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sabdfli think its documented in the wiki12:03
arzajacTravis Newman, too.12:03
\shsabdfl: that's easy to implement in php12:03
ubuntugeekjdodson: sorry..12:03
sabdflsomewhere12:03
jdodsonubuntugeek: i am a software engineer by trade.12:03
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Nafallosabdfl: does that include ubuntu-se.org? :-)12:03
jdodsonubuntugeek: ah, right, that whole, you dont like me thing...:)12:03
sabdflcool. jdodson, if you and \sh and spiv could work on it in #launchpad, we can have this done in a week or two, max12:03
ubuntugeeksabdfl: ok so back on topic, we know we need to integrate..12:03
sabdflok. some questions12:03
Seveasubuntugeek, don't let personal feelings interfere with being a moderator...12:04
Seveasor administrator12:04
sabdfl"split personality that is looking familiar" what's that all about?12:04
\shsabdfl: as the specs are on LP wiki no problem...(again something on my TODO *sigh*)12:04
jdodsonubuntgeek: personal feelings and harsh emotions are why we are here in the first place, right?12:04
Kamionjdodson: seems best not to rub people's faces in disagreements ... they get resolved quicker if you don't bring them up all the time, IME :)12:04
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Kamionalthough I know we're here to deal with this one12:04
ubuntugeekkamion: agreed..12:04
jdodsonKamion: ah right, good point.  12:04
jdodsonsorry.12:04
jdodsoni wasnt expecting christmas presents anyway....12:05
sabdflanybody know what that comment was referring to?12:05
Kamionsabdfl: sorry, where's that from?12:05
smurfjdodson: sometimes people do need to be reminded that this is supposed not to be kindergarten... "I don't want to play with you any more. Ever!"12:05
jdodsonsmurf: fair enough.12:06
sabdflhttp://apqi.com/ubuntu/ubuntuforums/ustoo1.html  #1212:06
sabdflKamion: ^12:06
Kamionah, that, yes12:06
Kamionis KiwiNZ here?12:06
\shjdodson: please ping me tomorrow somehow (what TZ are u from?) and have a look on this: https://wiki.launchpad.canonical.com/AuthServer , thx12:07
ubuntugeeksabdfl: I wasnt part of that conversation on the forum so I am not sure as to what this means.. I dont this he is..12:07
sabdflguys, in a loose and volunteer team, there's always disagreements, and always churn12:07
jdodson\sh: no problem.12:07
sabdflpeople come in, have fun, get tired, and leave12:07
jdodson\sh: PST12:07
sabdfland the main thing is to try and focus on the things that you enjoy together12:07
arzajacI think kiwi was worried that Ubuntu was becoming "corporate"12:08
\shjdodson: k..ping me whenever you're online or mail me at sh@sourcecode.de12:08
sabdflarzajac: well, i hope that corporates like ubuntu, because they will help make it sustainable. but we will also push back hard enough to keep it free, and open12:08
sabdflat least, thats the plan12:08
sabdflone thing that concerns me is this12:09
sabdflthe moderators / admins in the forums are kind of critical to the ubuntu community12:09
Kamionarzajac: (sabdfl posted an interesting "sabdfl faq" on sounder@ recently about that)12:09
jdodsonsabdfl: ah yes, that thread was written around the time the admins were starting to dislike ubuntu proper(thats you) and getting pretty bitter about what you were doing, etc.12:09
arzajacYou would have to talk to him about it.  I agree with you.12:09
sabdflbut there were obviously a lot of outstanding questions among them that were not raise in the CC, or ubuntu-dev12:09
SeveasThey should simply have asked instead of guessed12:10
jdodsonsabdfl: the admins are mostly reactive and not terrible proactive in the area of confrontation.12:10
sabdfli don't doubt that i can get up people's noses12:10
arzajacThey followed Ryan12:10
sabdflbut what concerns me is that these doubts and concerns were not aired here, with me and the cc and the core devs, sooner12:10
Simirawhy were they there in the first place, if they dislike the ubuntu community? I thought the community was an essential part here...?12:10
NafalloSimira++12:10
sabdflif we want to have the forums team feel part of THIS team, then we need to have better comms12:10
arzajacNo one really knoew what the relationship between Ubuntu proper and the forums was, back then.12:10
sabdflSimira: it's somewhat natural12:11
Kamionthere seemed to be a fair bit of guesswork going on on all sides12:11
jdodsonsabdfl: i totally agree with you.12:11
sabdflas the community gets bigger, you can get micro-communities forming12:11
sabdfland diverging12:11
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ubuntugeekkamion: there is guess work.. its all speculation.12:11
sabdflthat guesswork turned into strongly help opinions without any real attempt to get clarity12:11
\shmoon, money, jealous12:11
ubuntugeeksabdfl: agreed..12:12
Kamionubuntugeek: some speculation, though, can be turned into fact by asking :)12:12
SimiraI would consider the admins/mods to be a part of the community, whether they like it or not...12:12
sabdflso i guess the one thing i would say is that ubuntugeek, Seveas, kassetra and others should feel free to participate in the CC meetings12:12
sabdflthat way we are likely to have fewer miscommunications12:12
Seveassabdfl, i'm no forum member12:12
ubuntugeekI dont think I personall every considered myself not part of the community or i would have not poored the last 11 months of my life into the forums.12:12
SeveasI really dislike them12:12
\shSeveas: now u are ;)12:12
Seveas(forums in general I mean)12:12
KamionSeveas: I thought you described yourself earlier as an "impartial moderator"?12:12
sabdfland when we disagree, at least we will know we are really disagreeing, not just getting suspicious that we SHOULD be disagreeing12:12
SeveasKamion, I was a bit unclear there12:13
KamionSeveas: oh, sorry, you were quoting somebody else12:13
thoreauputicKamion: I think he was quoting12:13
SeveasI've been talking to one for over an hour about this :)12:13
Seveasin fact, close to 2 hours12:13
bored2kjoin #motu12:14
ubuntugeeksabdfl: true12:14
bored2kmybad12:14
sabdflubuntugeek: are you open to inviting some of the "fired" moderators back into the fold, to see if this is reparable?12:14
sabdflis my bandwidth gone again?12:15
Seveasno12:15
ogra...12:15
ubuntugeeksabdfl: typing sec 12:15
Seveasfor the record: both other toopics on the agenda have been handled already, this is the last topic for today12:16
sabdflubuntugeek, i fear my client will cut of anything else you try to get one this one line :-)12:16
arzajacSeveas:  Would you like to defer my membership application untill the next meeting?12:17
ubuntugeeksabdfl: I dont think bring them back as moderators will solve any issues, I encourage them to be part of forums community though..12:17
sabdflarzajac: sec12:17
Seveasarzajac, ehrm, right, forgot that12:17
jdodsonubuntugeek: so thats a no then?12:17
arzajacSeveas:  It is fine....  I really got to run... Wife is mad...  Supper not on table...12:17
Seveasubuntugeek, why do you think that?12:17
jdodsonarzajac: later azz!12:17
Simirahm, well... bed time here. Be nice, people.12:17
sabdflarzajac: hold on a sec, i would +1 you for membership12:18
ubuntugeekseaves12:18
sabdflon the basis of a long and sustained contribution12:18
sabdflclear commitment, even if there have been disagreements along the way12:18
sabdflmembership is open to everybody who contributes and participates12:18
Seveassabdfl, I think it's ok to do that in his absence, has happened before12:18
sabdflok12:19
ubuntugeekseveas: Because, I will not subject myself or the other moderators to this situation again.12:19
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\shsabdfl: should your idea of a forum council apply to all forums, doing official support for ubuntu?12:20
Seveasubuntugeek, no disrespect, but you are both victim and cause of this, just like all others in this discussion12:20
