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LaserJockwhat does the 3 years support for dapper mean for the doc team?12:22
mdkenot a lot, except that we should try and get really good docs12:23
mdkeit is really most relevant to security.u.c12:23
LaserJockwhat happens if the content of the docs change in 3 years. Is there a mechanism for updating them?12:23
mdkewhat do you mean by the content changing?12:24
mdkestring freeze applies to docs as well as to packages12:24
LaserJockwell, in particular I am thinking things will change of the course of 3 years so I wonder if the docs will become incorrect with time12:25
mdkebut the distro won't change12:25
mdkeit will be frozen too12:25
LaserJockbut what if link URLs change?12:26
LaserJockare all of the docs internal?12:26
mdkeLaserJock, ah, then that is a good case for updates12:26
LaserJockk12:30
LaserJockI am trying to gauge what kind of info I can put in the Packaging Guide12:30
mdkeLaserJock, we have an entitites file with urls12:31
mdkeyou can use them and add to them12:31
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LaserJockmdke: yeah I have seen those. thanks12:37
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LaserJockhi jsgotangco 03:44
jsgotangcohey03:45
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Madpilothi all04:16
LaserJockhi Madpilot 04:17
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LaserJockhi theCore 04:20
theCoreLaserJock, hello04:22
LaserJocktheCore: just got your email04:25
theCoreLaserJock, did you render the guide ?04:26
LaserJocktheCore: not yet04:27
theCoreLaserJock, did you work on the guide ?04:33
LaserJocktheCore: no, I did work on a merging guide a bit. It's at wiki.ubuntu.com/Merging04:35
LaserJocktheCore: I think that it will be good for our project04:37
theCoreLaserJock, i think that, too04:39
LaserJocktheCore: what language is the Introduction in?04:41
theCoreLaserJock, latin04:41
theCoreLaserJock, it's the famous "lorem ipsum" placeholder04:42
LaserJocktheCore: I don't think I have ever heard of that04:44
Madpilothttp://www.lipsum.com/04:45
Madpilot^^ complete with automated lipsum generator04:46
theCoreMadpilot, i used it to make the intro text04:46
theCoreit's quite cool04:46
Madpilotit's great - there's even an Opera sidebar that uses that site to generate lipsum :)04:47
theCorenice04:47
LaserJockthat's quite interesting04:48
theCoreLaserJock, I looked at the Ubuntu CC log of your nomination, it's pretty cool how they nominate members04:49
LaserJockyeah, I was kinda nervous but it was fine. I think the big thing they look for is time and that other people will speak for you04:50
theCorehttp://people.ubuntu.com/~fabbione/irclogs/ubuntu-meeting-2005-12-06.html <<<< you may to want to keep that in your personal file04:52
LaserJocktheCore: good idea04:52
theCoreLaserJock, for the guide, i think we should split it in many small wiki, then glue them together04:55
theCoreLaserJock, with this way, the developping will be easier04:57
LaserJocktheCore: I don't know. Once we get it into the svn repo it will be easier. Maybe we should have a scratch wiki page at least.05:01
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theCoreLaserJock, okay, good idea05:02
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LaserJocktheCore: you awake?07:49
theCoreLaserJock, yes07:49
theCoreLaserJock, why ?07:49
LaserJockyou did a lot of work on "where can I find packages"07:50
LaserJockput do you think we really need that much?07:51
LaserJocks/put/but/07:51
theCoreLaserJock, lol, not that much, i just formated this page http://www.ubuntulinux.org/ubuntu/components/view07:52
theCoreno07:53
theCoreit really need some stripping07:53
LaserJockok, that's fine07:53
theCorei would, however, to add links to place to where actually find orphaned or to be done packages07:55
LaserJocktheCore: ok, I gotta get to bed. tomorrow I will work on what you gave me and hopefully get it in the repo07:55
theCorenice, cya07:56
LaserJocktheCore: sure07:56
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bshumatebhuvan : ping?08:41
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jjessemorning :)04:21
jsgotangcohello04:28
jjessehow are you jsgotangco 04:29
jsgotangcopretty good i've started reviewing docs again in svn04:30
jsgotangcoi'm prepping up myself for some good work in a few days04:31
jjessecool, i need to get back into it04:33
jjessebeen really busy04:33
jsgotangcosame here travelling was good and bad04:35
