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effie_jayx!schedule caracas05:06
effie_jayx@schedule caracas05:06
UbugtuSchedule for America/Caracas: 13 Feb 08:00: Community Council | 13 Feb 12:00: Forum Council | 13 Feb 16:00: Technical Board | 14 Feb 06:00: MOTU | 14 Feb 16:00: Edubuntu | 15 Feb 01:00: IRC Operators05:06
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Seveas@schedule amsterdam09:44
UbugtuSchedule for Europe/Amsterdam: 13 Feb 13:00: Community Council | 13 Feb 17:00: Forum Council | 13 Feb 21:00: Technical Board | 14 Feb 11:00: MOTU | 14 Feb 21:00: Edubuntu | 15 Feb 06:00: IRC Operators09:44
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jsgotangco@schedule manila11:02
UbugtuSchedule for Asia/Manila: 13 Feb 20:00: Community Council | 14 Feb 00:00: Forum Council | 14 Feb 04:00: Technical Board | 14 Feb 18:00: MOTU | 15 Feb 04:00: Edubuntu | 15 Feb 13:00: IRC Operators11:02
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=== ..[topic/#ubuntu-meeting:Ubugtu] : Current meeting: Community Council | Calendar: http://fridge.ubuntu.com/event | Logs: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/ | 13 Feb 16:00 UTC: Forum Council | 13 Feb 20:00 UTC: Technical Board | 14 Feb 10:00 UTC: MOTU | 14 Feb 20:00 UTC: Edubuntu | 15 Feb 05:00 UTC: IRC Operators
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alex_muntada@schedule barcelona12:52
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alex_muntada@schedule andorra12:52
UbugtuSchedule for Europe/Andorra: Current meeting: Community Council | 13 Feb 17:00: Forum Council | 13 Feb 21:00: Technical Board | 14 Feb 11:00: MOTU | 14 Feb 21:00: Edubuntu | 15 Feb 06:00: IRC Operators12:52
Seveasgooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooodmorning :)12:53
Admiral_Chicagooh it's a healty 6 am here12:53
Admiral_Chicagomorning12:53
jsgotangcohello12:53
elkbuntuno, sorry, that's in an hour :12:53
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tsmithehiya Seveas12:53
tsmithehiya Hobbsee12:54
jsgotangcoi must be dreaming, i finally got to attend CC again12:54
jsgotangcohehe12:54
Seveasjsgotangco, heh12:54
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elkbuntujsgotangco, yes, i know. i keep looking to see if im supposed to be counting sheep12:54
Seveasjsgotangco/elkbuntu: that's actually why this time was picked12:54
elkbuntuSeveas, :)12:55
jsgotangcoyeah poor us living in the far east and the pacific12:55
jsgotangcohehe12:55
Seveasthere aren't enough sheep left in .au for elkbuntu to eat^Wcount12:55
amachuHi, this is sriramadas (nick: amachu) from Ubuntu Tamil Team12:55
Seveashi amachu12:55
Hobbseehey tsmithe!12:55
HobbseeCC is on now?12:55
tsmitheheya12:55
Hobbseenice12:55
amachuSeveas: Hi12:55
tsmitheyeah :)12:55
SeveasHobbsee, it's on when the council arrives12:55
elkbuntuSeveas, wasnt me that ate them, im not so much a fan of lamb.12:55
tsmithemmmm lamb12:55
tsmithemutton?12:56
Seveaselkbuntu, shrimps!12:56
elkbuntuSeveas, scallops!12:56
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alex_muntadaamachu: good to see you here, too12:56
elkbuntuSeveas, we need to get ourselves into that cafeteria again somehow12:56
Seveaselkbuntu, www.google.com/employment12:56
amachualex_muntada: Thank You12:56
elkbuntuSeveas, im not smart enough :(12:56
effie_jayxok.. I just got hungr... brb12:57
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jsgotangcohahaha12:57
HobbseeSeveas: of course.  glad to see that it hasnt changed.12:57
elkbuntuSeveas, and fyi, it's /jobs12:57
HobbseeSeveas: 404'd12:57
Hobbseeah12:57
jsgotangcohahahhaa12:59
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Seveashi lyz12:59
pleia2hey Seveas12:59
SeveasThe agnda for today is https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncilAgenda01:00
SeveasHopefully the meeting will start soon01:00
Seveascjwatson, elmo: ping01:00
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amachuok01:01
elmoI'm here01:01
nocturnHi guys01:01
Seveaselmo, welcome!01:01
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=== Hobbsee wonders when a new CC will be chosen?
dindaSeveas - I'm/ we're here with the Ubuntu-Women's Project01:02
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SeveasHobbsee, Soon(tm)01:02
HobbseeSeveas: how soon?  as in, today?01:02
Hobbseehey dinda!01:02
ShankarGaneshhello there01:02
ShankarGanesheverybody01:02
SeveasHobbsee, as in Soon(tm)01:02
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Hobbseeelkbuntu: red cordial?  now there's a good idea...01:03
HobbseeSeveas: pathetic.01:03
elkbuntuwell crap.01:03
amachuShankarGanesh: hi Shankar Ganesh also represents Ubuntu Tamil Team01:04
Seveasamachu, is tamilteam on the agenda?01:04
dindaSeveas - did you see the pics from he pilot?  the snowball one is great of you - imho01:04
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makogreetings01:04
tsmithehi mako01:04
Seveasdinda, I saw them but I still don't agree with the description "boyband"01:04
MikeB-hey mako01:04
Seveashi mako01:04
dindalol - that was Billy, I promise01:05
Seveaswere 2/3 there with CC availability01:05
elkbuntuSeveas in a boyband? this I *got* to see...01:05
Seveasunless I missed cjwatson somehow01:05
amachuSeveas: I have applied for Membership01:05
dindaoh, and I have vidoe of him singing too!01:05
makoi'm making coffe right now :)01:05
elkbuntudinda, ol buddy, ol' pal!01:05
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dindaHe did a Great job - really01:06
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dindanow I can't get that song out of my head, "Always look on the bright side of life. .  "01:06
tsmithehi Vorian :)01:06
Vorianhey tsmithe :)01:06
tsmithe:)01:06
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elmosabdfl's apparently on his way...01:08
Seveaselmo, very nice! I thought he was not able to make it01:08
jsgotangcoyay01:08
cjwatsonhi, sorry01:09
Seveashi colin01:09
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Seveasnocturn, good to see you made it01:10
Seveascjwatson, elmo, mako: shall we get startd once mako has coffee or dowe wait for mark?01:10
nocturnSeveas: I hope I can stay (I'm at work)01:11
elmoif colin's happy to be part of the meeting (I thought we'd let him off of CC duties - he did resign after all), we may as well get started.  we have quorum and Mark can catch up01:11
gnomefreakelmo Seveas cjwatson mako if im not around i would like to say that Admiral_Chicago (freddy) has been doing alot of bugs, wikis, and alot of work with the mozilla-team (im sure a few others will be here to cheer also from that team)01:11
nocturnSo excuse me if I have to leave during the meeting...01:11
Seveasgnomefreak, noted, thanks!01:11
gnomefreak:)01:11
Seveaselmo, ah sorry, didn't know that yet01:12
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cjwatsonelmo: I can if need be, but if you're happy with just three for today I'd certainly rather be doing other things01:13
elmocjwatson: as a compromise, would you mind puppeting as mark till he arrives?01:14
jsgotangco:D01:15
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cjwatsonsure01:15
makosound good then01:15
Seveasok, let's get started01:15
SeveasDennis Kaarsemaker01:15
Seveas01:15
SeveasExpiring members01:15
SeveasI took the liberty of extending Paul Sladens membership until the meeting but we should implement a procedure for handling expired members01:15
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sabdflhi all01:15
Seveashi sabdfl !01:15
gnomefreakhi sabdfl01:16
tsmithehello sabdfl01:16
Hobbseeyay, sabdfl!01:16
nocturnHi sabdfl01:16
amachuhi sabdfl01:16
alex_muntadahi sabdfl01:16
Seveaswe were about to start the meting with point one on the agenda01:16
Seveasso, let's repeat that:01:16
makocjwatson: lucky :)01:16
SeveasDennis Kaarsemaker01:16
Seveas01:16
SeveasExpiring members01:16
SeveasI took the liberty of extending Paul Sladens membership until the meeting but we should implement a procedure for handling expired members01:16
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Seveasin the mean time Paul Sladen and Brandon Hale have expired (well, their membership), but they are still members via ubuntu-(core-)dev01:17
makoso i talked to a few LP people in mountainview01:18
makoabout having the pinging and such be automatic01:18
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jendaHello01:19
sabdflthat work is underway, iirc, and may already have landed just not deployed01:19
makoso that folks that were interested in staying members could just reply to something quickly and stay on board01:19
makosabdfl: right01:19
jendasorry for being late01:19
makoSeveas: so in the mean time, i guess we just do it by hand01:19
Seveasmako, ok01:19
alex_muntadahi jenda01:19
jenda(could someone please pastebin me the backlog?)01:19
makoSeveas: someone sends and email and asks if they want to renew their membership01:19
tsmithejenda, ok01:19
sabdflhave pinged salgado who was working on that01:20
Seveaswill renewing involve coming to a meeting?01:20
makoSeveas: if they do, we renew a year, that's it :)01:20
makoSeveas: not until they don't respond and we unreg them01:20
Seveasmako, how about "we're not sure whether you are still contributing" cases01:20
sabdflin the case of people who are members via another team, like artwork or edubuntu or kubuntu or -dev, i think we should encourage them just to maintain that angle01:21
makoSeveas: we trust them to make that distinction on their own01:21
Admiral_Chicagojenda: http://pastebin.ca/353506 you didn't miss anything01:21
jsgotangco+101:21
sabdflin other words, minimise the CC interaction, delegating as much as possible01:21
jendaAdmiral_Chicago: thanks - for some reason I panicked and thought it was a different meeting ;)01:21
Seveassabdfl, so bhale and sladen can stay on expired because they still are in -dev01:21
makoSeveas: it's not bulletproof, but if we don't trust folks, we shouldn't make them members in the first place01:21
sabdflyes01:21
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sladenit depends whether -member is the representation of agreement with an idealogy (the CoC) or a declaration of consistent commitment01:21
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bhaleah, sorry i am sortof here01:21
sabdfli think we could get the expiration email to even describe that explicitly01:22
makosabdfl: yes, that's right01:22
makoSeveas: we can work on that text now, and then whatever we come up with probably be send when LP starts doing it01:22
Seveasmako, sounds good - shall I work on some words and e-mail it to cc@?01:22
sabdfl"your direct membership in team foobar will expire in 4 days, but because you are a member in the following teams you will effectively stay active in foobar:01:22
sabdfl - bazbar01:22
sabdfl - blubar01:22
sabdfl"01:22
makoSeveas: sure, or we can put a draft in the wiki01:23
makoSeveas: whatever works01:23
Seveasok, so nothing for that needed in this meeting right now afaics01:24
Seveaslet's move on unless someone objects (respond quickl if you do :))01:24
SeveasBelinda Lopez01:25
Seveas01:25
SeveasUbuntu Women's Project - Website admins for the domain have been unresponsive, we have no access to the main site, Project leaders have gone missing as well, we want to move forward but make sure previous leaders/admins have had an opportunity to step down. Should we be considered a Loco Team?01:25
dindaWe're here: dinda pleia2  nurseGirl hobbsee01:25
dindaGreetings all!01:25
Seveashi dinda01:25
sabdflhey guys01:26
jsgotangcowha? she's still not a member all this time?01:26
makohola01:26