smurfubuntugeek: I don't think you can prevent that by excluding them, nor do I think the reverse is likely to be true12:20
SeveasI see no right or wrong here, just a (big) disagreement on things12:20
sabdfl\sh: i think any large community should have internal structures, that involve discussion and a chance to be heard fairly and openly12:20
ubuntugeeksveas: I would disagree with that statement..12:20
sabdfland then be able to refer issues to the CC if they can't reach agreement12:20
sabdfli think the "founder" or leader of a forum/community/group should have an extra say, but not a total say12:21
Seveasubuntugeek, then please make all archived posts visible to us, so we can get a better view12:21
\shsabdfl: so, actually it would be better to handle some "problems" internally with a fair result?12:21
Seveasthe limited view both parties here give us really prevents a clear insight into the problem12:21
sabdflubuntugeek: i think its fair criticism that you've sometimes tended to act in a way that ratchets up the tension, rather than creating space for disagreement12:22
sabdflplease take that as constructive criticism12:22
sabdflrunning a group like this is extremely hard12:22
ubuntugeeksabdfl: thats fine.. I do work 60 hours a week 12:22
sabdflthe guys who've had to put up with me for weeks at a stretch in sprints in foreign climes will tell you i can get a bit testy myself12:22
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Seveaswho doesn't get testy at times :)12:23
sabdfli do think its worth being able to tolerate people and opinions that are irritating and frustrating sometimes12:23
sabdfleven if it bites12:23
sabdflbecause often those same people make huge contributions elsewhere12:23
titus`in ubuntufr we have a mailing list for forum moderators and it works fine12:24
sabdflit seems like all the guys who have been moderators and admins at one time or another, made HUGE contributions of time and energy12:24
ubuntugeekSo, I have no problem with a forum dispute team that will handle forum complaints. I think any complaints should be brought up to the CC regardless if they were resolved or not resolve by the dispute team.12:24
sabdflubuntugeek: that could be unmanageable12:24
smurfTo be fair, sometimes people just plain don't get along with each other, but I don't think that's the core problem here, based on what I've read.12:24
sabdfland if the forum dispute team has good credibility, people will respect its decisions12:24
sabdflthat's your challenge12:24
ubuntugeeksabdfl: ok agreed..12:24
Seveasubuntugeek, a forum dispute team where people are explicitely denied access based on this dispute is doomed to fail imho12:25
sabdflit seems the major disagreements here were:12:25
smurfSeveas: +112:25
\shguys, I would propose u a nice article of Matt Dillon, Maintainer and founder of the DragonFly BSD port. http://solobsd.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=25212:25
ubuntugeekI would like to however state, if the old moderators would like to join a team on the forums they can. Teams are being setup to tackle certain areas of the forums, for example hardware, software, kde, gnome etc..12:25
sabdfl  (1) deleting posts that were deemed too controversial12:25
\shread about "teamleading, project leading" quite nice and very true12:26
ubuntugeekSeveas: who said the people would not have access?12:26
sabdfl    => CoC and general Ubuntu policy would suggest that these should be re-published12:26
sabdfl (2) suspicions and different viewpoints on the role of canonical and the management of ubuntu12:26
Seveasubuntugeek, those teams looks like a nice plan 12:26
Kamionubuntugeek: if that were treated as a way to rebuild trust, that could be good12:26
ubuntugeekkamion: agreed12:26
Kamion(if both sides have the will)12:27
sabdfl   => those should be brought to the CC or ubuntu-devel, at least so that opinions can be based on real statements rather than suspicions12:27
Seveas+2 on sabdfls points12:27
sabdfl  (3) failure of the CoC to give clear guidelines on forums type issues12:28
sabdfl    => we can ask this Forums Council to draft a document that addresses this12:28
sabdflthat's all i can see12:28
sivangnight all, gotta hit bed12:28
\shcu around sivang 12:28
Seveassabdfl, firing moderators based on personal disagreements is also highly controversial12:29
sabdflubuntugeek: it's your call, but i would strongly urge you to invite these guys back into a forums council12:29
ubuntugeeksabdfl: note taken12:29
sabdfland see if you can find a way to work through things12:29
jdodsonubuntgeek: so does that mean no then Ryan?12:29
sabdflif you can, you will create a very vibrant and widely trusted community council12:29
sabdfljdodson: let him think about it12:29
jdodsonsabdfl: fair enough.12:30
ubuntugeeksabdfl: I need to think this over.. This has been my passion for the last 11 months and I am not sure I am willing to repeat this.12:30
sabdfljdodson: and recognise that perhaps you could make it easier to be forgiven ;-)12:30
smurfBoth "sides" need to do some soul searching here... take your time.12:30
jdodsonsabdfl: right.12:30
sabdflubuntugeek: ok. will you agree to some sort of structure?12:30
sabdflneed to say (a) who starts on it, (b) how long they serve, (c) how to get new people onto it12:31
sabdfli dont think you should get to fire people once they are on for a term12:31
ubuntugeeksabdfl: yes, I think we need to create a dispute team. I will write up the policy etc next week..12:31
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sabdfldraft it, bring it here. and you'll get a definite GO if you can get consensus amongst your former colleagues too12:31
sabdflok12:32
ubuntugeeksabdfl: I will not have time this week, as I am traveling to seattle for a death in the family. But next week we will begin this process.12:32
sabdflthat's enough for tonight, i think12:32
sabdflubuntugeek: that's fine12:32
ograSTOP12:32
Seveasubuntugeek, will you be able to bring it to the next CC?12:32
Seveassabdfl, one more thing12:32
ograsince we got the forum admins here12:32
sabdfland i want to say again that we all owe a huge debt of gratitude for ubuntugeek's effort12:32
ubuntugeekseveas: when is the next meeting date?12:32
Seveasarzajac's membership12:32
jdodsonyes i agree, ubuntgeek is to be commended on his efforts.12:32
Seveasubuntugeek, 2 weeks from now, probably 14:00 UTC12:32
sabdfl+1 from me12:32
ubuntugeekseveas: yes it will be done12:33
smurfubuntugeek: ++12:33
Seveaselmo, Kamion, would you mind giving your vote in his absence?12:33
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Seveasubuntugeek, please fix the gateway to the mailinglist first ;)12:33
sabdflhe's put a huge amount of time into the forums, with varying levels of success :-)12:33
ubuntugeekseveas: whats it doing?12:33
ubuntugeekI would also like to thank jdong and kassetra and the other moderators for their commitment to the forums as well.12:34
Seveasubuntugeek, no spam filtering and it gives everyone the name 'Forum Post'12:34
ograanother thing....12:34
ubuntugeeksevas: Yes, spam filtering in the next week.. I got the OK from jeff waugh on the forum post issue until it can be recoded..12:34
ograubuntugeek, afaik the initial planned setup for the ubuntu-devel mailing list was a read only portal, could you make that happen soon please12:34
Seveasubuntugeek, if you can mail be the scripts responsible for incoming and outgoing mail, i'd be happy to provide patches12:34
elmoSeveas: 14 UTC is fine by me, but that's very early for mako12:34
sabdflour student friends don;t rise and shine before nine...12:35
Seveasnot true12:35
ogramany devs arent even reading -devel anymore due to the high signal to noise ration....12:35
Seveasmake that noon :)12:35
nybble lol sabdfl12:35
elmoogra: be fair - -devel has S/N problems with or without forum posts12:36
ogra*ratio12:36
ograelmo, they add it up12:36