mdkehello04:37
jjessehello mdke 04:37
mdkewho knows a good guide for setting up an smtp auth server?04:38
mdkehi jjesse 04:38
jjesseummm not me04:42
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jsgotangcogood night04:59
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Burgworkmdke, we are likely going to take the lead for start.ubuntu.com if it is going to happen06:50
Burgworkmdke, it is a fairly simple website06:50
jjessestart.ubuntu.com is the new default webpage right?06:52
Burgworkjjesse, it doesn't exist yet06:55
Burgworkjjesse, that is the plan06:55
jjesseBurgwork: i didn't realize they were still going to do it06:56
Burgworkjjesse, s/they/us - if it is realistically going to happen06:56
theCorewhat is start.ubuntu.com ?06:58
jjesseBurgwork: i thought there was a group of people in this team that was against it06:58
jjessetheCore: wiki.ubuntu.com/BrowserDefaults07:00
theCorejjesse, thanks07:01
jjesseBurgwork: i guess i still don't see the benifit behind it... i love how konq's default start page is07:02
jjessegives lots of help07:02
Burgworkjjesse, the plan was never to change the kubuntu default start page07:03
Burgworkjjesse, on FF on Ubuntu07:03
jjesseBurgwork: i realize that it is just a ubuntu thing07:04
jjesseBurgwork: on any of the windows boxes that i have i changed the default page to blank in IE or about in FF07:05
jjessei hate msn.com as the start page for ie07:08
jjesseand besides not everyone has a broadband connection so they can't always get to start.ubuntu.com07:09
theCoreLaserJock, ping07:12
Burgworkjjesse, but the reality is that by the time the people open the webbrowser, they are likely already online07:18
Burgworkjjesse, and if they open a local file, they are more likely to simply have it opened through nautlius07:18
jjesseBurgwork: i disagree, i open my browser all the time, i use dial up and connect to a local webpage 9 times out 10 when i'm at home07:19
Burgworkjjesse, after you open your webbrowser, are you already online?07:19
jjesseBurgwork: nope07:19
jjesseBurgwork: i run two or three different web based programs on different boxes on my local lan, but still use dial up for internet access07:20
Burgworkthen why do you open your webbrowser?07:21
Burgworkwhat are you planning to do with it while not being online?07:21
jjesseBurgwork: access programs (cookbook, wine list, phpmyadmin) all on local machines07:21
Burgworkthat is not a common usecase07:22
jjessemdke: are you around for the discussion?07:25
jjesseBurgwork: if i recall correctly he felt the same way about it07:27
mdkehello07:32
mdkelet me read scrollback07:32
jjesseits about start.ubuntu.com07:32
mdkeyes07:33
mdkeBurgwork, "we are likely going to take the lead"07:33
mdkehow do you know?07:33
mdkei haven't seen it discussed07:33
mdkesince I started using epiphany, I'm really against an online browser default, because every new tab opens the homepage, it would be so slow to work with07:33
mptjjesse, why don't you have Web links to those local Web-based programs in your Places menu or wherever?07:34
mptinstead of launching a browser and then clicking a bookmark?07:34
jjessempt: don't know, i just launch the browser and type the address, never really thought about it07:34
jjesseto be perfectly honest07:34
mptit would (a) be faster, and (b) avoid it trying to go online07:35
mptor enter the URLs into deskbar07:35
mdkempt, you use epiphany right?07:38
mdkedon't you think it would slow the browsing experience right down to have an online homepage with a 56k or even 128k connection?07:39
jjessemdke: thats what i hate about IE trying to open up msn.com or whatever each time you go to a new page07:40
jjessei use windows still at home07:40
jjesseor the wife does :)07:40
mdkeyeah well msn.com is an extreme example because it's hideously slow :)07:41
LaserJocktheCore: pong07:41
theCoreLaserJock, hi07:41
mdkei think we should implement an offline frontpage for the start.ubuntu.com idea and fill it with links to the website07:41
theCoreLaserJock, i'm having some great conversation with the motu, now07:41
theCoreLaserJock, i'm curently overflow with links to good info for the PackagingGuide07:45
LaserJocktheCore: I'm trying to read the log in -motu, just a sec07:46
jjessemdke: i would prefer something like that07:47
jjessemdke: once again i point to how konqi works and wonder if the same setup could be done?07:47
mdkejjesse, screenshot pls07:48
mdkeif you can07:49
Burgworkmdke, because nobody else is going to07:50