sabdflyes, i think the general process should be similar to a loco team01:26
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dindalol - next meeting I'll be ready!01:26
Hobbseejsgotangco: sorry?01:26
sabdflwho are the website admins and project leaders?01:26
dindaPleia2 can give those names?01:26
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pleia2sabdfl: currently Vidya Ayer is the only one who has access to the website, she also controls the Launchpad team and mailing list01:27
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pleia2she even called herself the project lead, but she pretty much was, she was the one who spearheaded the creation01:27
pleia2s/even/never01:28
makopleia2: and is unresponsive atm?01:28
pleia2mako: the last I heard from her was late December, I have emailed her twice since then01:28
sabdflok, i have contact details for vidya01:28
makoyeah, so do i01:28
sabdflwho would be the new leader?01:28
makoone of us should send an email and if we don't hear back in a week or so, we'll xfer stuff over01:28
makosabdfl: should you do it or should i? i'm happy to right now01:29
sabdfllp allows us to add admins to the team01:29
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pleia2I'd volunteer to be the new leader, I've been with the group since almost the beginning01:29
sabdflmako: i'll do it, right away, and cc the cc01:29
dindatxsorry, connection reset01:29
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makook.. we can also just add another admin right now01:29
sabdfldo we have consensus from the folks here that pleia2 would be a good admin for the lp team?01:30
dindatxdefinitely01:30
sabdfland also website admin if we need to add that?01:30
pleia2thanks dinda01:30
Hobbseefrom the little i see of it, yep.01:30
sabdfli don't know how the website stuff works. elmo?01:30
elkbuntui'm in the same situation as hobbsee with this01:30
pleia2sabdfl: the UW site is on a loco box (if that helps)01:30
pleia2you'd need my ssh key01:30
elmosabdfl: we can recover it and give others access01:30
NurseGirlI support pleia2, definitely01:31
sabdflpleia2: pls privmsg me your email address and full name, and lp username01:31
sabdflmako, could you make pleia2 an admin on the ubuntu-women lp team?01:31
sabdflif we don't hear from vidya in a week we can make pleia2 the owner, and one of the other women an admin as a backup01:32
makosabdfl: sure01:32
sabdflmako, if you need lp-admin to do that you should have it01:32
makosabdfl: i'll let you know in a second01:32
sabdflmako: pleia2 is lyz in lp01:33
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pleia2and just for the record, Vidya did tons of work with this group and her contributions are greatly valued01:33
makosabdfl: i do need lp-admin01:33
makopleia2: absolutely01:33
dindatxall of the previous folks did great work, which is why we didn't want to just take over01:34
MikeB-pleia2: probably a case of real life taking over, hopefully she will be back01:34
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pleia2MikeB-: nod, before I lost contact entirely she was quite busy (since about August I've been trying to get changes made on the site, she's been busy)01:34
dindatxboth Pleia2 and I emailed Jono for guidance and he recommended we come here for help01:36
elmomako: I'll do it01:36
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sabdflmako: sent01:37
Seveasis the website access being done now as well or will that be waiting unitl Vidya had a chanceto respond to that e-mail?01:37
sabdflpleia2: cc'd you, let us know if there's no reply to you in a week01:38
sabdflwebsite should wait01:38
pleia2sabdfl: thank you01:38
sabdflin lp we can *add* an admin01:38
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Seveasok01:38
elmoI've made pleia2 an admin of u-w in LP now01:38
makoawesome01:38
dindatxthanks01:39
pleia2thanks01:39
Seveasok, that's all for the ubuntu-womens team for now I guess01:39
dindatxno we can move forward following the Loco Team format01:39
dindatxno = now01:39
Seveasyup01:39
Seveaslet's hope to see you back as LoCoTeam in one of the next meetings!01:40
dindatxanything else, Pleia2?01:40
sabdflbtw, salgado says that we should be sending daily notifications to people who's memberships expire within a week01:40
Seveassabdfl, ewwww....01:40
sabdflif anyone here did *not* get such a heads-up in thelast few days, please contact salgado to debug01:40
jsgotangcoohhh01:41
Seveasthat's too spammy to my taste :)01:41
makosabdfl: daily notifications mean there is a batch send once a day01:41
jsgotangcoat least we show we care hehe01:41
sabdflmako: yes01:41
makosabdfl: not you get a single email EVERY DAY after you have expired01:41
sabdflnot after you expire01:41
sabdflin the week before01:41
makook01:41
pleia2dindatx: there is the mailing list too, but we might want to wait to tackle that with the website access after a week01:41
sabdflthen you get the "you have expired" mail01:41
sabdflthen radio silence01:41
Seveasok, so we're moving on to locoteams01:42
makosounds good01:42
SeveasAnyone from ubuntu-ve?01:42
effie_jayxMe01:42
SeveasRolando Blanco?01:42
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effie_jayxhere is here01:42
rolando-veHi01:42
sabdflSeveas: i think this choice was the simplest, feel free to talk with kiko and salgado about other ideas01:42
sabdflless spammy ones01:42
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Seveashi rolando-ve and effie_jayx01:43
makook01:43
effie_jayxhi all01:43
rolando-veHi Seveas! hi all01:43
effie_jayxSeveas,  hi :D01:43
Seveasdo you have an english wikipage/websote about ubuntu-ve?01:43
SeveasI'm afraidI don't speak spanish01:43
effie_jayxSeveas,  our proposal is in english01:44
Seveas(and please ignore my bad spelling, I'm feeling a bit ill)01:44
Seveaseffie_jayx, where is it? The CC agenda links to a spanish page01:44
effie_jayxSeveas,  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/VenezuelaTeam/ApprovalApplication01:44
effie_jayxsorry about that01:44
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elkbuntuC3s4r, is also a member of ubuntu-ve. hola C3s4r :)01:45
Seveaseffie_jayx, how's the collaboration with other locoteams going?01:46
C3s4rhi elkbuntu :D01:47
effie_jayxSeveas,  well ... it has been interesting01:47
effie_jayxthis past few months we have helped them get stablished... but01:47
effie_jayxthey are also workigin in gathering more people to use the services...01:48
sabdflrolando-ve, effie_jayx: have things settled down with quidam now?01:48
sabdfli had mail fromhimrecently asking if the changes had been made01:48
sabdflthey had, but he couldn't see that on the relevant lp page01:48
effie_jayxsabdfl,  we have.. and we are working on the three admins to give direction to the team01:49
makothat's all good to hear01:49
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effie_jayxSeveas,  in teams like ubuntu-do ... the main problem is they have power failiures01:50
effie_jayxvery frequntly... they don't stay online for long01:50
sabdfli'm glad those issues straightened out so nicely, well done01:50
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effie_jayxsabdfl,  quidam is a great friend of a friend of mine.. so no harm there01:50
makothe ve team looks large and active from what i can see, you should be proud :)01:51
effie_jayxsabdfl, here is really keen to see team he started go somewhere...01:51
effie_jayxmako,  it has been the collective spirit of various LUGs in my country01:51
Seveasmako, indeed, the -ve team has been a good example to other latin american teams01:51
makoawesome :)01:51
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effie_jayxthe key has been to be open to freedom and brotherhood01:52
sabdflok, i'm quite happy with the state of this loco team01:52
sabdflthey've handled one change of leadership well, which is a good sign01:53
effie_jayxsomething rolando has always tried to put in  everything01:53
sabdfland are organised with a clear plan01:53
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sabdflso, +1 from me01:53
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elmo+101:53
mako+1 form me as well01:53
SeveasWel done rolando-ve, effie_jayx, C3s4r and others!01:54
elkbuntucongrats venezuela :)01:54
SeveasCongratulations!01:54
effie_jayx:D01:54
rolando-ve:D01:54
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jatem:D01:54
Seveassabdfl now has the stage for an extra item on the agenda01:54
Sapote:D01:54
amach1congrats from Tamil Team also01:54
effie_jayxThanks cc for the trust you put in the team01:55
sabdflok, i've taken too long to get this sorted, my apologies to cjwatson and others who have been waiting patiently!01:55
jendaCongrats effie_jayx and others ;)01:55
sabdflit's time to nominate new folks to the CC01:55
effie_jayxthis is not a goal... this is the continuation of the challenge01:55
tsmithewell done!01:55
ShankarGanesh__:)01:55
jatem;)01:55
sabdflwe have a much bigger community, and I think it would be good to get representation from some new parts of that community01:55
sabdflso i will be nominating some folks from the forums, and other parts of the broad ubuntu project01:56
sabdflcurrently, there are 5 nominations, all of whom have said they are happy to stand for the post01:56
C3s4r:D01:56
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sabdfl   y daniel holbach01:56
sabdfl   y matthew east01:56
sabdfl   y mike basinger01:56
sabdfl   y corey burger01:56
sabdfl   y jerome gotangco01:56
Seveashow many people will be in the new CC? Who of the current CC will stay?01:57
sabdflcjwatson will be stepping down from the CC (but standing for the TB iirc)01:57
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sabdflelmo, mako, and i will stay01:57
Hobbseeno one from x/kubuntu there.  looks good though01:57
sabdfli don't yet know the xubuntu community well enough ( not sure it yet has the scale)01:58
jendaHobbsee: Why did I read that as "no one from x/kubuntu there.  looks good"01:58
makojenda: :)01:58
sabdflwould like a kubuntu representative, but haven't yet met the person who is CC-ish from that group, mortly TB-ish folks still01:58
Hobbseejenda: er, those statements were supposed to be split :P01:58
gpocentekthe xubuntu community is not large enough to have members in the CC IMO01:58
jendaHow will the election work for this?01:59
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makofor the record, the cc is not supposed to be strictly representative01:59
sabdflwell, a really good CC candidate would represent all of us01:59
sabdflnot just a constituency01:59
makoevery member on the CC will be dealing with issues pertaining to the entire project01:59
sabdflmako: +1 :-)01:59
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jsgotangcogpocentek: it does not follow strictly though01:59
Hobbseesabdfl: you'd probably have to ask the kubuntu community who would fit that.01:59
makoand so it's important that they be know and respected by folks in all parts01:59
sabdflHobbsee: i've gone through quite a process to put this list together01:59
sabdflwould really like 2 more names, and am open to suggestions today02:00
Hobbseesabdfl: of course, wasnt suggesting that you hadnt :)02:00
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sabdflpeople should have made an impact outside of a particular group02:00
makoHobbsee: the idea would be that if there were additional names, it would be an election02:00
sabdflanyhow the suggestion is that we should vote and the top n-2 out of n should get a seat on the CC02:00
sabdflthat way, there is some real competitive position02:01
