaserJockone distinguishing factor I've seen, in general
23:43sabdflok. does any other member of the CC feel that \sh's initial post was outside the boundaries of acceptability for planet?
23:43popeyI'm pretty sure \sh's post would have disappeared and been forgotten if it hadn't been for fab bring it up in quite such a public way
23:44LaserJockis that Planet Ubuntu is a lot more non-developer
23:44LaserJockwhich may lead to more posts and perhaps more non-technical post
23:44sabdflpopey: but i suspect it did detract from the vibe many have
23:44mdkesabdfl: yes, a bit outside the boundaries for me
23:44TechnovikingI feel it not it was out of bounds
23:44popeysabdfl: agreed, for a very short time
23:44elmoTechnoviking: -eparse
23:44Mezdevelopers.planet.ubuntu.com and members.planet.ubuntu.com?
23:45Technovikingack it was out of bounds
23:45mdkeLaserJock: I don't think Planet Gnome is less technical, or less frequently posted to
23:45popeymez.mars.planet.ubuntu.com
23:45mdkeMez: ugh
23:45sabdflelmo?
23:45emgenthahha
23:45emgent:)
23:45Meztech bit in one, personal in other... conglomerate in p.u.c :P
23:45LaserJockmdke: no? I do, but maybe it's just me
23:45Technovikingsorry about that
23:45elmohmm, I don't like the posting
23:45Mezmdke, the subdomain acts as a a filter to p.u.c, rather than a seperate planet if you get my drift?
23:45MyrttiI'd settle for an asteroid
* elmo runs to read the CoC quickly
23:45mdkeLaserJock: (that should have read "more technical, or less frequently")
23:45ograi dont like it either but i dont think it was actually out of bounds ...
23:46elmosabdfl: yeah, ok, out of bounds for me
23:46ograit was a bad sense of humor
23:46sabdflput it this way. i would love people to feel that all things ubuntu are well articulated, and respectfully done, even when they are satirical
23:46sabdflthis was not
23:46FlannelMez: I'd rather just see the ability to filter clientside with CSS as per Burgundavia
23:46mdkesabdfl: *nod*
23:46ograsabdfl, ++
23:46sabdfli feel let down when i see this sort of thing, and i think it's quite ok for us to say so
23:46sabdfli don't see how we could expect it to improve, if we said nothing
23:47ogradefinately true
23:47LaserJocksabdfl: but what "teeth" does the CC have?
23:47Burgundaviawe can remove somebody from planet
23:47sabdflLaserJock: we have them, all the better to smile with
23:47mdkeLaserJock: a full set!
23:48ograBurgundavia, which would get people into cheering "censorship !!!"
23:48Burgundaviawe could also talk about doing suspensions
23:48LaserJockwell, but what I'm saying is, is this a "technical solutions to social issues" problem?
23:48sabdflbut this would not be so much about biting, as inspiring
23:48popeyor "hurrah!" ogra
* ogra would hope we can do better than just flipping a switch
23:48Burgundaviaessentially: removed for a certain amount of time until you have shown you can post and follow the CC
23:48BurgundaviaCoC rather
23:48sabdflelmo?
23:48mdkeLaserJock: to be honest, I'd be disappointed if teeth were necessary, I suspect that talking to \sh will resolve the issue
23:48LaserJockdoes the CC actually have to take action, or can it just say that it's unhappy with posts
23:48ogramdke, ++
23:49LaserJockmdke: me too
23:49sabdflLaserJock: the latter, in this case, would i think be sufficient
23:49Flannel\sh thinks this is an overrreaction by magicfab, and seems to believe he is in line with the CoC, a simple mention that that's not true may suffice.
23:49mdkesanctions are very rarely imposed in this community, happily
23:49LaserJockagreed
23:49pwnguinif the CC were to remove or suspend sh, I'd hope it would be for his reply rather than the initial post. the CoC is nothing if it doesn't guide us on our worst days
23:49sabdflFlannel: he also felt it necessary to be quite dishonest about what he was saying, in order to try to be inside the line, when challenged
23:50sabdflhe said he wasn't talking about masturbation, when clearly he was
23:50Flannelsabdfl: Thats true, and in some regards I think his response was a lot more telling than anything else.
23:50ograFlannel, but he also has to learn that overreactions shouldnt be answered with even worse overreactions
23:50sabdflso i think he knows he was out of line
23:50elmo sabdfl: err, I'm +1 on what you're saying - or are you asking me something more specific? :)
23:50sabdflelmo: just wondered if you found what you were looking for in the CoC ;-)
23:50mdkedo you guys not have it on the wall above your computers?
23:50elmo23:46 < elmo> sabdfl: yeah, ok, out of bounds for me
23:50sabdflah, you said above, i missed it
23:50sabdflsorry
23:50sabdflok
23:51elmomdke: yeah, but only at work
* mdke hurriedly takes his down
23:51sabdflthat's a consensus, as i see it
23:51pwnguinheh, maybe the canonical store can sell framed versions
23:51sabdflseparately, i think ogra has a very good point
23:51mdkeyes
23:51elmopwnguin: or signed ones.  we could get sabdfl a signing machine like POTUS has!
23:51elmo*ahem*
* LaserJock thinks everybody just needs a hug ;-)
23:51LaserJockwhere's dholbach?
23:51ogra\sh has a sad history of that kind of overreaction and he knows about it
23:52ograso pointing him t that will surely move more than shutting him down (temporary or longterm)
23:52popey(again)
23:52elmoogra: eh, so what do you suggest?
23:52sabdflwhen critiqued, is almost the most important time to raise the quality of discourse
23:53ogratalk to him about the second post, he knows the first wasnt right, but he also knows he tends to overreact
23:53sabdflLaserJock: nobody is trying to hurt or cause offense, and we find the whole community gets stronger when we figure out what we won't accept
23:53mdkeI have to go now, thanks for the very productive meeting everyone
23:53pwnguinan alternative might be to offer some editorial advice prior to posting. kuro5hin had a neat collaborative editing feature
23:53sabdfland we all think the folks concerned here are good members of the community
23:54sabdflhmm...
23:54sabdflwe are out of time, i think
23:54Burgundaviaanother option would be supervision
23:54Burgundaviaessentially, ask a poster to get somebody else to look over any post before it goes live
23:54sabdflgiven that we have consensus on the first post, i'll write to \sh
23:54sabdflprivately, cc the CC
23:55sabdflBurgundavia: "knowing that you don't intend to cause offense, it might be worth..."
23:55sabdflyes, can do that
23:55sabdfllet's wrap it up now, unless there are any emergencies
23:55sabdflwe're through the agenda
23:55sabdflany other business?
23:55sabdflgoing... going...
23:55Burgundavianope
23:56Burgundaviaoh wait, there is no food in my house. Does that count?
23:56sabdfl:-)
* popey scps Burgundavia a donut
23:56sabdflgone
23:56sabdfldid i mention how much i enjoy working with you all?
23:56popeyheh
* ogra plays MIM between popey and Burgundavia and has a bite
23:56sabdflthank you everyone
23:57popeyhang on, mdke has a copy of the CoC printed out
23:57sabdflsigh. ogra. QUOTES PAGE
23:57ogra:)
23:57popeyheh
23:57Technovikingthanks all
23:58sabdflnight all
23:59ogranight

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