mptmdke, yes, I don't think it would slow the browsing experience right down07:53
jjessemdke: argh having issues w/ screen print :(07:53
mptmainly because I could launch the browser and connect in 1 click instead of 207:53
mdkempt, connect to what?07:53
mptthe Internet07:54
mdkempt, talk me through 1 click instead of 207:54
mptYou launch the browser, which tries to access start.ubuntu.com, which is online, which makes Ubuntu dial up07:54
mdkeah i see07:54
jjessemdke: where can i place the screenshots?07:54
mptis that true, or does Ubuntu still not dial up automatically?07:55
mdkempt, tbh I have never seen ubuntu with a working modem connection :)07:55
jjessemdke: its a pain in the ass07:55
mptmdke, touch07:55
mptjjesse, the main objection I'd have to the Konqueror approach is that Firefox and Epiphany are Web browsers.07:56
mdkempt, anyhow. The slowing down of the browsing experience in my mind would come when the user opens new tabs, not when they first start the browser07:56
mdkei don't see a problem with "start the browser, get the nice page with lots of links, click, dial up07:56
mdkeif dial up worked07:56
mptIf that's a problem for you, it's a problem for everyone who uses Firefox on Windows, mdke, and the solution is the same as there: use a blank page as your home page07:57
mdkempt, well, firefox can be configured on windows i believe. And, I want a homepage07:57
mdkeif start.ubuntu.com can be identical to what you planned, but stored locally, I would be able to have one07:57
Burgworkmdke, the problem with storing it locally is content07:58
jjessewho asked for screenshots of konq?07:58
mdkeme07:58
jjesseBurgwork: isn't the fridge supposed to be that?07:58
mdkeBurgwork, in what way?07:58
jjessemdke: where can i put them07:58
mdkechanging the content?07:58
mdkejjesse, mail me them?07:58
jjesseaddress07:58
mdkemdke@ubuntu.com07:58
Burgworkmdke, any changes to content must be done via updates to the distro, rather than out of band, which a webpage would allow07:59
mdkeBurgwork, true. It depends on how change resistent the content would be07:59
mdkei would have it pretty change resistent07:59
mdkeand have the changeable stuff spread on the website07:59
mdkeas I understood it, a relatively short page was the idea of the spec07:59
mptmdke, a big benefit of start.ubuntu.com is that if (for example) we sell the home page to Google in the 7.10 timeframe, it will magically work for everyone running 6.04 and 6.10 and 7.04 who hasn't changed their home page yet, not just for those using 7.1008:00
mdkewha?08:00
mdkelemme read that slowly08:00
mdkesell the home page?08:00
jjessemdke: on the way08:00
Burgworkmdke, sell the right to have google search bar, ala FF does right now08:01
mptIn other words, we can redirect start.ubuntu.com to wherever we want after it's installed, which we couldn't do with a local home page.08:01
mdkei see08:01
mdkeyou have to pay for a google search bar?08:02
Burgworkmdke, no, google pays you08:02
mptBurgwork, we were talking about the home page, not about the search bar08:03
mdkehe means a bar in the page i guess08:03
Burgworkyes, I do08:03
mptNo, I mean the home page itself08:03
mptjust like in vanilla Firefox08:03
mptok08:03
Burgworkwe can include the google search bar in our page and still get paid from google I would imagine08:04
mdkehow important is this?08:04
mdkewhy don't we just include it, and not get paid08:04
mdkethen if canonical negotiates a payment, we leave it there08:04
Burgworkmdke, because then if we ask for money later, we are screwed08:04
mdkenot like anything needs to be added or taken away08:04
Burgworkwe talked about this at UBZ08:04
mdkeok08:05
mdkewell if it was me (it's not), I really wouldn't consider that a big issue08:05
mptCanonical needs revenue sources eventually :-)08:05
mdkempt, sure, but selling bits of the distro seems a bit weird. Anyhow, surely that wouldn't be major bucks08:06
mptmdke, Microsoft, Apple, and I'm sure other Linux distributors do it too08:06
mdkesure08:06
mdkewhen can I expect adverts in my gnome panel?08:06
mdke;)08:06
mdkeat any rate, the powers that be will decide how important the google search bar thing is08:07
mdkeif it's important, you're right, it has to be online08:07
mptnah, we'll sell ads in Gaim so that AIM emigrants feel more at home ;-)08:07
mdkempt, btw did you ever reply to that mail from sabdfl about AboutUbuntu? the thread was "Gnubuntu"08:07
Burgworkmdke, they are already coming in evince08:08
mdkeouch08:08
mdkei would check that out08:08