sabdfland we have at least 2 candidates for the next round to start with :-)02:01
Seveaswouldn't that make the CC rather large?02:01
sabdflwell02:01
Seveasah, next round :)02:01
sabdflit would make it 602:01
sabdflbut we want to have some rotation02:01
sabdfli would like to cover more timezones02:01
Seveas\o/02:01
sabdfland have more processes that involve just one or two cc members02:01
sabdflso we can respond to regional issues without a full meeting02:01
sabdfland have quorum at meetings in all timezones without having to ask mako or an aussie to be up at 4 am02:02
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makosabdfl: 8 by my count with the current list02:02
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sabdflmako: not if we take the top 3 of 502:02
makoah, right02:02
makoin any case, i'm all for a larger cc02:02
makoit will allow us to be more active as a group02:02
sabdflwe will do the same with the TB02:02
sabdflrelatively few things require close-to-consensus02:03
sabdflbinary drivers....02:03
sabdfltough decisions02:03
sabdflmost things can be done with quorum02:03
makowe're all stretched thin.. but with more people we can at least be broad and thin ::)02:03
sabdflwhich we should try to keep attainable in all timezones without too much difficulty02:03
SeveasI'm trying to think of people who have been around long enough and made an impact02:03
Seveasthe current list is pretty good02:04
Seveasfor how long will they be on the council? 2 years?02:05
sabdflyes02:05
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sabdflwith the MC we nominated some for 1, some for 2, to get the rotation02:05
sabdflbut here i think we want broader representation02:05
SeveasMC?02:06
sabdflmotu council02:06
Seveasah02:06
sabdfldholbach is nominated for both02:06
sabdflok, let's go with this list02:07
makoi'm glad to hear that there's no objections :)02:07
sabdflok, i will verify that LP polls allow us to select the top m of n options02:07
makohard work and clean living pays off02:07
sabdflperhaps some condorcet variation has been implemented02:08
sabdflhopefully there are not too many bugs!02:08
Seveassabdfl, us devotee *evil grin*02:08
Seveass/us/use/02:08
makosabdfl: if it isn't, we should just go with approval voting02:08
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sabdflmako: not sure how we select top "top 3 of 5" if we just have approval voting?02:09
jsgotangcoin ruby? heh02:09
sabdflthose who get the most votes?02:09
Seveasnocturn, if you're still here: you're up after this so please prepare your introduction (all other member candidates, also be prepared)02:09
makosabdfl: you count up the approvals02:09
jendasabdfl: most approvals02:09
sabdflok02:09
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makosabdfl: it's the easiest method to implement that usually selects the same as preferential systems02:10
sabdflright02:10
nocturnOk Seveas02:10
sabdfli think we can do that02:10
sabdflmay need some behind the scenes data analysis02:10
sabdflok, done02:10
sabdflthanks to those candidates for standing02:10
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sabdflvoting will run from monday, for two weeks, roughly, unless naybody has objections to that?02:10
MikeB-sabdfl: thank you02:11
sabdflall ubuntu-members are eligible to vote02:11
jendamako: just for clarification, would that mean everyone can approve or disapprove of each of the 5 candidates?02:11
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jendasabdfl: and would there be a possibility to vote outside that period? eg. by email02:11
jenda(because I can't)02:12
makojenda: i wouldn't say disapprove, but yes02:12
makojenda: that's the interface02:12
makobut sine most people will probably approval candidates02:12
sabdfljenda: you can't?02:12
makoa prefential system would probably be, er, preferred02:12
jendaI'll be on the road for a month02:12
makojenda: find an internet cafe?02:13
MikeB-sabdfl,: I can remain on the FC is I serve on the CC?02:13
jendamako: of course, I can try, but I'd greatly prefer if I could email my votes before hand :) But I don't want to disrupt the meeting with this.02:13
elmoMikeB-: absolutely02:14
posingaspopularjenda: good luck to you on your travels02:15
jenda(thank you, I'll be meeting the indian loco team ;))02:16
sabdflMikeB-: certainly02:16
Seveasany more outstanding issues with the CC votes?02:16
makoMikeB-: i hope you choose to :)02:16
posingaspopularIndia(n)?02:16
sabdflok02:16
sabdflnext?02:16
Seveasmember candidates!02:16
amach1jenda: do not forget to meet us too.. we too are from india02:16
Seveasnocturn, you're up02:16
nocturnHi all02:16
nocturnI'm nocturn, candidate for Ubuntu membership.02:17
nocturnI have been a moderator on Ubuntuforums for 1,5 years now if I remember correctly02:17
nocturnSo, on that basis, I would like to apply02:17
SeveasMikeB- (or any other forums folks), can you vouch for nocturn?02:18
MikeB-nocturn is a fantastic forums mod02:18
VorianI am here to cheer for nocturn.  He is a wonderful staff member on Ubuntu Forums, and is extremely helpful to all.02:18
jendayes, nocturn has been a very good mod :)02:18
MikeB-+1 from me02:18
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sabdflok, +1 from me. i think any moderator in good standing for more than 3 months would qualify02:19
Seveashmm, last time I looked at the ubuntuforums-staff teampage it had much less members. Great improvement there02:19
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sabdflnocturn: that said, do you have the relevant wiki page?02:19
nocturnsabdfl: you mean about me?02:19
jendaSeveas: there are yet even a few who aren't on the LP page yet.02:19
MikeB-very helpful and level headed when helping people02:19
sabdflnocturn: yes, we usually expect new members to have a wiki page describing their work to date and plans in ubuntu02:20
nocturnMy wiki page is here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Nocturn02:20
sabdflthat's a bit thin!02:21
makoso usually i'd like to see a lot more in terms of wiki pages02:21
sabdflwho has a good example?02:21
nixternalhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/RichardJohnson :)02:21
MikeB-seveas: I have been updating the ubuntuforums-team page02:21
makoi'm happy to proceed in this particular case because we've explicitly said that we would give the benefit of the doubt to long-time forums moderators02:22
ograsabdfl, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DanielRobitaille02:22
nocturnThanks Mako02:22
nixternalsabdfl: yours isn't a good example? ;)02:22
makoRichardJohnson's is pretty good :)02:22
nixternalyay :)02:23
jsgotangcogoodness02:23
carlosmako: but isn't that duplicating most of the info in launchpad?02:23
makocarlos: some of it, yes :)02:23
carlosI mean... mine doesn't have all that information because most of it is already tracked there...02:23
makoyes, that makes sense02:23
makoalthough it's nice to highly particular things taht show up in launchpad that you are proud of02:23
elkbuntuso long as the info is somewhere02:24
ograwell nixternal os a doc guy ... they love to play with layouts, you know ;)02:24
carlosmako: ok02:24
nixternalthanks ogra, just set me out :)02:24
ogra;)02:24
ogranixternal, your page is great :)02:24
sabdflnocturn: can you see the sort of thing we're looking for?02:24
jendanixternal: how about making it into a userpage template, hmm?02:25
sabdflmikeb, could you ask other forums staff who look for explicit membership to follow those examples?02:25
nocturnsabdfl: I see02:25
sabdflMikeB-: ^^02:25
ShankarGaneshNIXTERNAL: your blog really rocks!!!02:25
MikeB-sabdfl: sure02:25
sabdflin this case, happy to +1 give the longstanding work done by nocturnal, and this is the first case02:25
ograMikeB-, nice quote on planet btw :)02:26
sabdflbut in future we'll ask for that web page to be something other people can read and gain some real insight into the person02:26
nocturnsabdfl: I'll update it soon.  I followed an example of another mode02:26
MikeB-orga: thanks02:26
nocturns/mode/mod02:26
sabdflok02:26
sabdflelmo?02:27
elmo+102:27
makonocturn: awesome, thanks :)02:27
makonocturn: welcome!02:27
nocturnThanks guys!02:27
Vorianyay nocturn !!!!02:27
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MikeB-congrats02:27
makowhose next?02:28
Seveas\o/02:28
Seveasamach1, you're up02:28
amach1nocturn: congrats02:28
amach1hi all02:28
amach1I am Sri Ramadoss and is seeking for Ubuntu Membership.02:28
amach1I am currently the contact person of Ubuntu Tamil LoCo Team.02:28
amach1We are from Tamil Nadu, India. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/sriramadas is my wiki page giving a glimpse about my contributions.02:28
ShankarGaneshI know amach1 and he's been my friend for just a month. He's introduced me to a lot of things about ubuntu localisation02:29
amach1I have been managing Ubuntu Tamil Team for the past eight months.02:29
amach1I have here with me Shankar Ganesh, who joined us recently and currently part of our student wing.02:29
ShankarGaneshso, +1 for Ramadoss (amach1) from me02:29
ShankarGaneshHe's organised a good group with support from organisations here who've been with him supporting him financially02:30
elkbuntuamach1, is active and enthusiastic with LoCo stuff, and reguarly contributes to discussions between LoCos02:30
ShankarGaneshyeah, he does02:30
sabdflamach1: very good wiki page - thank you!02:31
sabdflgives me a clear idea what you are doing02:31
sabdflcan you tell me - i'm ignorant - what's the relationship between Tamil Nadu and the Tamil's of Sri Lanka?02:31
amach1sabdfl: thank u02:31
makoSeveas, sabdfl, elmo: is someonbody approving these as we go?02:31
amach1sabdfl: we work together in Translation02:31
Seveasmako, I'll do that02:31
sabdflmako: i have the page up, just haven't approved any.. ok thanks seveas02:32
amach1sabdfl: as we both share same common mother tongue02:32
amach1sabdfl: Tamil is one of the official Language in India as well as Sri Lanka02:33
sabdflok, and is there a loco team there?02:33
Seveasnocturn, please join the ubuntumembers team on launchpad02:33
amach1sabdfl: i hope there is a Sri Lankan Team02:33
Seveas(other member candidates who have not done that yet: please do so as well)02:33
nocturnSeveas: OK02:33
amach1https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SriLankanTeam02:34
elkbuntuthere is a sri lankan team, but i believe it's dormant at the moment02:34
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sabdflok, i'm happy with amach1 for membership on the back of his role in the tamil nadu loco team02:35
amach1sabdfl: thank you02:35
sabdfli'd be thrilled to hear that the ubuntu sri lankan tamil / non-tamil folks had strong collaboration and cooperation in place02:35
nocturnSeveas: done02:35
sabdflso let me know if there's movement on that front02:35
amach1sabdfl: sure02:36
sabdflok, great work. elmo? mako?02:36
elmo+102:36
mako+1 from me as well02:37
Seveascongratulations amach1!02:37
MikeB-congrats02:37
makoamach1: i was reading through your stuff.. lots of it :)02:37
Seveasmeatballhat (Dan Buch), you're up02:38
amach1Seveas: Thank You everyone02:38
meatballhatHello! My name is Dan Buch and here's my profile: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DanBuch  Most of the work that I do can be seen here http://diy.devubuntu.com02:38
meatballhatMy primary focus is advocacy in every way possible, which is what led me to the Marketing Team.  I continually push for adoption of FOSS at my place of work, and I've fallen into the habit of steering every conversation possible into the subject of Ubuntu.02:38