ubuntugeekOk folks we done for the night? The dispute team policy will be available online for the next CC meeting..12:36
jdongogra: I don't think that's caused by the forums12:36
Seveasubuntugeek, nice12:36
sabdflubuntugeek: could you turn off the -devel list <=> forums altogether for the moment?12:36
ograjdong, i'd say 50% are12:36
Seveaselmo, Kamion, no vote about arzajac?12:36
ubuntugeeksabdfl: yes I can turn it off..12:36
sabdflneed to guard -devel jealously12:37
ograjdong, ubuntugeek, and it was the agreed default setup afaik12:37
ograah, thanks sabdfl ...12:37
KamionSeveas: I think I'd rather he came back and we can have the opportunity to check that he's still feeling ok about the community12:37
ogralagging 12:37
ubuntugeeksabdfl: i'll unsubscribe from the mailing list and make the forum read only for the time being12:37
KamionI don't object to his membership, just would like to talk to him outside the context of a dispute12:37
ograubuntugeek, thans a lot :)12:37
sabdflKamion: i think he's fine with the community, just a bit mad with how things worked out between the forums admins12:37
sabdfland recoverably so12:37
jdongubuntugeek: better to hide it altoegether to avoid confusion12:37
sabdflhe's done a lot12:38
ubuntugeekjdong: good point12:38
sabdfland membership would recognise that12:38
Seveasarzajac is still active on the forums12:38
sabdfl </soapbox>12:38
Kamionsabdfl: hmm12:38
Seveasand won't let this dispute interfere with that12:38
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jdongseveas: absolutely; great guy to have around :)12:38
Kamionok, yeah, I can see that; I'll let you argue me round :)12:38
Kamionarzajac++12:38
ubuntugeekI would like to mention one thing azz is still very active on the forums and i commend him for his dedicated to helping on there.12:38
Kamionubuntugeek: that's good to know, thanks12:38
Seveasok, 2 down :)12:38
jdongabsolutely; Azz still does great work for us12:39
elmoyeah, ack I guess12:39
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sabdflok. seveas will you pass that on please?12:39
sabdflarzajac: congratulations, and welcome aboard12:39
Seveasarzajac, congratz, hope you read it in your logs :)12:39
SeveasI'll edit the wiki again12:39
Kamionubuntugeek: (I certainly don't have a problem with a read-only forum - it's entirely up to you how/if that's presented IMHO)12:39
Kamioner, you => you guys12:39
nybble /msg arzajac congratulations :D12:39
ubuntugeekkamion: I'll remove it for now..12:39
nybblehehe12:39
ubuntugeekkamion: it will be in a few hours though..12:40
Kamionapproved arzajac in LP12:40
sabdflok12:40
sabdflthanks all12:40
Seveasit's been a long one12:40
ubuntugeekthanks everyone for resolving this is a clean matter12:40
ograthanks sabdfl 12:40
sabdflSeveas: thanks12:40
dholbachthank you12:40
Kamionand for the record, I approved the folks Seveas mentioned in the agenda in LP just before the meeting started12:40
ubuntugeekhey one last thing12:40
ubuntugeek:)12:40
elmoand they have email already12:40
ubuntugeekjdong, kassetra and myself have all been approved members but are not listed..12:41
Kamionif there's anyone else, please /msg and/or mail me about them and I'll check IRC logs and such to verify, then approve12:41
\shthat reminds me to put my @ubuntu.com mail address to my gpg key12:41
SeveasKamion, I've mailed everyone on that list :)12:41
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Kamionubuntugeek: have you applied to join the team in launchpad? https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntumembers12:41
jdong\sh: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=374236 may please you :)12:41
Seveasbddebian, if you're a member you have12:41
ogra\sh, and sign your packages with it ;)12:41
Seveasit's your launchpad name12:41
jdongSeveas: I don't either :-/12:41
bddebianSeveas: It doesn't work12:41
Kamionubuntugeek: that needs to happen or we can't approve you12:41
ubuntugeekkamion: not there no.. i'll do so12:41
Kamionubuntugeek: ok, thanks12:41
KamionSeveas: I can check for each one without needing to ask them, although it takes a little time because we've got behind12:42
dholbachgood night everybody12:42
\shjdong: ah ;) well... and this is "sorry jdong" for you :) http://linux.blogweb.de/archives/109-Shout-it,-shout-it,-shout-it-out-loud....html12:42
sabdflubuntugeek: are you NOT A MEMBER?12:42
ubuntugeeksabdfl: I was voted in a few months ago but nothing ever happened with it12:42
\shogra: nope...sh@sourcecode.de i am and will ever sign ;) 12:42
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sabdflubuntugeek: ok. now we have those bits of LP :-)12:42
ograubuntugeek, have you sent your signed CoC ?12:42
ograback then that is12:43
sabdflyou need to join the ubuntumembers team there, and then do the CoC signing dance12:43
SeveasKamion, the rest of them (except for one of whom i'm not sure) are not members12:43
SeveasI;ll poke him before the next meeting12:43
ubuntugeeksabdl: ok will do that there12:43
ubuntugeeksame with jdong and kassetra12:43
sabdflcool. all of you guys should be members12:43
sabdflas should any forums guys that are regularly helpful with answers and suggestions12:44
\shlast cigarette for today12:44
sabdflany substantial and sustained contribution...12:44
ubuntugeekgreat i will pass this along.. 12:44
ubuntugeekthanks again everyone see you at the next meeting, off to fight traffic12:44
Nafallo\sh: s/day/life/12:44
Nafallo:-)12:44
sabdflplease encourage forums guys who are good contributors to come here and become members, they get @ubuntu.com email addresses12:44
Seveasubuntugeek, more forums people should attend these meetings and/or become members :)12:44
\shNafallo: grrrr ;)12:44
jdongsabdfl: idn about the others; I was never sent a CoC to sign12:45
ubuntugeeknight all12:45
sabdfljdong: check out your home page in launchpad12:45
Seveasjdong, it's done on the launchpaf12:45
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Seveaspad*12:45
sabdflits all there12:45
nybbleanyways.. great meeting. gotta head to the drug store, bbl :D12:45
sabdflit's not very discoverable12:45
ograNafallo, bah... you need one real addicion in your life to have to overcome something :)12:45
sabdfllike a little test :-)12:45
Nafalloogra: computers? :-)12:45
sturmkindhehe12:45
KamionSeveas: ok, thanks a lot for chasing that stuff up12:45
ogranight ubuntugeek 12:46
sturmkindso i had to go to bad, it's late ^^ (00:46 am here)12:46
Yann2great meeting :) going to bed now. Night everybody!12:46
Seveas'nigh12:46
Seveast12:46
Seveas00:46 here too, meh, and I have a lunch appointment with Treenaks tomorrow12:46
zakameg'night to all on the other side of the world! =)12:46
bddebianheh12:46
sturmkindgreet meeting wish you all a good day/night12:47
jdongsabdfl: the things that make me feel retarded :D12:47
Seveasin the view of sabdfls remark about students I'm gonna get little sleep :)12:47
sturmkindbye ;-)12:47
zakame'tis sunrise here in my end =)12:47
LinuxPeachsuper_genius_jdong.12:47
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sabdflSEC12:47
sabdflsorry12:47
sabdfldamn. Kamion?12:47
Kamionhere12:47
sabdfli'd like to nominate mjg59 for a place on the tech board12:47
sabdflalso, am considering further nominations for tech board and community council12:48
sabdflsuggestions welcome12:48
\shwow12:48
\shmjg59 is a good decision12:48
bddebianAye12:48
KamionI'd heartily second mjg59, if he's willing12:48
jdongUbuntite!              Not yet       12:48
Nafalloindeed12:48
sabdflwe now have a basic voting mechanism in launchpad12:48
KamionI'll ruminate on others who might be a good idea12:48
sabdflso this should be easy to arrange12:48
jdongso where's this magical statement?12:48
ograjdong, you need to upload your key and sign the CoC12:49
Nafallosabdfl: is it all devels or the core-devs that should vote? :-)12:49
sabdflwe need to set a date for the vote, and need to announce it on the -devel list12:49
sabdflNafallo: all devels12:49