Burgworkmdke, I even have a blog post and would you like to buy some land in Florida?08:08
mdkebut EVINCE IS NOT IN MY MENUS!08:08
Burgworknope08:09
mdkebloody crazy menu fascists08:09
mdkei can't believe so much stuff is not in the menus and yet Run Application has not been put back08:09
mdkeanyway, where are these ads?08:09
Burgworkthere is no use case for opening a viewer without the associated doc08:10
Burgworkmdke, it was a joke by the evince dev08:10
mdkesure there is08:10
mdkei want to see evince to check if it has adverts08:10
mdkecase ^^08:10
Burgworkright08:10
Burgwork0.0001508:10
Burgwork%08:10
mdkealso, i like opening the program first, then the document08:10
Burgworkyour wierd08:10
mptmdke, no, I'd rather get AboutUbuntu implemented first to demonstrate why filling it with text wouldn't be a nice idea08:10
Burgworkbut seriously, that is a refugee habir from windows08:11
BurgworkI used to do it too08:11
mdkempt, i don't think that was the question, although I don't remember it clearly ;)08:11
mdkeBurgwork, well lots of users will then08:11
mptmdke, I think tabs were mentioned...08:11
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mdkeBurgwork, my parents will be totally incapable of using Ubuntu without being able to open the program first, then the file08:12
theCoreLaserJock, what the plans, now ?08:12
jjessemdke: did you get the email?08:12
mdkejjesse, looking08:12
mptmdke, but that's so slow!08:12
Burgworkmdke, why?08:12
mdkejjesse, no08:12
jjessemdke: checking on my end08:13
LaserJocktheCore: well we just need to keep to the tutorial focus and less reference08:13
mdkeBurgwork, because they are used to it, and they can't use a file manager08:13
Burgworkmdke, why can'08:13
Burgworkthey use a file manager?08:13
mdkebecause they are not used to it08:13
theCoreLaserJock, that guide is getting quite complicated 08:14
LaserJocktheCore: which one?08:15
theCoreLaserJock, the Packaging one08:15
LaserJocktheCore: well, if we don't have to worry about reference material then it becomes simpler ;-)08:16
theCoreLaserJock, :)08:16
theCoreLaserJock, however, we getting more and more rules to follow everyday08:17
LaserJocktheCore: well, I guess that's just the way it goes. It really isn't a problem. In the end we can move material from the Packaging Guide to the Developer Reference if we need to.08:18
LaserJocktheCore: That is, if the licensing isn't a problem :(08:18
theCoreLaserJock, i hope so08:19
mdkelol08:20
LaserJockmdke: how would that work. The Packaing Guide would be the doc-team dual licence but the Developer Reference would probably be GPL08:22
mdkeanother good reason to release the packaging guide as gpl08:22
LaserJockmdke: your right08:23
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mdkejjesse, got it now08:34
mdkenice08:34
jjesseyeah i like :)08:37
jjesseafk meeting :)08:37
mdkeafk meeting with food08:39
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jjesselucky you got food w your meeting i just got coffee :(09:17
mdkei just had a meeting with me and food, no one else present :)09:19
jjesseah i had an actual meeting09:19
jjesseso you like how konqi looks ?09:24
mdkelooks good09:27
mdkei don't like the file manager thing09:27
mdkebut a nice colourful simple front page is a good idea09:28
Burgworkironically,  the kde devs are  thinking of spliting konq for kde409:38
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jjessegrin10:00
jjesseso did we decide anything on start.ubuntu.com or just lots of discussion?10:10
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LaserJocktheCore: hi10:15
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teroednihello10:17
theCoreLaserJock, hi10:20
LaserJocktheCore: I just had a good session in #ubuntu-motu-school showing somebody how to package using hello as an example10:20
teroedniso i think i will hang out more here10:20
teroedniis this the official doc site10:21
theCoreLaserJock, sorry, if i quit often without notice, i have some problem with my internet connection10:21
teroednianyway jsut so you know10:21
theCoreLaserJock, the hello package is really a good example package10:22
teroednii am a part of the gwos, but i also plan to be a part of moin wiki(i have contributed):)10:22
teroednihope that is okay10:22
teroedniso are you guys discussing changeds in the wiki here or?10:23
theCoreLaserJock, your hello walkthrough is interesting10:30
theCoreLaserJock, i think i will get it a try 10:31
theCores/get/give/10:31