meatballhatIn the long term, I would like to push for adoption of Ubuntu throughout the public sector, especially as my state has had a particularly spotty recent history with regard to fiscal responsibility.  With the help of my fellow LoCo Team members, I am confident that a significant Ubuntu presence in Ohio is not only possible but inevitable.02:38
meatballhatTo sum it up:  I would like to see Bug #1's bug head on a bug pike.<!--end canned speech -->02:38
UbugtuMalone bug 1 in ichthux "Microsoft has a majority market share" [Critical,Confirmed]  https://launchpad.net/bugs/102:38
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jendaDan has been an amazing help in both creation and design/planning of diy.devubuntu.com . He is a very dedicated Ubuntero and Ubuntu would be half without him :)02:38
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VorianDan has been instrumental in the work that has been done to make the start up of the Ohio LoCo team such a success to this point.  With Dans help, we have become the largest LoCo team in the United States, with over 75 members and growing.02:39
VorianDan's vision on spreading Ubuntu has inspired many on our team to become very active ubuntero's.02:39
VorianHe has been very determined to help our LoCo team become an approved team.02:39
VorianBesides all that, Dan Buch is a perfect gentleman.02:39
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jendahehe02:39
jacobmp92Dan has helped out a ton in our LoCo team, subbing for meetings, controlling sub-teams, etc02:39
jendaHe hasn't bribed me, I dunno about vorian, though.02:39
jacobmp92he has recruited a ton of members02:39
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tsmithehaha02:41
jacobmp92(i thought my connection died from the snow)02:42
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tsmithemeatballhat's application was just too good. everyone's lost for words!02:42
Seveasit's always like this after someone introduces himself: people are reading wikipages etc.02:42
Seveaslong silence means lots of good things to read, so is generally a good sign02:42
jsgotangconice pic too02:43
meatballhatjsgotangco: much thanks :)02:43
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Seveasare there other ohio folks here to cheer?02:43
jsgotangcoalthough i admit this is the first time i saw a wedding pic in the wiki, nor to a distro one at that02:43
jsgotangco:D02:43
nixternallol02:44
meatballhatSeveas: many of our members are in school right now despite the snow  :)02:44
Seveasheh02:44
jacobmp92meatballhat: not here, im out from snow :)02:44
VorianSeveas, the ones who are already cheered :)02:44
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sabdflmeatballhat: *great* wiki page!02:47
makomeatballhat: yes, your work on the team seems really great02:47
meatballhatsabdfl: thank you oh so much ... it's good to finally meet you in, er, person  :)02:47
meatballhatmako: thank you :)02:47
nocturnI have to leave now guys, I'll leave my client logging02:47
makonocturn: sounds gsood, thanks for coming02:48
nocturnThanks Mako02:48
sabdflmeatballhat: tell me about diy marketing and the loco teams02:48
sabdflhow can we coordinate that relationship02:48
sabdflso the loco teams receive a steady stream of ideas, materials, etc?02:48
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meatballhatwe've been holding off to get the site in a better state of readiness, mostly02:49
sabdflhey ryan02:49
ubuntugeekhello02:49
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meatballhatthere are so many materials out there02:49
jendaoi, ubuntugeek02:49
MikeB-hey ubuntugeek02:49
SD-PlisskenHello  ubuntugeek.02:49
ubuntugeekhey02:49
meatballhatmost of the work we need to do is simply catologing and such02:49
sabdflok02:50
sabdfldo you think it would be possible to have a "marketing top of the week"?02:50
makosabdfl and ubuntugeek and i have been talking about the new cc candidates and people on the cc and member councils, he's got some good poitns we should raise after we're done processing new member candidates02:50
sabdflwith some materials etc?02:50
sabdflwhich loco's could translate and use?02:50
jenda(/me notes that a click on diy.devubuntu.com will show the four main categories of items the project will categorize...)02:51
sabdfli think over a year it would be good to take the locos through a cycle of building up media contacts, for example02:51
meatballhatsabdfl: absolutely, yes ... we're working to make it easier for volunteers to jump in and contribute within the Branding and Trademark guidelines02:51
sabdfland then feed thema steady stream of news or event related information02:51
sabdflok02:51
sabdfl+1 from me for meatballhat on the back of amazing work with the diy marketing effort02:51
mako+1 for me.. in total agreement02:52
sabdflmeatballhat: have you chatted with jono bacon much?02:52
meatballhatsabdfl: thank you!!  :D02:52
sabdflelmo?02:52
meatballhatnot much yet, no02:52
elmo+102:52
meatballhatI'd like to talk to him a lot more, though :)02:52
Voriancongrats meatballhat !!!!02:53
Seveaswoohoo02:53
jendaCongratulations Dan :)02:53
Seveastsmithe, you're up02:53
tsmitheHi. I'm Toby Smithe, a student at the Judd School in Tonbridge. I've been using Ubuntu as my main system for just over one year now, and various other Linux distributions on and off since about 2001. During my period of consistent Ubuntu exposure, my involvement has increased exponentially. I started off helping out on the forums, reporting off, and am now packaging packaging, learning Python, and triaging those bugs that once upon a time02:53
tsmitheI would have been filing.02:53
tsmitheI have recently become very involved in the Ubuntu Studio project, and have been packaging various softwares for that, with alsa-firmware, alsa-tools, wired and enblend sitting on REVU; and having created a product in Launchpad, with the Cinelerra-CV upstream SVN being imported, so that we can get to work with fixing licence issues on the way to inclusion in Universe. I have packaged my own application to change the default sound card,  as02:53
meatballhatThank you to everyone!  :)02:53
tsmitheoundconf-gtk, and this is now in Feisty Universe. I wrote it as a result of not being able to find an applet like it in XFCE, which I was using at the time.02:53
tsmitheYou may have noticed above a number of sound-related packages. I was in the right place at the right time to get involved with helping to maintain ALSA; crimsun and the Ubuntu Studio team wanted packaging alsa-firmware, and I wanted to learn how to do the same. I picked up the package, and crimsun walked me through it. I am now in the process of creating a kernel patch for ac97 regressions since Edgy, and have been triaging various ALSA bu02:53
tsmithegs. I would like my involvement with ALSA and UbuntuStudio to continue, and UbuntuStudio to be a smash hit (however high an expectation this may be).02:53
tsmithehmm02:53
tsmithethat was more than it looked earlier :S02:53
sabdflmeatballhat: bend his ear for a while about diy-marketing + loco's02:53
sabdfli think there's a lot of low-hanging fruit that just needs a well organised wiki page and a weekly mail02:54
sabdfltsmithe: wiki page?02:54
AstralJavaVouching for tsmithe here, I'm also in the ubuntustudio team and he's shown a superb effort in Making It Happen(tm). I might even dare to say we'd be in trouble had he not been with us. :)02:54
tsmithehttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/TobySmithe02:55
MikeB-I have to go, and get my son ready for school (7:00 AM here).02:55
tsmithesabdfl, ^^ :)02:55
tsmithethanks AstralJava02:55
_MMA_Im cheering for tsmithe. He has been a great help with the Ubuntu Studio project. Without him as a packager we would not have progressed as far as we have. He has been very instrumental in getting the project better connected with Launchpad and Bazaar as well.02:55
PriceChildtsmithe's been very helpful drafting the "Forum Ambassadors" spec which we're hopefully presenting to the FC in a couple of hours. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ForumAmbassadors02:55
makoMikeB-: thanks for coming, we should follow up afterwards02:55
tsmithe_MMA_ and PriceChild, thanks a lot02:55
Admiral_ChicagoI've also seen tsmithe working on the Ubuntu Studio project, he is a solid member and I was glad to see him apply. His packaging has been very helpful02:55
MikeB-mako: i had someone wanted me to ask you if you ever approved the member from last month?02:55
tsmitheAdmiral_Chicago, cheers :)02:55
SeveasMikeB-, that happened earlier today02:56
jendaToby has been a good community member, from what I've seen.02:56
tsmithejenda, hehe :)02:56
VorianI here to cheer for tsmithe too, very helpful!02:56
makoMikeB-: i did, yes02:56
tsmithethank you Vorian02:56
MikeB-mako:)02:56
Seveassabdfl/elmo/mako: I have to go now, will do launchpad/wiki/summary duty later today. Just wanted to add my \o/ for tsmithe before I leave02:58
tsmithethanks Seveas :)02:58
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Seveassabdfl/elmo/mako: please set the time and date for the next meeting at the end of this one. On the 27th, the TB has #ubuntu-meeting from 21:00 to 23:00, the rest of the day it's free02:59
sabdflthanks Seveas02:59
makoSeveas: sounds good03:00
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tsmithehi Seeker` :)03:00
makoSeveas: thanks again03:00
jsgotangcook 5 more03:00
makoPriceChild, tsmithe: wow, that's great! thanks for helding out on that03:00
sabdfltsmithe: where are you based? in the UK?03:00
tsmithemako, i'll be very happen to see it happen03:00
tsmithesabdfl, yeeah03:01
makotsmithe: i'm impressed with the range of projects you've helped out on in the community03:01
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tsmithemako, thanks :)03:01
tsmithei like to do my bit :)03:01
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tsmithei get all this for free, kinda feel obliged to give back to it03:01
Voriannicely put tsmithe :)03:02
tsmithe;)03:02
sabdfl+1 from me on the back of toby's excellent work in the forums and ubuntustudio03:03
sabdfljust finishing reading some of the links on your wiki page03:03
tsmithethank you, sabdfl03:03
sabdflreally superb work!03:03
sabdflimpressed you got a response from becta03:03
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tsmithesabdfl, haha - it took some work, though03:03
sabdflkeep up the pressure :-)03:03
tsmithei'll try03:03
makoabsolutey, +1 form me03:04
tsmitheyay!03:04
elmo+103:04
tsmithedanke, elmo03:04
sabdflwelcome aboard!03:06
sabdflwho's up next03:06
_MMA_Nice tsmithe. ;)03:06
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tsmithethanks ever so much, everyone :D03:06
makoalright03:06
Voriancongrats tsmithe  !!!! porc::inca03:07
makostgraber: you're up03:07
tsmithe:dito::love:03:07
makoalright, we can move on03:07
makotmarble: you're up03:08
tsmitheoh - and i may have to leave soon, but i want to give a big cheer for Admiral_Chicago's application later03:08
tmarbleok, thanks03:08
makomaybe sooner rather than later :)03:08
tmarbleHello all, I'm Tom Marble and I champion Ubuntu within Sun Microsystems ==> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TomMarble03:08
tmarbleI promote the choice of Ubuntu with Sun Servers with engineering and the field sales organization03:08
tmarbleI work with fabbione on the SPARC architecture team03:08
tmarbleAnd I provide technical guidance to implement our partnering strategy of making Sun's Free Software (and soon-to-be-Free-Software) available in Ubuntu03:08
tmarbleI have collaborated with doko on sun-java5 and sun-java603:08