Kamionmy wife's waiting for me decreasingly patiently, though :)12:49
bddebianheh12:49
Nafallonice.12:49
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Kamionwhat's the techboard term of office again?12:49
Nafalloogra: lol12:50
ograNafallo, its the truth ! (despite that we're not married)12:50
jdongogra: thx; got it12:50
ogra:)12:50
Kamionah, two years for CC with annual nominations, one year for TB with six-monthly nominations, ok12:51
\shogra: u r alone now?12:51
ograyup12:51
ografor a week12:51
\shogra: and fred had his walk today?12:52
\sh,-)12:52
Nafalloogra: don't you have a kitchen you could have put her in? ;-)12:52
ogra\sh, nope, i'll do it now...12:53
sabdflKamion: maybe we should make the TB the same terms as the CC?12:53
ograNafallo, i have but it bores her, she's a webdesigner ;)12:53
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\shogra: be carefull of the "kuhdung" ,-)12:53
ograheh12:53
Nafallohehe12:53
ajmitchsabdfl: how long would devs have for voting for TB?12:53
naliothy'all be safe12:54
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sabdflajmitch: we'll open up the voting soon, with a deadline, in total not more than a week from start to finish i imagine12:54
sabdflmaybe two weeks, so two TB meetings12:54
sabdflto give him a chance to answer any questions12:54
ajmitchright12:54
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\shok...I need to go to bed..12:55
sabdflok, night all12:55
sabdflthanks Kamion, elmo, et al12:55
ogranight sabdfl 12:55
\shthx sabdfl 12:55
Seveas'night12:55
\shand the others of course :)12:56
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SeveasI'll make one attempt to fix the buggy bugbot and go to sleep too :)12:56
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Kamionsabdfl: I think they're OK to be honest, but maybe we can talk about it later12:56
Kamiondamn, missed him12:56
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sladenI guess that's a wrap then12:57
\shg'night folks...whereever you are, whatever you do ;)12:57
zakameg'morning! =)12:57
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jdonganyone still left in here?01:05
jdongI'm ubuntite now, but what about that @ubuntu.com address?01:05
siretartjdong: you need to join the Ubuntu Members group in LP01:05
jdongaha01:05
jdongnot seeing how to join?01:07
siretartjdong: see here https://launchpad.net/people/ubuntumembers01:07
Seveas add /+join to that url01:07
siretartat the bottom there is somewhere a corresponding link 01:08
jdongoh, cool01:08
jdonghow do I navigate that through menus from launchpad.net01:08
jdongout of curiousity01:08
jdongnvm, figured it out01:09
jdongok, waiting for approval; time to call it a day and do something else :)01:10
Seveasjdong, come to the next CC meeting01:11
Seveasand poke kamion01:11
jdongSeveas:? I've already been approved01:11
jdongSeveas: at least voting wise01:11
jdongSeveas: it was before those launchpad days01:12
SeveasI know01:12
siretartjdong: yes, but technically some admin of that LP group has to approve you01:12
Seveasbut je jas to click on a button to approve you on LP01:12
Seveashe has01:12
siretartjdong: So you need to catch one of these admin to klick the right button ;)01:12
jdongaha, I see01:12
jdongI understand now01:12
jdongI'm slow today, sorry :)01:12
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jdonggood thing I haven't compiled any backports today 01:12
Seveasjdong, are you interested in updated NX packages?01:13
Seveasthe ones in your repo are quite old (obsolete even)01:13
SeveasI've made the latest available on http://seveas.ubuntulinux.nl/01:14
Seveas(breezy only)01:14
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panickedthumbanyone log this? Sorry, loooong day at work01:54
Seveasyes, ubuntulog logs it all01:55
Seveaspeople.ubuntu.com/~fabbione01:56
panickedthumbright!01:57
panickedthumbI forgot the url01:57
panickedthumbthanks01:57
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jdongSeveas: Awesome; offended if I binary-import them to the future breezy-extras?02:50
ograthumbs up for -extras :)02:52
tsengboggle02:52
ogratseng, ah, come on...02:57
jdongso who are potential people I could poke for membership?03:02
tsengkamion, elmo03:03
jdongboth of whom are not on IRC03:03
jdongheh, and I get completely blasted for not hanging out on IRC...03:03
jdong:)03:03
tsengthey are on every day03:03
ajmitchboth of whom are in the uk where it is about 2am :P03:03
tsengfor long hours03:03
jdonglol, fine03:04
jdong:)03:04
jdongwe don't use IRC in this country :)03:04
jdongwe're AOL-dominated03:04
tsengwhat country would that be03:04
jdongUSA....03:04
jdongI'm already nerdy enough03:04
tsengive been using IRC for years03:04
tsengprobably even in AOL days03:05
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ogranow you scared mdz away 03:11
ajmitch:(03:14
tsengi think that was -extras03:25
tsengscares me too03:26
ograheh03:26
ograhaving the odd stuff in one place is better than having totally mixed up sources.lists out there03:26
ograextras are only add ons they dont clash with our stuff...03:27
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JaneW**Reminder** Edubuntu meeting here in 7 minutes 01:52
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JaneWhello02:00
JaneWhi rickfitz 02:00
rickfitzJaneW: Hi02:01
ogra_hi all02:03
JaneWphone please start...02:03
YagisanG'day all02:03
Rickynianohi everybody02:03
ogra_i have not much to say about development, since my priorities were changed by mark... but the task that held me from edubuntu is nearly done...02:04
ogra_so i should be able to go on with the CD tomorrow02:04
ogra_no big status changes since last week02:05
ogra_any development questions ? 02:05
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Yagisanany ideas on how local apps will be (for dapper) ?02:07
ogra_oh, while i see doko_, we seem to get an update for schooltool (if matt approves it)02:07
JaneWogra_: serious issues still to be overcome before the release?02:07
ogra_JaneW, sameas last week...02:07
ajmitchogra_: jinty is also around, fyi :)02:07
JaneWogra_: and I need a basic overview of what all still needs to be done02:07
ogra_4 bad bugs and some small glitches02:07
JaneWogra_: ok02:08
ogra_i'll probably work around the installer bug for the lsp client builder with a text message ...02:08
ogra_*ltsp02:08
ogra_which would make that only 3 biggies02:09
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ogra_oh, another thing... we have our own usplash working since today....02:10
RickynianoAs a computer science teacher, I would like to know if Edubuntu comes with a tool for remotely controlling the students' computers... Some tool like VNC or similar...02:11
ogra_Rickyniano, sadly not yet...02:11
ogra_it didnt make it in time... but will be in the next release02:11
mhzRickyniano: what kind of "control" do you mean02:11
mhz?02:11
Rickynianoogra_: oh, what a pity02:11
YagisanRickyniano: that would need VNC running on the termonal02:11
ogra_Rickyniano, yup02:11
sladenogra_: rockin02:12
JaneWogra_: cool, re usplash02:12
ogra_Rickyniano, http://edubuntu.org/TeachersPet thats what we'll have in dapper02:12
Rickynianomhz: something like "to see" the student's screen...02:12
ogra_sladen, jbaileys work ;)02:12
Rickynianoor "to control" the student's mouse and keyboard02:12
Rickynianoogra_: ok, I'll see, thanks :)02:12
JaneWRickyniano: it is definately in the plans for future, was meant to be there this time02:12
JaneWbut your dev cycle was too short02:13
ogra_i'll try to provide a backport of it after release02:13
JaneWand we had constraints02:13
RickynianoJaneW: of course, I understand02:13
Rickynianoogra_: oh, superb :)02:13
Rickynianothanks for all to everybody :)02:14
ogra_Rickyniano, http://www.grawert.net/SCP.png02:14
mhzogra_: but isn't that kind of apps apt-getable after install?02:14
Rickynianoogra_: mmmm... that screenshot seems great!02:14