LaserJockteroedni: right now we are talking about a Ubuntu Packaging Guide10:32
teroedniLaserjock:Thats osunds okey10:33
teroedniyust wanna introduce me10:33
teroednisince i perhaps plan to stay here10:33
teroedni:)10:33
theCoreteroedni, you have a wierd english, you know ? ;)10:35
teroedniWell thats because i come from Norway10:35
teroedniim not the best10:35
teroedniin English10:35
theCoreteroedni, me too (i'm a french-canadian) 10:36
teroedni:)10:36
teroednigood im not alone :)10:36
theCoreteroedni, we currently building a guide for the new package maintainers10:36
teroednisounds good:)10:37
theCoreteroedni, it is10:37
theCoreteroedni, right now, we are just plannig10:38
theCores/plannig/planning/10:38
theCoreteroedni, you can check our outline if you want: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuPackagingGuide/Outline10:39
Burgworkmdke, ping10:42
teroednithe core, thanks is look good:)10:42
jjessetheCore: was reviewing the packaging guide and is looks good so far10:52
jjesseoutline wise10:52
theCorejjesse, thanks for the compliment, LaserJock has worked hard on this too10:54
jjesseLaserJock: good then as well, didn't mean to exclude you :P10:54
LaserJockjjesse: np10:54
LaserJockit is a team/community effort10:54
jjesseteroedni: are you interested in helping out with docs or just the wiki?10:55
teroednidocs10:56
teroedniif i can be of use:)10:56
jjesseyou can be of use10:56
theCoreteroedni, what would you like to do ?10:56
jjessedid you go to wiki.ubuntu.com/DocteamProjects  ?10:56
jjesseyou can also see what docs we are currently working on at doc.ubuntu.com10:56
teroedniwell for the moment i wait and see what cc says10:57
jjesseLaserJock or theCore is this (http://doc.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/packagingguide/C/index.html) the correct pacage guide?10:57
LaserJockjjesse: that is a Packaging Guide that was done by somebody else10:58
LaserJockjjesse: theCore and I decided that we should rework it10:58
jjesseLaserJock: oh yeah iremember some discussion on the mailing list 10:58
LaserJockjjesse: basically that guide was parts of the Debian New Maintainers Guide + some wiki11:00
LaserJockjjesse: I think we can do better11:00
LaserJocknot that those were bad. but sometimes starting from scratch is easier than revising an existing doc11:00
theCoreLaserJock, did you knew this page existed ? https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UniverseCandidates11:00
LaserJocktheCore: for sure11:01
theCoreLaserJock, that a must for the new maintainer11:01
LaserJocktheCore: I am also the MOTU wiki organizer guy ;-)11:01
theCores/that/that's/11:01
LaserJocktheCore: see MOTU/DocTodo11:01
LaserJocktheCore: yes it is, but people need to know what to do with it11:02
LaserJocktheCore: ok, I gotta go for a bit, will bbl11:02
theCoreLaserJock, see ya later11:03
theCoreteroedni, so are you still interested by building docs?11:08
mdkeBurgwork, pong11:09
teroednithecore11:10
teroedniyea i think so11:10
teroednibut i will wait a little11:10
teroednii have bookmarked the site11:10
mdkekubuntu docs need some loving, if you are a kubuntu man teroedni 11:10
teroedninope gnome11:10
teroedniim more of a hw man;)11:10
mdkeah11:10
mdkewell, it all needs loving11:10
teroednibut for now i watch11:11
teroedniand observer11:11
teroedniafter the community agenda meeting11:11
teroednii be clearer on what i want to work on11:11
mdkecool11:12
teroedni:)11:12
mdkewhat meeting?11:12
teroedniwell gotta go. I have the site bookmarked<---see ya :)11:12
teroednihttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuForumDiscussion<---this one mdke11:14
mdketeroedni, that has nothing to do with us :)11:14
teroedniahh:)11:15
mdketeroedni, but it's an interesting one11:15
teroedniwell i be back later thanks;) have a nice day:)11:16
mdkeyou too11:16
theCoremdke, why they banned robotgeek from the IRC channel ?11:20
mdkedunno11:20
mdkewhich channel?11:20
theCoredunno11:21
theCore#11:21
theCoreIRC Channel:11:21
theCore    *11:21
theCore      Additionally members who side with Amaranth, robotgeek, and the GPL are now being banned (I've been banned [Seth] )11:21
theCore    *11:21
theCore      Kyral has been banned from #ubuntuforums for the same reason11:21
theCore    *11:21
theCore      Before banning Kyral, the forum staff member [WWW]  FLeiXiuS said: [17:45]  <FLeiXiuS> Were not under the CoC, nor do we give a shit about the CC in here..11:21
theCoreit's a wierd entry11:21
mdkeah dude11:21