tmarbleAt the moment I am working with our NetBeans (IDE) and GlassFish (application server) teams to make this software available for Feisty03:08
makofabbione i believe is back to cheer for tmarble, although he pasted some stuff to me earlier03:09
fabbioneyeah i am here03:09
fabbioneI fully support Tom Marble to be an Ubuntu memember. He did several non trivial things for the sparc port that are not immediatly noticeable if not because now we can just run on it without problems. He is extremely pro-active in testing sparc and feeding info back to get the stuff done as they should. His contribution has/is relevant. I can't personally speak for his Java packaging skills but his name didn't pass unnoticed in -changes.03:09
fabbioneHe is definetely a +1 for our community.03:09
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dokowe have to invent the MOTM for tmarble (uploading only to multiverse ;)03:10
makotmarble: i believe we met in MTV, no?03:10
dholbach(I reviewed another package of his and he did very thorough work, was quick to reply back and easy to work with.)03:10
tmarblemako, yes.. i really enjoyed meeting many people at UDS -- from Ubuntu and the community03:10
sabdflawesome wiki page tom03:11
tmarblesabdfl, spasibo!03:11
makoyes yes, loads of good stuff03:11
dokosupporting tmarble, we need more people involved with java in the distro. +103:11
sabdfli have worked with tmarble and been really impressed with how seriously he takes community issues, dynamics and processes03:11
sabdflthe fact that he's here reflects that03:11
makotmarble: so is working on ubuntu stuff part of your job?03:11
makoi assume yes03:12
tmarblemako, this is a very interesting question -- the short answer is YES (stay tuned for the longer answer ;)03:12
makoi am personally really happy to see people working on ubuntu as parrt of their job and not working at canonical.. i think that's a really important step for our community03:12
makoi know it's happened in other places too, but it's great to see it sort of end in membership03:13
makoin the interest of moving forward, i'm happy to give my +103:14
tmarblemako, we see the partnership with Ubuntu as extraordinarily strategic.... it's mutually beneficial at many levels... obviously we benefit from -- as our CEO says -- hardware revenue from those users who want GNU/Linux and our eco-friendly server technology03:14
sabdfltmarble: are you already a MOTU, or is that your next port of call?03:14
elmo+1 from me, very glad to see Tom becoming an Ubuntu member, I've enjoyed working with him on the java licensing stuff and seeing him at UDS03:15
tmarblemore importantly our company realizes the importance of Free Software to developer and user adoption of technology generally --> and this is championed by webink who has had an enormous impact on our direction03:15
tmarblesabdfl, i am following the process to become MOTU (MOTM?) to the best of my ability, as indicated by dholbach  (currently not MOTU)03:16
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sabdflok. +1 from me for membership (and thanks for coming here explicitly)03:16
sabdflalso, fwiw, +1 from me for MOTU membership, feel free to convey that to dholbach &co03:16
dholbachtmarble: it'd be great to have you in the team :)03:16
tmarbleI have one mini package in REVU at the moment as a technical study (add-apt-key) (no advocators :(03:16
makocarlos: you're up03:16
carlosHi, My name is Carlos Perell Marn and I would like to become an Ubuntu member.03:16
carlosI'm a Launchpad developer working for Canonical Ltd. and my main task is to provide infrastructure to handle internationalisation in Ubuntu, including language packs exports.03:17
carlosI'm also current Spanish translation team coordinator, but I'm in the process to move this role to someone else in the team as I don't have much time to translate and handle the tasks required as the coordinator.03:17
carlosAs part of my work I have a lot of interaction with Ubuntu translators and try to help them in the best way to improve its language support in Ubuntu.03:17
dholbachtmarble: i'll take another look at it03:17
carlosAfter more than 2 years and a half improving Ubuntu localisation, I think is a good time to get a bit more involved in Ubuntu process and that's why I would like to be accepted as an Ubuntu member.03:17
carlosYou can see my brief wiki page at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CarlosPerelloMarin and my Launchpad account at https://launchpad.net/~carlos03:17
tmarbleand I have one of our "real" packages : NetBeans in REVU -- which we are working aggressively on preparing for multiverse03:17
jsgotangcowhoa03:17
sabdflcarlos! very happyto see you here :-)03:17
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carlossabdfl: I thought it was time to do it ;-)03:18
=== tmarble thanks all!
sabdflcheers tmarble03:18
makocarlos: your wikipage is also a little thin ;)03:18
sabdflwelcome aboard03:18
sabdflhis lp account is pretty phat, though!03:18
carlosmako: yeah, I noticed that after the first membership review...03:18
makoyes, that's very very true... but you have the advantage of having all of us all be extremely familiar with you :)03:19
carlosmako: but didn't have time in this hour to 'fix' that :-(03:19
sabdflcarlos: what are the biggest community requests for rosetta these days?03:19
carlossabdfl: more translation/traslators review oriented tools03:19
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carloswe already added some improvements to the translation review process which seems is exactly what our translators wanted03:21
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makocarlos: i remember talking to you about membership like 2 years ago :)03:22
makocarlos: i'm glad you've followed through and have appreciated your community contributions during the intervening period03:22
makothis is sort of one of those "you're not a member already?" situations so i'm happy with a +1 from me03:23
carlosmako: well, I guess it was more a problem of me being lazy to do this step than other thing...03:24
sabdfl+1 from me on the back of carlos' long dedication to translation in ubuntu and gnome03:24
elmo+103:24
makoalright then03:25
makoife, the former Kawashima Kiko, is a member of the Japanese imperial family. She is the first-born granddaughter of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko and is currently a third-year student at Gakushuin Girls' Junior High School in Tokyo.03:25
makosorry03:25
makobad paste03:25
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makolionel:03:25
makothat was wikipedia :)03:25
lionelHi all03:25
carlosmako: ;-)03:26
makosomeone else name mako who is princess in japan03:26
carlosthank you guys!03:26
lionelI'm Lionel Porcheron from France. I work as a system administrator in a small compagny. I am a Ubuntu user since Hoary, and I sarted to contribute during the Dapper cycle: I started packaging, bug triaging, and writing some documentation. I am also one of the fren03:26
lionelch translator of the Ubuntu Weekly News.03:26
lionelToday, I am a contributor to Universe: I do merge/sync, bug fixes and packaging. I also plan to enhance server guide before Feisty string freeze (based on my Wiki contributions).03:26
lionelYou can find the details of my contributions on my wiki page.03:26
lionelLP: https://launchpad.net/~lionel.porcheron03:26
sabdfli will personally congratulate kiko on his sex change and newfound nobility03:26
lionelWiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LionelPorcheron03:26
jsgotangcolol03:26
makosabdfl: wait, when was kiko not a princess?03:27
sabdflwell. now you mention it. that hair, with a tiara, would work03:27
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elkbuntumako, you've always been a princess in our eyes :)03:28
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makoi think this meeting is officially too long :)03:28
sabdfllionel: how is the MOTU process working for you? any suggestions or comments?03:28
nixternal1 more after lionel then it is miller time03:28
makosorry lionel :)03:28
lionelmako: no pb :)03:29
sabdflmako: i have a call in 30 so let's shoot to be done by then03:29
lionelsabdfl: I am planning to apply for MOTU in few week/months03:29
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sabdfllionel: but are you finding that community helpful, and responsive?03:32
lionelsabdfl: yes, really !03:32
sabdflok03:32
sabdfli'm happy to +1 on the basis of packaging and documentation contributions, and also UWN translation03:33
lionelMy current sponsors (crimsun, geser, Adri200) are reallyhelpfull and applied patch in a few ours03:33
sabdflUWN combined with a DIY marketing tip of the week would be amazing...03:33
sabdflcool!03:33
makoyes, i'm happy with +1 as well03:33
elmo+103:33
sabdflwelcomeaboard, lionel!03:34
lioneltanks a lot !03:34
sabdfldrum roll...03:34
nixternalsabdfl, mako, elmo, Seveas: I sent an email in about Admiral_Chicago, but since it didn't kick off at 06:00 Chicago Standard Time, I am here :)03:34
Admiral_Chicagosabdfl: you drum rolling for me?03:34
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nixternalyou wouldn't be so lucky :)03:35
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Admiral_Chicagoa man can wish nixternal. Should I begin?03:35
nixternalwait for the Dr. Mako to call you in :)03:35
elkbuntunixternal, isnt that princess mako?03:36
zakamehahaha03:36
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makohold up03:36
makoAdmiral_Chicago: you're up03:36
Admiral_ChicagoI am Freddy Martinez, I work heavily in the Mozilla Team and have been working with structuring our team since the very beginning. A major component of my work with the team is new team member education, wiki structure, and general bug work.03:36
Admiral_ChicagoI work very closely with the Chicago LoCo, event planning, keeping the team running smoothly, and advocacy. I also have worked on things like UWN and spend as much time as possible helping users in #kubuntu and other channels on IRC.03:37
Admiral_ChicagoIn the future I would like to learn packaging, documentation, and work on migration tools to make new users more comfortable with Ubuntu. More information can be found https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FreddyMartinez and https://launchpad.net/~freddymartinez9.03:37
makonixternal: i got the email, IIRC03:37
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AlexLatchfordI would like to cheer Admiral_Chicago, he has been a vital part of the ongoing effort into the Mozilla Team, helping to squash loads of bugs and contributing greatly to the wiki efforts :)03:38
sabdflAdmiral_Chicago: by the mozilla team, you mean the same one that asac is involved with?03:38
dfarning_Freddy has been a great triager for the mozillateam.  While I was gone for the last several weeks,  Freddy stood up and helped get things rolling.  I felt very comfortable asking him to take responsibility for establishing our triaging and new member development processes.03:38
Admiral_Chicagosabdfl: exactly.03:38
asacI can confirm that his contributions Mozilla bug triage are substantial and of great value so far.03:38
sabdflok03:38
nixternalrock on! Anywho, Admiral_Chicago is w/o a doubt an asset as the email said. He has helped me out tremendously with Ubuntu Chicago, he is a Bug Addict, and he is from Chicago :)03:38
sabdfli've been watching that team, and it's EXACTLY what I would like to see for each and every upstream!03:38
Admiral_Chicagosabdfl: the same one you mailed several weeks ago03:38