ogra_mhz, nope, its not in the breezy archive... thats why i said i'll backport it early from dapper02:14
JaneWRickyniano: please feel free to list anything you'd like to see in the next release ...02:14
RickynianoJaneW: ok, I'll do02:15
JaneW http://www.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuBelowZero02:15
Treenaksogra_: you should strip the beards of the guys -- most pupils in schools don't have the ability to grow them yet ;)02:15
JaneWyou can also look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBelowZero/BOFs02:15
ogra_Treenaks, see it as a future target for them :) 02:15
Treenaksogra_: :P02:15
ogra_(modulo the girls indeed)02:15
JaneWthe suggestions will all be considered and/or actioned at UBZ02:15
RickynianoDid you look at the work done by Linex in that way?02:15
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JaneWTreenaks: ;)02:16
RickynianoJaneW: ok, I did some in the wiki.ubuntu.com/UBZ/BOFs some days ago :) but not for edubuntu explicitly02:16
ogra_Rickyniano, the problem is that we use a completely new ltsp implementation... the old tools dont work with it02:16
ogra_else i'd have grabbed teacher tool to have something... even if its ugly02:16
Rickynianoogra_: mmmm... ok, I see... you need to do a completely new tool by scratch, isn't it?02:17
ogra_(our ltsp doesnt use X export, all old tools rely on that)02:17
RickynianoI only know about "ControlAulas" tool: http://www.itais.net/index.php?blog=3 (sorry, in Spanish)02:18
ogra_changing a old tool is as much work as a new tool :)02:18
Rickynianoogra_: :) I see02:18
ogra_ControlAulas has other problems why we cant ship it02:18
JaneWRickyniano: it's ok if it's in the Ubuntu page, I created that one too, and it is the main page....02:18
JaneWRickyniano: it would help if you indicate whether it is an edubuntu topic (if it;s not explicitly clear)02:18
JaneWwe discussed CDs last week.02:19
ogra_its written in gambas, we wot be able to support gambas in main, so it couldnt get on the CD02:19
RickynianoJaneW: ok, perfect02:19
JaneWwe are not going to have any kind of mass produced CDs (unfortunately)02:19
rejdeni was thinkin, is there any possibility that developers will add Ad-Hoc feature in Gnome Network Connection and also durring instalation?02:19
Rickynianoogra_: oh, I didn't know about the gambas stuff02:19
JaneWwe might be able to get a few hundred printed now02:19
mhzogra_: how about 'gemsvnc'?02:19
JaneWbut it's likley to happen after the release when things settle down a bit02:19
ogra_mhz, sure, suggest it for dapper :)02:20
ogra_rejden, ??02:20
mhz.oO(no idea if it is old)02:20
JaneWbut I need some clever and creative person to make a CD label design and CD cover design02:20
rejdenogra_, wifi adhoc mode02:20
JaneWwe have no liveCD at this point, so we only need a slip cover for a single CD02:20
ogra_rejden, what for ? ltsp doesnt work via wifi 02:20
rejdenltsp?02:20
ogra_rejden, thats the edubuntu meeting...02:20
JaneWwould anyone like to do that (NOT ogra) :P02:21
rejdenoh sorry02:21
rejdenforget it then02:21
ogra_JaneW, i dont think its release critical we can easily have our CD two weeks after release02:21
Yagisanogra: well - ltsp can be done over wifi - but it need etherboot and isn't very quick02:21
mhzJaneW: what are the standards requested?02:21
Rickynianook, thanks everybody for all... I must go. see you!02:21
ogra_Yagisan, yes, jbailey is looking into it... but rather for dapper02:22
ogra_Rickyniano, ciao02:22
mhzJaneW: I may be able to convince one of the memeber of Tecnocimiento to do that CD thing02:23
JaneWogra_: do you have the links to the kubuntu stuff Riddle sent yesterday? My machine was rebooted :(02:23
JaneWmhz: cool!!!02:23
ogra_JaneW, mine too :(02:23
JaneWmhz: just something simple but nice...02:23
ogra_but i guess we can ask Riddell again02:23
Riddellhmm?02:23
JaneWmhz: even just the logo and name02:23
JaneWRiddell: hi ;)02:23
ogra_the ring of children would be nice in there02:23
mhzbut I would definately need to know minimum standards as 'resolution', 'formtat', 'pantone', etc.02:24
ogra_if we have a 300dpi print version from it02:24
JaneWRiddell: er can we see your CD covers again please (sorry, machine rebooted unplanned so they weren't saved)02:24
JaneWogra_, mhz yes the children in the ring would be good.02:24
JaneWmhz: do you have an ubuntu hoary CD cover?02:24
mhzJaneW: sure, count on Chile :) for it02:24
ogra_heh02:25
mhzyes02:25
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mhzLOL02:25
Riddellhttp://muse.19inch.net/~jr/tmp/kubuntu-cd.eps http://muse.19inch.net/~jr/tmp/kubuntu-sleeve.eps02:25
JaneWmhz: note that I know little to nothing about design and what's involved and required, so be very specific about what you need02:25
Riddellhttp://muse.19inch.net/~jr/tmp/Sleeve template illustrator.eps02:25
RiddellI think those are the files02:25
JaneWRiddell: many thanks02:25
mhzok.. let me start doing it and I'll post questions02:26
JaneWmhz: look at Riddell's links for Kubunut cover examples02:26
JaneWmhz: excellent thanks02:26
mhzJaneW: how soon do you/we need the covers?02:26
mhzokidoki02:26
JaneWmhz: in the next 2 weeks?02:26
JaneWcan you do that?02:26
Riddell.pdf and .ai exist as well for the first two02:26
mhzyesp02:26
JaneWthe release is 2 weeks tomorrow, but we won;t have CDs yet by theb02:26
JaneWthen02:26
mhzRiddell: Not Found02:27
mhzThe requested URL /~jr/tmp/Sleeve/02:27
JaneWwe'll probably look at printing in the 2 weeks after that. If it;s not done by 24 Oct though it won't be till after UBZ...02:27
Riddellmhz: s/ /%20/02:28
ogra_mhz, replace the spaces with %2002:28
mhzJaneW: don't worry. we'll get them02:28
mhzhihihi02:28
mhz.oO(duh!)02:28
ogra_hey, we should create mobile phone logos and ringtones .... we could get rich *g*02:29
mhzLOL!!02:30
JaneWogra_: indeed02:30
ogra_(hmm, the less i sleep, the weirder my humor gets...)02:30
JaneWok what else02:30
JaneWjsgotngco has produced some docs02:30
mhzdocs? cooool!02:30
JaneWabout edubuntu is here http://pastebin.com/37656402:30
ogra_and we found a guy who wants to help with the cookbook yesterday night (ths morning rather)02:31
JaneWrelease notes needs some love, but here02:31
JaneW's the start http://www.edubuntu.org/EdubuntuDocumentation/EdubuntuReleaseNotes02:31
JaneWHere's Breezy release notes to compare with.... https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BreezyReleaseNotes02:31
JaneWthe cookbook will hopefully be complete by end of Oct02:32
mhzcool, then I'll moin it :)02:32
JaneWJerome won;t have much more time to offer us now though, as he needs to get a formal (and paying) job02:32
mhzwe all do02:32
JaneWyay02:32
JaneWhighvoltage: is working on the html stuff02:32
mhzat least me too02:32
JaneWwe are hoping to have something to show by the end of the week02:33
mhzperfect02:33
JaneWthen we need to sort out the wiki merege, although I am not sure if that is crucial right now02:33
mhzwiki merge? whta you mean?02:33
mhzwhat02:33
ogra_ubuntu, edubuntu and kubuntu wikis will be merged 02:34
ogra_(ubuntu and kubuntu already are)02:34
Riddellthere is no kubuntu wiki02:34
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ogra_oh02:34
ogra_why ? 02:35
Riddellwe've always been happy using the ubuntu wiki02:35
highvoltagesorry, just got here.02:35
mhzogra_: need help in merging?02:35
ogra_highvoltage, no worries, we assigned you all the odd tasks nobody wanted :p02:35
JaneWheh02:35
ogra_mhz, thats done by our webmasters02:35
mhzRiddell: I could work on a CSS for Kubuntu02:36
Riddellmhz: for what?02:36
JaneWmhz is chief volunteer today02:36
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highvoltageogra_: really?02:36
ogra_heh, indeed :)02:36
mhzRiddell: for a kubuntu Moin wiki02:36
JaneWhighvoltage: I told them about the award winning web site you are designing02:36
Riddellmhz: as in same wiki as wiki.u.c but different headers and footers?02:37