mdkethat stuff is all about both sides going over the top11:22
mdkepeople who are arguing go over the top to make differences between each other11:22
mdkebest thing is to ignore it11:22
theCoreit what I though11:22
mdkesome seriously good progress is being made on this thread: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=100069&page=1811:23
mdkelots of constructive discussion, people listening to each other etc11:23
LaserJockyeah, the last CC meeting was interesting11:24
theCoremdke, is there really competition between the doc repo and the wiki?11:25
mdkei think competition would be a bad way to describe the relationship11:25
mdkesome forum members want a place to store howtos11:26
mdkethey decided not to use the ubuntu wiki, but another one, mainly because of software-based reasons11:26
mdkesome social reasons11:26
mdkenow those social reasons have been resolved11:26
mdkethank god11:27
LaserJockthey have?11:27
mdkeyeah it was mainly based on a misunderstanding11:27
mdkei have spent many hours on this :)11:27
mdkeanyhow, that wiki is going to remain in place for the time being11:29
LaserJockI was just thinking of the last CC meeting11:29
mdkeLaserJock, i wasn't there11:29
LaserJockyeah, it is too bad people just can't get along. I mean we all are here for Ubuntu11:29
mdkeLaserJock, they will get along11:29
mdkeFOSS is difficult, everyone has different ideas11:30
mdkeit needs hard work, but people can get along11:30
LaserJockwell, I would hate to see the forums gone11:30
KingbahamutMost of us feel that way LJ/mdke11:30
mdkeby the way theCore/ LaserJock, Kingbahamut is the admin of that wiki11:31
mdkehe'll tell ya11:31
Kingbahamuttell em what?11:31
=== theCore prise the wiki god :P
mdke [22:26:37]  < mdke> now those social reasons have been resolved11:32
LaserJockseems silly to get so worked up over such things. But I guess I can understand. I so focused on what I am doing that I can't see other people's point of view11:32
KingbahamutMy communications with you guys have been if anything better 11:32
Kingbahamuthowever11:32
Kingbahamutthe ongoing issues11:32
Kingbahamutoutside of thta 11:32
Kingbahamutarent resolved 11:32
mdkesure, but those are different issues11:33
Kingbahamuttheres alot of that going around Laserjock11:33
Kingbahamutno one is willing to see anyone else's point of view 11:33
mdkeKingbahamut, i disagree11:33
mdkehttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=555933&postcount=17611:33
Kingbahamutmy communications with Amaranth have been if anything11:33
mdkethat shows that some people are11:33
Kingbahamutvery unproductive 11:33
mdkein fact that whole thread demonstrates that some people are11:33
KingbahamutI have no doubt some are 11:34
KingbahamutI am certainly willing to listen11:34
Kingbahamutwhat becomes hard 11:34
Kingbahamutis that those who want me to listen to them, dont choose to listen to what I have to say or want to for that matter11:34
Kingbahamutit causes frustration on everyone's part 11:34
theCorewith a community big as Ubuntu, it must be though to get everyone to the right place ...11:35
mdkeyes11:35
Kingbahamutits possible to assume that yes, Core11:35
LaserJockKingbahamut: that's what my wife tells me all the time ;-)11:35
mdkeheh11:35
Kingbahamutlol11:35
KingbahamutLaserJock, I wouldnt be stuck down here in my dungeon of Metal11:35
Kingbahamutif that statement were not true 11:35
mdkeas I said, I think most sides go out of their way to make things difficult, I just block it all out and listen to the people who are making sense, as on that thread11:36
KingbahamutI think the banning of Azz11:36
Kingbahamutmore than likely did damage and healing at the same time11:36
Kingbahamutwhether I aggree with it or not 11:36
mdkesure11:37
mdkethere is too much personal stuff involved in these battles11:37
Kingbahamutand honestly the issue with respect to Arnieboy and Automatix itself11:37
mdkepeople build up mistrust as I said yesterday ;)11:37
Kingbahamutis just a sympton of the earlier problem 11:37
Kingbahamutbetween Azz and the rest of us 11:37
Kingbahamutsure they do11:38
Kingbahamutthats being human , matthew11:38
mdkewell, I believe that that post by ubuntugeek will go a long way towards sorting things out11:38
KingbahamutI tried to explain that to Amaranth 11:38
Kingbahamutand the reply I got was rather11:38
Kingbahamutwell11:38
mdkeand the thread it is on has been very productive for both sides11:38
Kingbahamutnot happy 11:38
theCorewhy there isn't a unofficial forum ?11:39