sabdflvery well done to them03:38
sabdflthey have done a super job of figuring out how to coordinate well between the distro and upstream03:39
Admiral_Chicagothe team is a ton of work, i'm trying to structure the team as best as possible03:39
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sabdfli would like this for kernel, for X, for OO.o, for Gnome, KDE, XFCE, apache, samba....03:39
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nixternalIsn't KDE the Kubuntu team?03:40
makonixternal: well i don't know about that bug stuff but if he's from chicago... ;)03:40
nixternalhehe03:40
amach1congrats to every new member...03:41
nixternalhe will be Ubuntu Chicago Co-Leader hopefully soon03:41
amach1am leaving for time being03:41
amach1thank u all03:41
Admiral_Chicagowhen you leave town.03:41
nixternalwhen I leave, you become #1 then :)03:41
nixternalYou are my Dick Cheney, just don't shoot me03:41
Vorianlol03:41
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nixternalhaha03:42
makoanyway there is loads of great stuff here03:42
makoand a very nice wikipage03:42
elmo+103:42
Admiral_Chicagotook it from richard03:42
nixternalmako: he stole it from me :)03:42
nixternalhaha03:42
mako+1 from me as well03:43
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nixternaldrum roll....03:43
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makosabdfl: you're up03:45
elkbuntunixternal, now look what you've done. i bet he's holding out just to irk you.03:45
nixternalelkbuntu: I had my Congrats already typed out waiting :)03:45
Admiral_Chicagonixternal: listen to melissa03:45
nixternalAdmiral_Chicago: I have to, she's my loco boss03:46
dfarning_One of the funny things about Freddy is how hard he works.  When he starts griping it is time to automate the process;)03:46
nixternallol03:46
nixternaldfarning_: I just /ignore03:46
nixternalhehe03:46
makook..03:47
nixternalhehe03:47
makois sabdfl has not already turned into a pumpkin...03:47
nixternallooks like it03:47
makothere was one final issue03:47
Admiral_Chicagowhich one is that?03:48
makoabout the CC membmership stuff, ryan troy (ubuntugeek) and a number of other forums council members expressed some concern about having folks on both the CC and the FC03:48
jsgotangcoand that is?03:48
nixternalhehe03:48
sabdflno, i'm still here03:48
makoin theory, this would also apply to other team councils03:48
sabdflpumkin time in 1503:48
jsgotangcoyes03:48
nixternalyay sabdfl isn't a punkin03:48
sabdfl+1 from me on the basis of great work with the mozilla team03:49
nixternalYAY! Congrats Admiral_Chicago \o/ \o/03:49
Admiral_Chicagow00t! thanks everyone.03:49
sabdflAdmiral_Chicago: would love you to pick one of those other upstreams and try to lead the same magic there!03:49
asacAdmiral_Chicago: welcome!03:49
Voriancongrats Admiral_Chicago :)03:49
sabdflwell done03:49
nixternalthanks sabdfl, mako, and elmo! I needed that :)03:49
Jucato_congratulations Admiral_Chicago!! though I barely said anything :)03:49
elkbuntucongrats freddy :)03:49
AlexLatchfordCongrats Freddy03:49
makoi hope it's ok if i post this stuff03:49
nixternalbbiaf03:49
makomatthew from the forums council says:03:49
mako09:30 <ubuntugeek> First off: congratulations, Mike! What an honor to be nominated.03:49
mako09:30 <ubuntugeek> Second: I would tend to agree with Ryan. There would certainly appear to03:49
mako09:30 <ubuntugeek> be a bit of a conflict of interest. I totally trust Mike, but it03:50
mako09:30 <ubuntugeek> wouldn't project the best appearance and could give rise to some03:50
Admiral_Chicagosabdfl: we are working on upstream development, i've spoken to dfarning_ about our contact and getting them more integrated03:50
mako09:30 <ubuntugeek> criticism.03:50
makoryan and jdong have said something similar03:50
makoand even mikeb expressed some hesitation03:50
sabdfli saw ubuntugeek here a while earlier, is he still around?03:50
makosabdfl: he'll be back in a few, but i don't think we'll overlap03:50
sabdfli personally think there's value in some overlap03:50
makoi just sort of wnated to get general reactions from the meeting and then finish it up over email03:50
makosabdfl: oh, i agree03:50
sabdflhence nominating dholbach to both motu council and cc03:50
sabdfland mikeb for both cc and fc03:51
sabdflthere is certainly potential for conflicts of interest03:51
makobut i think that there's a concern that being your own conflict resolution body and oversight body defeats part of the purpose03:51
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sabdflif the cc for example is unhappy with the motu council, then dholbach will need to do a very diplomatic job :-)03:51
sabdfltrue03:51
jsgotangcomy opinion is that most would see the potential for conflict rather than the value of overlap03:51
sabdflat the same time, it makes for less of an "us vs them" story03:51
makosure, i think that given the types of candidates, it's primarily a theoretical conflict of interest03:51
makosabdfl: right03:51
elkbuntuin such a situation would said individual not step aside for the particular decision?03:52
sabdflthey could recuse themselves, yes03:52
makoi think that there's a very good chance that this point, mikeb would choose not be on both03:52
jsgotangcoelkbuntu: thats his choice though03:52
makosince a majority of his council has expressed some reservations03:52
elkbuntujsgotangco, of course. bad wording.03:52
makobut i won't try to speak for him03:52
sabdfli feel that's just deepening a potential divide, and i would like to bridge it as much as possible03:52
sabdfli'm sure many forums *users* would like to have a forums person on the CC03:53
makosabdfl: oh sure03:53
sabdfland more and more of them are actually members, so could vote accordingly03:53
makosabdfl: i'm not suggesting that we not nominate mikeb03:53
makosabdfl: i'm suggesting that he might choose one or other if presented with both03:53
makoand that in the interest of managing percieved conflicts of interest, that's probably a pretty reasonable thing to do03:54
makonow, if mikeb would continue going to FC meetings as a CC member, that would be great :)03:54
makohe's already doing the inverse03:54
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makobut part of the team council policy stuff encourages/requires that the councils have reps at the cc meetings, so i think we're probably reasonably covered03:55
makosabdfl: in any case, the fc itself is the one expressing a little concern, so i think that in terms of dividing/bringing-together, it makes sense03:56
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makoi think that in the curren vision of the CC as largely working above the FC and delegating most work to them, the role is mostly oversight and firefighting.. and in those contexts, it makes sense to not have it be the same people03:57
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dindaand having different people means greater overall involvement03:58
dindamore diverse03:58
makothat's the idea03:58
makoit has the benefit of makingn it less cabalish :)03:59
sabdflwell, i'm not convinced, but i'm happy to try it03:59
elkbuntuthat context applies to just about any project in the community, really.03:59
makoit can still be cabalish03:59
sabdfli think it would be better for the person to recuse themselves from the other group in the case of a conflict of interest03:59
sabdflso, in this case, from the FC03:59
sabdflsince sitting on the CC has a broader impact than the FC03:59
sabdflhow about that as a proposal, not in general, but for this case?04:00
dindamako: I thought you talked about the overlap issue at UDS?04:00
makodinda: i don't recall ever thinking about it this hard04:00
sabdflthat mike, if he's elected to the CC, would recuse himself from the FC when he felt that appropriate?04:00
makodinda: we talked alot about how to handle precieved conflicts of interest04:00
dindamako: for some reason I recall you drawing a diagram on the board04:01
sabdfli'd rather deal with a conflict of interest when it arises, than lose mikeb from either body "just in case"04:01
makosabdfl: right, but if he's going to recuse himself from anything he migth have to vote on as part of the cc, it's going to make him ineffective04:01
elkbuntuthe fact that mike himself had reservations makes me confident he would identify appropriate situations anyway04:01
makosabdfl: someone who brings up an issue to the fc, and has a result they are not happy with is not going to be happy bringing it up before the same person the next week04:01
tsmitheam i too late to say well done to Admiral_Chicago? /me hopes not... well done Admiral_Chicago!04:02
makoelkbuntu: i also trust mike04:02
sabdflwell, in the case of judicial systems, a superior court would certainly consider the opinion of the original court04:02
sabdflthough they might not go with it04:02
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dindaand it's not the same judges04:02
makosabdfl: right, but you're not allowed to sit on both courts04:03
sabdfltrue04:03
makosabdfl: and if you were involved in the case before, you have to recuse yourself04:03
sabdflok04:03
sabdflwell, then i would be happy with that as a guideline04:03
sabdflthat mike would recuse himself from issues that he's already discussed as part of the FC04:03
makosabdfl: in fact, people interviewing to become high judges don't answer many questions based on the fact that they may have a case on them oin the future and don't want to color their "objectivity"04:03
sabdflthat way we still get the benefit of his presence for other issues04:03
sabdflmako: i thought it was just because they didn't want to demonstrate their prejudices before confirmation ;-)04:04
makosabdfl: that's the real reason, not the accepted justification :)04:04
sabdflif the rest of the CC prefers for MikeB not to stand for the CC, then i won't nominate him04:05
sabdflpersonally, i think he's a great candidate, and would like him to be in the list because forums are important04:05
makosabdfl: i agree04:05
sabdfli think it's mistaken to *reduce* the ability of the best Forums community leaders to stand for the CC04:05
sabdfland i'm confident we can deal with any conflicts that arise if and when they do04:05
makoi see a couple choices04:05
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makoone if that we adopt a policy like the one your suggesting04:06
makowhich with a larger council might be possible04:06
makoand the second is that we continue to nominate people but give them a choice of where they want to be04:06
makoi honestly don't know mike thinks he's most useful04:07
makobut i'd love it if he continues to come both meetings regardless of what happens04:07
makowe don't need to decide something right here.. i'm interested to hear what the folks on the FC who have expressed concern with this think about the first proposal04:07
makoi'll email this now before i run off to my lab04:07
sabdflok04:07
forumsmatthewI am on the FC, may I give a quick bit of input?04:08
sabdflgo for it04:08
makoforumsmatthew: yes yes :)04:08
makoplease04:08
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forumsmatthewI like the idea of Mike serving on both04:08
makoforumsmatthew: didn't realize you were here :)04:08
forumsmatthewif he recuses himself from04:08
forumsmatthewany issues related to forums governance04:08
forumsmatthewetc04:08
makoforumsmatthew: i would want to make it policy04:08
makonobody is allowed to weigh in on the same issue twice04:08
makoforumsmatthew: but your statement is actually a bit broader04:09
makoforumsmatthew: since it would also cover things like approving fc members04:09