mhzJaneW: is just that I feel I have done nothing yet for Edubuntu and I will still use it, so...02:37
mhzRiddell: afaik, when wikis get all merged, they should/will share same /data dir02:38
JaneWmhz: your have been a good cheer leader and general motivator so far, and if you get us CD label and cover designs sorted you'll be one of the main contributors, so you are doing well :)02:38
mhz /data dir is where al pages get saved02:38
JaneWmhz: not to mention your valuable spanish translation skills :)02:39
mhzJaneW: ohhh, cool :D02:39
mhzhehehe02:39
highvoltageJaneW: please don't raise expectations to high, we were just talking about a few html pages ;)02:39
mhzthanks but still wanna take advantage of the 3 days window I get today02:39
Riddellmhz: should be just a case of using the headers and footers from kubuntu.org02:39
JaneWhighvoltage: ;) no pressure...02:39
mhzhighvoltage: LOL02:39
mhzRiddell: ah, no big deal then02:40
highvoltageJaneW: ok. let's win some awards.02:40
ogra_some ?? 02:40
mhzRiddell: just let me know if you need one02:40
ogra_all of them !!02:40
Riddellmhz: certainly will02:41
mhzRiddell: maybe we could use KDE icosn as well02:41
mhzicons02:41
mhzRiddell: actually, despite my feelings against not 100% libs in KDE, I still prefer that desktop over GNOME.02:42
mhzso, maybe I'll try to use Edubuntu with KDE and an alternative of XFCE4 and FLuxbox02:43
mhzhighvoltage: did you know Moin 1.5 is actually using WYSIWYG editor and it rocks!?02:43
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mhzhehehe02:44
ogra_heh02:44
ogra_we'll have a ubuntu-light package in dapper :)02:45
magnonno added sugar02:45
mhzhighvoltage: so besides the already moin2html utils, now editing will be even simpler and so more people will be able to produce collaborative documentation02:45
ogra_magnon, nope, fat replaced with water ;)02:45
mhzogra_: cool! ubuntu-light is definately needed02:45
ogra_yup02:45
ogra_and its no problem to install kubuntu-desktop in edubuntu02:46
mhzKool!02:46
mhz:D02:46
ogra_pfft02:46
ogra_:)02:46
mhzand if fluxbox... Fool!02:46
magnonif kedubuntu gets widespread, I fear for the spelling skills of the future generation02:46
Yagisanubuntu-light will be nice02:47
mhzLOL!!!02:47
JaneWogra_: re the CDs will we just create a few x86 ones?02:47
JaneWor what?02:47
mhzmagnon: KDE and Gnome communities are grwoing well here in CHile02:47
ogra_JaneW, yes02:47
JaneWogra_: ok02:47
Yagisanmagnon: Its OK - the already spell like the are l33t d00dz anyway02:47
magnon"kan I have a koke?" "yeah, sure, it's only a kouple of dollars"02:47
magnon"kool, I kan't pay anymore anyway."02:48
mhz:D02:48
ogra_JaneW, who can afford exotic HW will have a internet connection i guess02:48
mhzJaneW: how many is "few"?02:48
Treenaksogra_: not necessarily02:48
Treenaksogra_: what if you spent all your money on hardware..02:48
magnonogra_: don't assume that, we have one who got donated a SPARC machine :P02:48
mhzogra_: oh, "exotic" :)02:48
magnonyou mean eKsotic02:49
ogra_Treenaks, ppc is rare anyway... and who can buy a amd64 will be able to download the iso or know someone who can do it02:49
Yagisanogra: here amd64 is same price as i38602:49
mhzogra_: can we tell them to contact you?02:49
magnonhar har.02:49
ogra_Treenaks, dont forget we talk about schools :)02:49
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mhzif I could change my box, I'd definately use AMD02:49
Treenaksogra_: who have a fixed budget, yes :)02:50
ogra_mhz, to send me their HW ? sure :)02:50
highvoltagemhz: yes, that's quite cool.02:50
magnonmhz: Sun Fire. :)02:50
magnononly problem is Flash02:50
magnonnorwegian schools have some stupid national tests that use Flash02:50
ogra_you can do wild chroot setups...02:50
magnon_can_02:50
ogra_yup02:50
highvoltageogra_: like i do :)02:50
magnonwant is another thing02:50
highvoltagebrb02:50
flintgood belated morning...02:51
Yagisanmagnon: wild chroots are an essential part of education - you need to contrast them with tame chroots02:51
JaneWmhz: this is a disputed point, but as of yesterday I was told a few hundred...02:51
magnonogra_: actually, the development of such things are really obligated to fit normal widespread standards... but the definition of it is as widespread as well :(02:51
ogra_yup02:52
mhzJaneW: could they be saved for Edubuntu presentations and alike?02:55
JaneWogra_: also there's no word on having another summit yet, but I think it's best to decide this at the begining of UBZ when we have our direction talk02:55
JaneWmhz: yes that's the idea02:55
JaneWmhz: they are not for mass distro but for demos and selected promotional purposes02:55
mhzJaneW: cool, coz I have 3 presentations in October and 2 in Novemebr02:56
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JaneWmhz: we don;t actually have any budget for it, but are trying to get *something*02:56
ogra_JaneW, i'd like to have it decided earlier, because we need to schedule the BOFs different then02:56
JaneWmhz: cool well if you control the packaging burning the CDs is the easy part ;)02:56
mhzwhat is we collected some money to produce items and Canonical distributed the items?02:56
JaneWogra_: I am not certain we'll get that but I shall try - it's not the best time to prod though...02:57
mhzwhat is02:57
ogra_yup02:57
flintsounds like we may need a sponsor...02:57
JaneWmhz: well we have been told distribution and logisitics are our own problem as a community02:57
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JaneWedubuntu needs to support itself as a community effort02:58
JaneWand prove itself as such02:58
flintgive away the razors and pay for the barber is a good model.02:59
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mhzJaneW: I was thinking that in order to be self-supported, at least waht Tecnocimiento will do as a group of volunteers for IT on Education, is that we'll destinate a % of our profits per sales.02:59
mhzI mean, a potential business model is that after an institution pays us for RecicLab (in our case), we give a % of the money to the edubuntu community03:00
mhzif we al did that we may end up getting a workable fund03:01
magnonmhz: I'm all up for that03:02
mhzgood03:02
flintI have Elkner on the phone now, as he is live testing Edubuntu and has a problem could we discuss his current issues?03:02
mhzshoot03:02
flintHe has sent an email that I may quote from liberally to this group.03:02
mhz.oO(shoot but I doubt I will be of any help :D )03:03
flintWe found an important bug in Edubuntu and wished to report it (more on the bug in a seprate email).  Writesh Maulik, a bright and motivated student, wanted to report the bug.  I encouraged him to do this, and told him to create a Launchpad03:03
flintaccount for himself.  He did:03:03
flintEmail/Login: writesh@comcast.net03:03
flintUser Name: Wrivu 03:03
flintHe tried to report the bug on Launchpad using malone, but could not.  We went on to #edubuntu and were told that core Ubuntu bugs need to be reported on bugzilla, not malone.  The bell rang and Writesh had to leave.  Today he tried to log03:03
flintinto bugzilla using his Launchpad account but could not.  The bug remains unreported. 03:03
flintElkner goes on...03:03
flintA school environment is a pressure cooker.  Bells ring and people have to drop what they are doing and move on to something else.  Disruptions are the norm and it is all but impossible to maintain a sustained focus on anything for more03:03
flintthan about 20 minutes.03:03
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flintThe crux of Elkers comments regard the bug reporting system....  see below:03:04
flintHe tried to report the bug on Launchpad using malone, but could not.  We went on to #edubuntu and were told that core Ubuntu bugs need to be reported on bugzilla, not malone.  The bell rang and Writesh had to leave.  Today he tried to log03:04