Kingbahamutno11:39
Kingbahamutwhy Humanism and Community must be factored in 11:39
mdketheCore, there probably are, loads of them11:39
Kingbahamutto the equation 11:39
Kingbahamutthe reply I recieved from Amaranth was 11:39
Kingbahamut Dec 08 13:47:22 Amaranth        I don't think you should speak much at the CC meeting, we don't want to be there 4 hours listening about humanity.11:39
mdkeplease don't get into personal discussions11:40
Kingbahamutmy apologies11:40
Kingbahamutstill immensely frustrated, shall keep it out 11:40
mdkewe like to try and retain our neutrality :)11:40
Kingbahamutas do i 11:40
Kingbahamutas do I 11:40
Kingbahamutregardless 11:41
Kingbahamutyes11:41
LaserJockwell I was impressed with the way the CC handled the last meeting. I think they are trying to be objective about this11:41
=== theCore is astonished to see the load of social issues behind ubuntu
KingbahamutObjectivity is key 11:41
mdketheCore, behind any FOSS project11:41
Kingbahamutbias is always a problem 11:41
mdkeLaserJock, yeah the CC members are all top11:41
mdkeKingbahamut, you shouldn't be frustrated, read the thread 100069: i'm totally convinced that progress is being made11:42
mdkeleave individuals aside11:42
LaserJockmdke: it is indeed 11:42
KingbahamutI have faith in progress matthew 11:42
Kingbahamutif I didnt I wouldnt be in here11:42
Kingbahamutor any other channel 11:42
mdke:)11:42
Kingbahamutnor would I still be fending off attackers 11:42
mdkeBurgwork, pong TIMES TWO!11:42
Kingbahamutif I didnt believe in the concept of mutual progression 11:42
mdkeignoring attackers is also useful ;)11:43
Kingbahamutcant11:43
mdkesometimes...11:43
Kingbahamutdid that for a day11:43
Kingbahamuttook my webserver down11:43
Kingbahamutfor 24 hours11:43
theCoreouch11:43
mdkeoh, i didn't mean that sort of attackers11:43
theCorei remember that day11:43
KingbahamutI recieve in excess11:44
Kingbahamutof 11:44
Kingbahamut2000 emails11:44
Kingbahamutfrom people asking me what was going wrong with the Doc11:44
Kingbahamutusers, mods, admins all alike11:44
mdkethat's a lot of mail11:44
Kingbahamutyes11:44
KingbahamutEach time I take her down for the q4 games11:45
mdkebrb (washing up)11:45
KingbahamutI usually get spamed with about a hundred emails 11:45
theCoreKingbahamut, what is the problems with the forum exactly ?11:46
Kingbahamutreally11:46
Kingbahamutyou want the real answer?11:46
theCoreyes11:46
KingbahamutControl 11:46
Kingbahamutwho has it 11:46
Kingbahamutand who doesnt 11:46
theCorei see11:46
LaserJockhhmmm, I have never thought of there really being any control on forums11:47
Kingbahamutwell ulitmately LJ11:47
KingbahamutI think there should be11:47
LaserJockmakes sense11:47
KingbahamutI mean, illegal activity, nudity, vulgarity, personal attacks and defamation11:47
LaserJockright11:47
Kingbahamutthose are the things im accused of moderating11:47
Kingbahamutby Azz's statements11:47
Kingbahamutall of those but Illegal activity11:48
Kingbahamutshould never be moderated or deleted 11:48
Kingbahamutwhile I concede the point of Jailing such posts11:48
theCoreUbuntu should be free of this craps11:48
Kingbahamutin the issues of Nudity, Vulgarity and Illegal Activity 11:48
KingbahamutI cannot abide them, and remove them without question 11:48
LaserJocktheCore: it only would be if it was free of people ;-)11:48
Kingbahamutas a moderator11:48
Kingbahamutbut11:49
LaserJockbut the personal attacks and defamation11:49
KingbahamutI have been reprimanded more times than I can count 11:49
Kingbahamutfor those types of moderation 11:49
Kingbahamutand thats the root of the issue11:49
Kingbahamutwhat should be moderated11:49
Kingbahamutand what shouldnt11:49
LaserJockhmm, makes sense that that would be a problem11:50
Kingbahamuttrue11:50
Kingbahamutso 11:50
Kingbahamutsomeone must decided11:50
Kingbahamuter11:50
Kingbahamutdecide11:50
LaserJockright, and who gets to decide?11:50
Kingbahamuttrue11:50
Kingbahamutshould the community decide? the CC? Should the CC take the community into account? does it? 11:51
Kingbahamutthose are the types of questions11:51
LaserJockcan't there be moderated and unmoderated sections11:51
Kingbahamutthat are asked by the admins and mods of the forum 11:51
Kingbahamutyes11:51
Kingbahamutthere can be 11:51
Kingbahamuthowever11:51
Kingbahamutagain, Azz believes that Moderation should NEVER occur11:51
Kingbahamutin any capacity 11:51
KingbahamutJailed yes, Moderated no 11:51