makowhich we would definitely need him to recuse himself from04:09
makobut there's still a potential for people being uncomfortable i think04:09
forumsmatthewI totally agree04:09
forumsmatthewI said so to Mike04:10
makowhen it comes to a body that he sits on approving his position in another body04:10
forumsmatthewit's a difficult question04:10
makoforumsmatthew: think about it :)04:10
makoforumsmatthew: not just you, but the whole fc, and mike04:10
makoit's better to deal with this issue before something comes up :)04:10
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bapoumbahi !04:11
elkbuntumako, maybe set a meeting for a week's time, to let people think it over?04:11
sabdflforumsmatthew: the FC charter says that the CC will seriously consider the views of the FC and other Forums staff and members in making FC nominations04:12
sabdflwhat beter way to do so than to have a voice on the CC itself?04:12
forumsmatthewsabdfl, good point04:12
sabdflstatistically, a person is likely to be in the majority on the FC04:12
sabdflif that same person is on the CC, then that majority gets even more weight04:13
sabdfli can imagine that there are some hard issues where recusing would be wise04:13
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sabdflbut i'm not convinced it should be a fixed policy04:13
sabdflother than that it should be mentioned as a graceful way to deal with significant tension and cases where others on either side feel there's a conflict04:13
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sabdfli guess i'm willing to be trusting because i have some say in the appointments on both bodies and it would be a personal failure to end up creating a bad situation04:14
sabdflok04:15
sabdfllet's leave it to settle04:15
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sabdflhi ryan04:15
ubuntugeekhello04:15
sabdflyou got here just in time04:15
sabdflmako raised the discussion you have been having with him04:16
sabdflseveral folks weighed in04:16
sabdflwe'd like to hear your thoughts04:16
ubuntugeekGreat04:16
ubuntugeekWell, as I stated to Mako and Mike I feel there is a strong conflict of interested in serving on both councils.04:16
ubuntugeekIf the FC did not report directly to the CC then there wouldn't be an issue. But even if there is an objective stance taken on situations that could arise there is alot of room for error there.04:17
makoubuntugeek: yes, there are two proposals, i'm summarizing them in an email04:18
makoubuntugeek: one would have people choose one council to serve on04:19
makoan exception could probably made for the TB since it's non-overlapping and not under the CC04:19
ubuntugeekI think even having a CC memeber as part of staff could possibly slew any constructive results if there was an issue that was taken to the CC04:19
makothe second would establish that nobody gets to vote any issue that relates to their team council04:19
makoor that team's perview04:20
ubuntugeekWell, I really think the first choice is the only and best choice.04:20
makothey could of course argue for a position, but wouldn't get to make a decision04:20
jsgotangcobrb04:20
ubuntugeekWhat you are asking could really open a huge can of "worms" so to speak.04:21
makoit's certainly the more conservative choice in this regard04:21
makoubuntugeek: well, i don't think that CC forums staff member should be banned any more than FC staff members should be04:22
ubuntugeekbanned?04:23
makobarred04:23
makokept from happening04:23
makonot banned in the forums or irc sense :)04:23
makoheh04:23
makobut04:23
ubuntugeekRight, but then basically that person is a gratified FC member.04:24
makoi do think that we'd expect such a person to recuse themselves from issues where their involvement would imply a conflict of interest04:24
ubuntugeekIt can be perceived as a "go" around to slide step the FC authority, and frankly makes us look like wish washes.04:25
makoubuntugeek: i don't understand what you mean04:25
makowhat is?04:25
ubuntugeekif a CC member was a forum staff member04:25
makowe're talkinga bout expanding the CC to at least six people04:26
makoone cc member isn't particularly important alone04:26
forumsmatthewu-g, I actually think if he were to recuse himself from any topic relating to forums governance it could be a good thing to have someone directly involved in forums leadership on the council04:26
makoespecialy if they recuse themselves from issues related to the forums04:26
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ubuntugeekforumsmatthew: sure, however will that happen? can we be guaranteed? No.04:27
sabdflubuntugeek: what if i were to nominate you for a future CC?04:27
forumsmatthewthere would be some insights gained by the CC that are not necessarily available currently04:27
makoubuntugeek: everyone on the cc should be very involved in some area of ubuntu, ideally in a leadership role04:27
sabdflwould you stand down from the FC?04:27
makoubuntugeek: mdke is very involved in the doc team and the italian team and other things04:27
ubuntugeeksabdfl: I wouldnt accept the position. My focal point is the forums.04:27
sabdflit seems wrongto me that the FC folks who have a broader interest and impact in ubuntu should have to stop working in the FC in order to contribute to the CC04:27
makoubuntugeek: but we're not asking him to quit those things to take on a cc position, in fact, that'w hy we're doing it!04:28
sabdflhaving overlap is a good way to get the FC's views represented04:28
ubuntugeekI really have to disagree.. And this is why we never come to any complete and strong resolutions. You guys don't listen.04:28
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makoubuntugeek: this is a reasonable conversation, there's no need to conclude that04:29
makoubuntugeek: nobody has decided anything04:29
ubuntugeekI'm just stating a fact Mako. I am not being negative.04:29
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makowe're having a conversation with you now because we care about your opinion on this, it's not fair to say that we don't listen04:30
ubuntugeekThats fine move along then.04:30
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ubuntugeekThe point I am trying to make is simple, there is a conflict of interested in serving on both councils.04:31
sabdflubuntugeek: can you give us an example of that?04:32
sabdflas i was saying earlier, statistically, any member of the CC is likely to be in the majority on any issue04:33
makosabdfl: the one i'm concerned with is approving members of the FC04:33
sabdflso the odds are that the majority view also gets expressed by a CC member, if that person is also on the CC04:33
sabdflmako: because that would give one member of the FC a "stronger" say in FC nominations than the others?04:34
ubuntugeekYou guys win.. I wont agrue this point anymore.04:34
makosabdfl: taht's right04:34
makoubuntugeek: i'm arguing your position here man04:34
makosabdfl: even if that person does not vote (and they shouldn't), one would conclude that they would be more likely to be reapproved for the FC than other FC members04:35
makosabdfl: whether or not that's true, its very hard to avoid that appearance04:35
sabdflright04:36
makosabdfl: it seems difficult to imagine that a cc/fc member would not be approved by the fc for the cc04:36
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makowe could argue that's because the cc is approved by all members and so is, as a result, going to always be trustworthy04:36
sabdflyou mean, for the fc by the cc :-)04:36
makoyes, that's what i mean04:36
makoi think that recusing from forums business handles almost every other situation pretty well04:37
sabdfli would say that the confirmaiton process of being on the CC is such that a person who makes it is someone who would also do well on any other specific community body04:37
makothat's true04:37
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Admiral_Chicagomako: i have a signed CoC with a GPG key, do you need that mailed to you for membership04:37
makoMikeB-: hola04:37
makoAdmiral_Chicago: launchpad, launchpad04:38
MikeB-hola04:38
sabdflubuntugeek: this is not about winning or losing, or giving up, it's about a structure that works and lets the best people have the biggest impact everywhere04:38
denndaAdmiral_Chicago, just upload it to launchpad04:38
ubuntugeekI really think its a mistake and is not a well thought out process.04:38
MikeB-long meeting:)04:38
Admiral_Chicagookay. it's up there now.04:38
makoMikeB-: the meeting is basically over, we're just discussion dual memership now04:38
sabdflMikeB-: i've deferred another conversation to keep up with this one04:38
makoubuntugeek: that'w why we're talking about it now04:38
ubuntugeekmako: with all do respect you guys are talking and telling how its going to work.04:39
denndaAdmiral_Chicago, please read this for further information. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/NewMemberHowto (a meeting is going on right now, right here :) )04:39
sabdfli am happy with mako's suggestion that people on the CC should recuse themselves from decisions where there is a feeling of a conflict of interest w.r.t. another community position04:39
makoubuntugeek: we don't know how it's going to work, so i find that unlikely04:39
ubuntugeekI see.04:39
makoubuntugeek: i proposed two options, that was one04:39
makothe other was that folks should choose between one or the other04:40
makoubuntugeek: and i've been laying out the argument for that over the last 10 minutes04:40
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makoubuntugeek: i'm trying to argue for the situation you've suggested. go easy on me :)04:41
ubuntugeekmako: Ok04:41
ubuntugeekOn your second suggestion, in theory it could work. But I think its a hard line for anyone to walk to be objective in that sense.04:42
MikeB-can someone send me the two suggestion, I missed that part04:43
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makoMikeB-: yes, i'll mail it now04:43
ubuntugeekSuggestion One: choose between the teams.04:43
MikeB-thanks04:44
jendaubuntugeek: in politics, both schemes work just as well... or not ;)04:44
ubuntugeekjenda: I am really not interested in politics. I am interested in protecting the forums.04:45
MikeB-wow, it has been hours since I caused this much trouble:)04:45
Seeker`If you make someone choose between the teams, one of the teams may be "losing out" on a valuable member of their team04:45
makosorry had a phone call04:45
ubuntugeekseeker: thats life.04:45
ubuntugeekseeker: it isnt all gravy.04:46
sabdflubuntugeek: we've identified the case where new FC members are appointed. what other cases do you think might be a case where the forums need protection?04:46
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Seeker`ubuntugeek: But that may damage the team that you want to protect04:47
makoMikeB-: i just sent the proposals to the fc list04:47
makoMikeB-: and the cc list04:47
ubuntugeeksabdfl: honestly, our issues are dynamic I cannot give a exact case. I do however feel strong that if a person was on the FC and the CC and a issue from the forums was presented to the CC objective or not there is a room for serious errors and judgements if a person was serving on both teams.04:47
makoubuntugeek: ok, i totally agree that nobody should be aloud to vote twice on any issue04:49
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makoubuntugeek: i think that folks in the forums will be worried about appealing anything to what appears to be an overlapping board04:50