flintinto bugzilla using his Launchpad account but could not.  The bug remains unreported.  I could encourage him to create an account on bugzilla, but the current process is broken and it is more important to fix the process.  Most folks (including me) don't know whether a particular package is part of core or universe.  Having multiple logins and passwords to remember drastically increases the chances of not login failures.  And the03:04
flint whole process just takes too long.  If we want to grow the user community and increase involvement, we need a better process. 03:04
mhzflint: how about off line bug registration?03:04
mhzso students can then submit later03:05
ogra_flint, please dont report bugs for main in launchpad03:05
ogra_i told jelkner that yestrday03:05
ogra_they wont be seen or solved03:05
JaneW:)03:06
flintollie, I am just relaying this.  But admit that this dual bug reporting path is a mess.03:06
JaneWI think we would get more support from Canonical if they saw us as profitable (in anyway) rather than just a big cost03:06
JaneWand any profit implies comercial interest too, so +++03:06
JaneWthe more ppl want what we've got the more chance we'll have of making it better03:06
ogra_flint, *all* edubuntu bugs need to be repotred in bugzilla...03:06
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magnonJaneW: it's a pretty big chance that stuff we make for Edubuntu would be viable for SMBs or ltsp setups03:06
magnonlike, TeachersPet in a modified way would be a good admin tool03:06
Yagisanmagnon: that's why I'm here03:07
ogra_yup03:07
magnonwhenever TP comes around :)03:07
magnonit might not be too dumb to design it for general use and extend it for edu03:07
YagisanI'm not a school interest - I'm business.03:07
magnonYagisan: Me too. :)03:07
JaneWflint: bug must be reported in bugzilla03:07
JaneWeverybody else manages to do that03:07
flintso I guess the question becomes one of bug reporting consolidation or I&A consolidation for bug reporting.03:08
JaneWflint: and ogra_ gave jeff the opportunity to mail the bug details to him, if they couldn;t report it in bugzilla themsleves for whatever reason03:08
ogra_flint, we have no influence on that at all03:08
flintwe are talking about getting 12-14 year olds the ability to report bugs.  03:09
ogra_flint, i cant change it03:09
JaneWMalone is new and isn't completely opperational (is only used for a sub set of stuff)03:09
mhzJaneW: from Chile, Tecnocimiento is working on presenting the idea of a LatinamericanFreeTechnologyInstitute, where all different institutions teach the same curriculum with same standards, we all develop solutions together, as a community and it is up to EACH institution to generate profits for what they do with our collaboration. However, in the end the community Institute gets a % from profits, so we all can enjoy merchandising and stuff03:09
JaneWthe main bug repositiry is bugzilla03:09
flintif they need multiple logons for different (and not differentiated) bugs, this is a problem.03:09
mhzJaneW: however, this is off the record yet, please.03:09
JaneWmhz: sounds very interesting...03:09
ogra_flint, yes, but again, nobody of us cna change that...03:09
JaneWmhz: never heard a word ;)03:10
mhzcool03:10
mhzthx03:10
ogra_flint, its very likely that launchad will be used for all bugs in dapper03:10
flintmhz This is enough to make me learn more Spanish... very cool.03:10
ogra_but currently launchpad is in a testphase that only involves universe bugs03:10
JaneWflint: what is the process issue? report the bug in bugzilla. If you can't/ won't/ don't want to mail ogra with details.... where's the issue?03:11
JaneWflint: and bugzilla's account and password mechanisms are completely out of our control03:12
mhzflint: ogra_ what is BUGS were reported via Moin?03:12
flintthis is way too confusing universe bugs go one place and breezy bugs go another.  It is almost as if the edubuntu project needs a bug proxy.03:12
mhzin Moin community, we all report bugs via Moin editing03:12
ogra_mhz, bugs need to be reported in the bugtracker we use... which is bugzilla for all shipped apps and malone for universe bugs currently03:12
flintvia moin?  one point for bug reporting?  EXCELLENT!! could that work?03:12
ogra_flint, everything we ship in edubuntu is in main...03:13
JaneWsigh03:13
ogra_and we dont have/use a wiki for bugs03:13
mhzand this way, edubuntu developers will "filter" bugs BEFORE submitting them to bugzilla03:13
JaneWI have to go, I put the main pints in the summary03:13
ogra_mhz, we dont *have/use* anything else than bugzilla03:13
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flintjane I am not trying to be dense here, I am just getting reports from the battle front.  Elkner calls me between classes an whines....03:14
mhzJaneW: thankz03:14
ogra_flint, make him mail me the bugs if he is not capable of using bugzilla for them, no problem...03:14
ogra_brb03:14
flintI use the bugzilla point for reporting bugs, and have never used malone.03:15
JaneWflint: nod, understood, but he seems to not want to listen03:15
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flint...those damn customers... :^)03:15
mhzogra_: I understand the point, however, IF we want 12-14 year olds to be happy using our stuff, and they have little time to report bugs, why not giving the chance to filter bugs using an alternative via such as Moin? Then you, me or anyone else who has no problem with bugzilla official tool, submit the bug03:15
flintI will do as you suggest ollie.  I really like the moin idea and will relay it to Elkner.03:16
mhzat least, until "official trainig" is set03:16
YagisanI'd like reportbug integrated into bugzilla03:17
Yagisanthen they could spend 30 seconds on it03:17
mhzogra_: flint we could have a EdubuntuWikiBugReportTemplate that after developers read it, they change the CategoryPreBug to CategoryBugSubmittede or CategoryNotBug03:18
ogra_mhz, we'll have malone soon, no wiki can replace that03:18
mhzI agree03:18
ogra_mhz, it simply wont be accepted, no point to discuss it03:18
flintmhz I missed the part about "official training"... could we use this as a profit center03:18
mhzjust talking about the "testing period"03:18
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ogra_mhz, but if youre after it, you can attend the next technical board meeting and put it on the TechnicalBoardAgenda03:19
flintIf Elkner was not whinning into my ear on the phone I would not even know of this as an issue.  03:19
mhzflint: why not? but the idea is to always give users 2 chances. If you like to read and do all by yourself. go ahead. If you are a regular user who never reads manuals and stuff, you can pay for someone to help you :D03:20
flintmhz I do not get it.  are the two chances bugzilla and malone?03:21
mhzogra_: is not that I am after it... no Moin template will be better than a tool esp. designed for a task. It was just that if someone had the intention to use the tool and was not successfull, we could still provide a way out03:22
flintmhz: by the way how do you shortcut my name to the front of your post in Xchat?03:22
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flintOllie, I am not happy being a bearer of critical tidings...03:22
mhzi just type the first 2 letters and Xhcat autocomplete your name match03:23
flintmhz, that works...thanks!03:23
mhznp03:23
mhzflint: I had never thought of edubuntu bugs yet. Malone is as new to me as bugzilla for edubuntu stuff03:24
ogra_ok, i have to go back to my screensaver hacking, else i'll never be able to go on with edubuntu...03:24
mhzogra_: thanks for everything03:25
ogra_thanks for attending :)03:25
mhzthanks for thanking me :D03:25
ogra_hopefully edubuntu can go on tomorrow03:25
mhzcool03:25
mhzuh, did I mention that no matter how many bugs people find, you still did a good job03:26
mhz?03:26
flintogra_ and mhz, this bug thing just got thrown in my lap.  Elkner sent his letter to about this bug reporting issue to everyone (including the SABDFL)03:26
mhzand it's now that we all start helping03:26