LaserJockhmm, I don't know. I think every form of communication has some form of moderation11:52
Kingbahamutthus being the nature of communication11:52
KingbahamutI think most everyone is just too emotional over it all 11:53
Kingbahamutto think clear enough 11:53
LaserJockright11:53
mdkeyeah11:53
Kingbahamuteven myself to an extent 11:53
Kingbahamuthowever I have much more removed myself11:53
Kingbahamutfrom the furor that was my conversation with Kyral 11:53
Kingbahamutwhich spawned my problems with Amaranth 11:53
LaserJockI know my friend Kyral has gotten hot a lot11:53
mdkethe problem is this: people on both sides have become so personally involved, that it is difficult to see them ending. but the bigger picture that I see, is that there have been issues, they are being addressed, and things will improve11:54
mdkethe individial bickering probably won't end11:54
mdkebut it doesn't matter11:54
KingbahamutLaserJock, Kyral and I had it out for a long session 11:54
mdkebecause the broader issues are being resolved11:54
Kingbahamutit took me a long bit to prove to Amaranth that Im really not an a-hole11:54
theCorewhy there isn't a side council in which the members would be elected by the community?11:55
LaserJockKingbahamut: I can imagine, he's a great guy but gets worked up really fast11:55
KingbahamuttheCore, I have suggested this11:55
Kingbahamutmore than once11:55
mdkea side council?11:55
Kingbahamutand on a variety of levels11:55
Kingbahamutif the users, Members and NonMembers alike11:55
Kingbahamuthad a voice11:55
KingbahamutI doubt seriously11:55
Kingbahamutthe issues that we have would be as severe in nature 11:55
mdkeah you mean on the forum?11:56
KingbahamutThe user needs a voice 11:56
mdkegood idea11:56
Kingbahamutmy contention is , do the CC members speak with the user 11:56
Kingbahamuton a daily basis11:56
mdkeoh11:56
Kingbahamutdo they have intimate knowledge of the user 11:56
mdkei thought you meant the forum11:56
mdkeevery user is free to attend the CC meetings11:56
Kingbahamutof course they are 11:57
LaserJockKingbahamut: I'm not sure that they don't but I understand where you are coming from11:57
Kingbahamutbut 11:57
Kingbahamuthow many users understand how to get there? 11:57
mdkeKingbahamut, as many as want to know11:57
mdkeand can read the website11:57
KingbahamutI dont think its that easy 11:57
Kingbahamutbut you might be correct in that assumption 11:57
Kingbahamutthe user doesnt understand the relationship11:57
Kingbahamutat least many of the users I interact with dont 11:58
mdkei don't think it has to11:58
LaserJockwell the CC is pretty busy with other things, it would make sense to have some sort of mediation team that could look at these things11:58
mdkethe CC is a body at the top of a pyramid11:58
mdkethe lower bits of the pyramid represent various bits of the community11:58
theCoremaybe if we give every users a role, it would solve some problems11:58
mdkethe CC makes top level decisions about the future of Ubuntu, it shouldn't exist to sort out scrapping between users11:58
mdkeunless it cannot be resolved at any other level11:58
theCoremdke, true11:59
KingbahamutI aggree with the concept 11:59
Kingbahamutof a mediation team11:59
mdkewell a mediation team is now being set up on the forum11:59
mdkei believe that will help11:59
mdkeas will the other initiatives that ubuntu-geek has proposed11:59
mdkethe individual squabbling will have to die out gradually11:59
Kingbahamuteventually 12:00
Kingbahamutyes 12:00
LaserJockis there some place where I can see the hierarchy of the forum leadership or something12:00
Kingbahamutsure12:00
KingbahamutForum leaders12:00
Kingbahamutat the bottom 12:00
Kingbahamuta quick question for you guys though 12:02
LaserJockI can't find it12:02
LaserJockooops12:02
KingbahamutDo any of you think I am the "leader" of this "gang"?12:02
LaserJockI found it12:02
mdkeKingbahamut, which gang?12:02
Kingbahamutthe forums gang?12:02
LaserJockI really haven't heard anything about you honestly12:03
theCoreme too12:03
Kingbahamuthmmm12:03
Kingbahamuta number of communications Ive had 12:03
Kingbahamutnot with any of you mind you 12:03
Kingbahamuthave stated that Im the gang leader 12:03
Kingbahamutand that I make the decisions to things regarding the forum 12:04
LaserJockI hear mostly about kassetra and arnie 12:04
mdkeno, i communicate with ubuntugeek quite a lot, so I know he is the forum admin12:04
Kingbahamutok 12:04
Kingbahamutim just asking 12:04

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