mhzflint: hmmm.03:26
flintI would close echoing the sentement that edubuntu is an excellent hack!03:27
mhzany chances you could reproduce the bug in one of your boxes03:27
mhz?03:27
mhzor any chances you could train your friend to report bugs using the tool ogra_ mentioned so your friend can train students to do exactly the same.03:28
mhz?03:28
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flintogra_, Thanks for being here.  Next week I will report on how this bug-bug is evolving.  I maybe agree with mhz that this is a training issue as much as anything.03:29
Yagisanreading the logs - it seems they are reluctant to use bugzilla03:29
flintmhz,  I see an opportunity in training...this may be the ticket.  Thanks for mentioning it.  03:30
flintYagisan,  the deal seems to be that they have to use bugzilla for some bugs and malone for others.03:31
flint...or at least that is what I am being told. :^)03:31
flintand there is the dichotomy between help and bugs.  this may be Elkner's real problem, he loves to be the early adopter.03:32
Yagisanflint: I read the logs /|\ up there. It clearly said use bugzilla.03:33
mhzYagisan: and if we talk about an institution, in the meantime, while no official bug reporting system is 100% operationl, I propose that that institution could have a MoinBugTemplate admined by its administrator or an external person, so this person is in charge of filtering bugs and reporting to the corresponding tool.03:33
Yagisanflint: but it would help if there was an automated tool for the kids03:33
Yagisanmhz: bugzilla works. I've reported bugs there03:34
mhzbut AFAIK, I used to use an off-line bug reporting tool while I had no internet at home.03:34
Yagisanedubuntu IS all main03:34
flintYagisan, If bugzilla is it, then the problem is solved.  I have also reported bugs to bugzilla.03:34
Yagisanand main == bugzilla03:35
mhzme too03:35
mhzhence I assume it is HowtoDoit properly issue03:35
Yagisanmhz: correct03:35
flintI am going to slap Elkner around and tell him to report all to bugzilla.03:35
mhzLOL03:35
tsengim not sure he'd enjoy that03:36
mhzflint: OR.. you could have them pay you for receiving mail reporting bus and you submit them :D03:36
flintIn elkner's defense, You can always tell the pioneer, he is the one with the arrow in his back... :^)03:36
mhzand later you donate a % of your income to the Edubuntu proect so we can have T-Shirts03:36
Yagisanflint: but he's just a bit too eairly03:36
mhz:)03:36
mhzYagisan: yes, it is not even edubuntu dawn yet03:37
flintYagisan,  for all the disrespecting I do to Elkner, he is a resource of infinite value.  A teacher who will put your product into a production environment.03:37
mhzyes!03:37
mhzElkner rock!03:38
Yagisanflint: I know - but when you are on the bleeding edge - you get cut03:38
mhzbut please train him to use bugzilla properly03:38
flintmhz,  I cannot stress to you how much courage (and stupid optimism) it takes to do this live testing.03:38
mhzLOL03:38
Yagisanflint: it would be nice if he is around long enought to heat the reply!03:38
mhzI know, I've been there03:39
Yagisans/heat/hear03:39
flintmhz, ok, I will work him like a red-haired stepchild. we can get throught this bug issue.03:39
Yagisanso - what was the bug he wanted to report ?03:40
mhzflint: however, I do admit that one thing is being pioneer and other is have 12 year olds testing something is unstable yet03:40
Yagisanthat's what I'm curious about03:40
mhzesp. if they are not trained to bug reporting03:40
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flintogra_, I am out of here in order to get back to a deadline, and to respond to Elkners email.  mhz Elkner is a trip, no doubt about that.  03:41
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flintthanks for all be on time next week.03:41
mhzsorry what??03:41
ogra_flint, i just replied :)03:41
flintthanks ollie!03:41
mhzflint: re-post your last message to me please03:41
flintogra_, so did sabdfl03:42
flint...god that Elkner is a suckup!03:42
flint:^)03:43
magnonsomehow "god that Elkner is good with ketchup" flashed by03:43
flintmhz, which caustic invective did you want to see...03:43
mhzjust thenone after I mentioned i left for edubutnu channel03:44
flintmagnon, ketchup, that is brilliant! :^)03:44
flintmhz, here is is: ogra_, I am out of here in order to get back to a deadline, and to respond to Elkners email.  mhz Elkner is a trip, no doubt about that. 03:44
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flintmhz, that was before sabdfl started responding to Elkner's email unalaterally...03:45
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flintmarkuman, ...I mean that in the nicest way, Mark :^)03:46
markumanflint?03:46
mhzflint: okidoki.. now I get back to #edubuntu03:47
mhzbye guys03:47
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flintmarkuman,  ....yes sir?03:47
flintmarkuman,  I have always had trouble with authority figures...You think getting to be an old man would fix this...03:48
markuman>>>(15:47:27) flint: markuman, ...I mean that in the nicest way, Mark :^) <<< what do you mean?03:48
ogra_flint, markuman != sabdfl03:49
flintthis was in response to a previous posting "mhz, that was before sabdfl started responding to Elkner's email unalaterally..."03:49
flintogra_, I know that, but thanks for the info03:50
ogra_heh... sorry then03:50
flintMark, elkner is actually in a classroom with teenage thugs and drug pushers, using edubuntu.  He writes you and calls me up whinning about the multi path bug reporting system.  Ollie fixes the problem.  I think we should ge on with how to make this project self sustaining...03:52
flintok, the kids are the North Arlington, Virginia cream of the DC intellectual crop... :^)  but they act like thugs when Elkner gets them.03:53
tsengwe met one of his students, we dont believe you03:54
flintMark and Ollie, Elkner would not go to this extreme if he did not feel desperate.  The question is was his desperation a issue of the moment, or is there some good design data buried in his message?03:54
flinttseng,Collin Applegate is a very cool fellow, no doubt I will need to modify the thugs and drug pushers statement...03:56
flinttrying to use technology in a classroom is like trying to juggle flaming chainsaws.  Keep in mind that I just had a run in trying to get the lotr login fixed for the release, I failed in this mission.  No good deed goes unpunished here Mark.03:58
flintThankfully I have great training in the DC Bureaucracy, so I am toughened.  The issue we all face is how to hang in there and try to do good things.  Does that help explain what I mean Mark?04:00
flintBTW Mark, the next time I visit London I would like to introduce you to a friend of mine named John Buckman, a very canny software business developer.  I am standing by for a reply.04:05
ogra_flint, whom are you talking to ? 04:07
ogra_sabdfl is not here ... 04:07
flintogra_,  Elkner calls back and is asking for linkage between malone and bugzilla.  Thanks for the information about sabdfl04:11
flintogra_, login linkage only...04:11
ogra_i think there is none...04:11
ogra_he needs to create an bugzilla account04:11
ogra_s/an/a04:12
flintogra_,  he will carbon you.  God I seem to be good at stirring the pot, unintentionally...04:12
ogra_flint, you can easily check who is here in the sidebar that lists the currently availabe people for the room04:12
flintI need to get back to deadlineville. ya, I did not look at the sidebar, a cockpit error on my part.04:13
ogra_dont worry  :)04:13
\shwow...edubuntu party and nobody informed me04:13
flintollie, thanks for your continued patient help.  It sucks being a clueless old guy 04:13
ogra_flint, we'll teach you, beware ;)04:14
ogra_\sh, every wedneday at this time ;)04:14
flintI gotta go, this old stuff could happen to you as well!  Thanks again.  I'm gone.04:14
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