forumsmatthewmako: you're saying if they have given input as an FC member then they don't do so as a CC member, right?04:50
sabdflconversely, they have already expressed concern about appealing to a board which "doesn't understand their issues"04:51
ubuntugeekmako: agreed, but it goes beyond just a vote. For example, would the CC consult said FC member for information about the subject? Could that FC be objective enough to give a whole hearted opinion to the CC on the situation?04:51
makoforumsmatthew: taht's right04:51
jendaforumsmatthew: that sounds very reasonable to me.04:51
makoubuntugeek: well the CC should be consulting the whole FC on any issue that involves the forums04:51
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makoubuntugeek: that was part of the deal :)04:51
ubuntugeekmako: sure, i am not saying it isnt :)04:52
makoubuntugeek: i think for internal forums issues that pass the cc, the fc/cc member could reperesent the issue, or otheres from the fc could04:52
makobut the fc member wouldn't vote as part of the cc04:52
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makoon that issue04:53
sabdflthat would be fine04:53
sabdflby me04:53
makoubuntugeek: i'm just trying to feel you out on this04:53
sabdfli think that as soon as this happens the FC will say "hey, we want our guy to vote"04:53
ubuntugeekmako: sure its hard to explain over irc04:53
makothe only potential problem i see04:53
MikeB-agree, that is how business and other board do it04:53
sabdflbut i'm happy to have a guideline that someone on the FC (or MC) recuses themselves from decisions over that body in their CC capacity04:53
makoactually, the thing i was thinking about wasn't really a problem04:54
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makoubuntugeek: we could make it a rule04:55
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makothe leadership coc says to delegate decisions to others where there is a percieved conflict04:56
sabdflright04:56
makoif we think this will be very common, that person will become a less valuable cc member04:56
makoor if we think the other issues i've brought up are problematic enough04:56
ubuntugeekmako: thats alot of rules and whatifs floating around :)04:57
makothose would be reasons to go the more conservative route of not allowing people on both teams04:57
makoubuntugeek: well, constructing the justification is04:57
makoubuntugeek: the rule as i'd write it is pretty simple04:57
ubuntugeekmako: ok spell it out..04:58
mako"Nobody who serves on the CC and a team council can vote, as part of the CC, on any issue in the domain of their team council."04:58
sabdfli would put it different;y04:58
makosabdfl: go  give a exact case. I do however feel strong that if a person was on the FC and the CC and a issue  from the forums was presented to the CC objective or not there is a room for serious errors and judgements if a person was serving on both teams.04:59
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sabdfla member of the CC should recuse themselves from decisions by the CC which are a ruling on a prior decision of a subordinate team04:59
makohmm04:59
makoi think that was another past problem04:59
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sabdflif the issue is presented to the FC *first*, and then re-presented to the CC, then I can understand the potential for concern (though I'll say again that *I* would want more representation, not less, on the CC if I was in the shoes of the FC)05:00
MikeB-The CC, FC, Tech Board  can vote out a member if needed, before their tearm is up on the team?05:00
makosabdfl: of which they are member05:00
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makosabdfl: you forgot that part :)05:01
makosabdfl: the one you listed basically invalidates the need for CC i think05:01
makoby charter, anny forums issue needs to be presented to the fc first :)05:01
ubuntugeeksabdfl: this would be about if that person can be objective enough. More representation is good, but if that person cannot be objective then whats the point?05:02
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bodhi_zazen_workHello Ubuntu :)05:03
ubuntugeekI'm not saying that Mike couldn't be objective, I just saying "what if" and could apply to anyone.05:03
PriceChildbodhi_zazen_work, previous meeting is still going on... we'll start soon ;)05:03
forumsmatthewPriceChild, sweet!!!05:03
makoubuntugeek: that's right, i hope MikeB- realizes that nobody is doubting his own credulity here :)05:03
sabdflubuntugeek: to me, the fact that someone is on the CC suggests that the whole community has faith in them05:04
forumsmatthewsorry...wrong channel05:04
ubuntugeeksabdfl: sure but thats not the point.05:04
sabdflit's certainly *a* point ;-)05:04
sabdfllook, i don't want this to be a contentious issue05:04
sabdfli think MikeB- would be a superb CC member05:04
sabdfland would make good decisions that affect the whole community05:04
ubuntugeeksabdfl: well not really, because even if the community has faith, it doesn't guarantee that person will be objective.05:05
sabdfland i am surprised that ubuntugeek is arguing against having someone with strong forums roots on the CC05:05
makoubuntugeek: right, that's undestood05:05
makoubuntugeek: i'm actually not worried that they won't be objective, but that people will feel that they might not be objective05:05
sabdfli think the reality is that nobody likes being overrules05:05
sabdfld05:05
ubuntugeeksabdfl: no reason to turn this around on me. I am mearly pointing out a flaw in your process.05:05
forumsmatthewIs objectivity always desirable? Don't we want people to represent their interests (assuming of course they ultimately have the community's best interests at heart)05:06
sabdflthe hierarchical structure we have *inevitably* means that groups that have decisions delegated to them are at risk of having another group disagree in a binding way05:06
sabdflthat creates tension05:06
sabdflregardless of who's on that other group05:06
makoubuntugeek: right, are you still uncomfortable with the position with the proviso that i listed?05:06
sabdflthat's just the nature of things05:06
sabdflit seems to me that overlap at least has the benefit of ensuring that insight is there when needed05:06
sabdflif the CC were to overrule the FC on something, that will bite regardless, frankly05:07
ubuntugeeksabdfl:  and thats still a huge problem to me.05:07
sabdfli think it more likely that the FC would be satisfied with decisions taken by a CC that has people who understand the subtleties of the forums world05:07
sabdfland the same is true of *any* community in the project05:08
makoubuntugeek: that's why we are working really hard to creates structures that prevent that from happening05:08
ubuntugeekmako: so why is mark threatening it?05:08
sabdflin fact, i woul dbe concerned if any one large constituency had too much weight on the CC, regardless of the fact that we want all CC folks to represent the whole community's interests and not just one part of it05:08
makoubuntugeek: i didn't see it as a threat, just a point05:08
ubuntugeekmako: from my point of view its a threat.05:08
sabdflubuntugeek: that is the nature of oversight, it's pointless to discuss all the times we agree, the times that *count* are the times we *disagree*05:09
makoubuntugeek: well, sabdfl the benefit of the doubt or we'll never move forward05:09
makoubuntugeek: but it seems that having someone from the forums on the CC could only help the situation05:09
sabdflin a judicial system, the appeals that have real consequences are those that change the previous verdict05:09
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makoubuntugeek: but threats or no threats aside.. in the interest of moving forward05:10
makoubuntugeek: would a committement like the one i suggested resolve your concerns?05:10
makoubuntugeek: by removing the person with a conflict from any decision where it would play a role05:11
sabdflthis is a really interesting situation05:11
makoubuntugeek: and allowing forums input into other higher level sort of things (i.e., approval of changes to policy, the coc, etc)05:11
sabdflmako: would you suggest that, in this case, the relevant CC member recuse themselves if *any* FC member raised such an objection?05:11
sabdflbecause then the CC member will always be asked to recuse themselves, by folks on either side of the FC, if there was *any* dissent in the FC decision05:12
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makosabdfl: i would hope they would recuse themselves in situations where no fc member made an objection05:12
sabdflfunny, i tend to go with the idea that more insight helps make a better decision05:12
makosabdfl: i'm as worried about non-fc members who brought issues before the fc and then appealed to the cc as anything else05:12
sabdflunless personal issues are at stake05:12
makoi'm not suggesting a lack of insight05:12
makoi think every fc member, including someone who could potentially be on the cc, should help inform every cc decision regarding the forums05:13
makoi'm suggesting that they should cast a vote on an issue they've already cast a vote on05:13
makoor have a known position on05:13
makoit's a not fair hearing if you know how the person feels ahead of time05:14
makosorry, i'm suggesting that they should not cast a vote on an issue they've cast a vote on before05:14
makoa hearing before a person who already has decided is a kangaroo court05:16
ubuntugeekneed to catch up. was afk05:17
makoubuntugeek: cool05:17
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sabdflmako: are you happy with us narrowing the scope of the conflict down to specific decisions under review by a higher council?05:18
makosabdfl: sort of...05:19
ubuntugeekmako: so you suggesting is to write a rule/policy that if a issue arises in said persons 'domain'  that person would only weigh opinions inside that 'domain' ?05:19
forumsmatthewfor those waiting for the Forums Council meeting: sorry, we're a bit delayed getting started05:19
makoforumsmatthew: let us know if we need to shut up :)05:19
sabdfli'm not happy with the domain view, because it means that the person would be excluded from many of the discussions where they would be most valuable05:19
sabdfli can see the argument against "reviewing a decision they took before"05:20
makosabdfl: i said vote, not discuss05:20
makosabdfl: or i meant to05:20
MikeB-sabdfl: Voice but no vote05:20
makosabdfl: ok ok, but there's another important case05:20
makosabdfl: which is appointing team council members05:20
sabdflwe have very, very few discussions on the cc that are not open to every voice, in any event05:20
forumsmatthewmako, I think we have a few more minutes. this is important and we are getting close to some sort of consensus I think05:20
makosabdfl: it's not in the domain of the tc, but it's very important05:20
sabdflok, i agree there too05:21
makoubuntugeek: more or less, we're discussing the extend of what domain means right now05:21
ubuntugeekmako: Ok05:21
sabdflagree it is contentious, though i would still fall in favour of participation there on the basis of valuable insight05:21
makoubuntugeek: sabdfl and i agree that applies to at least any decision made a by the fc, and the fc membership05:21
Rootvzlahi mako05:21
sabdflbut i can live with a guideline of recusing in cases of (a) reviewing an FC decision and (b) FC nominee confirmations05:22
makoubuntugeek: because by charter, forums stuff percolates up through the fc, that's probably effectively the same thing05:22
sabdflthis should all be generalised so it is not specific to the FC05:22
makosabdfl: yes, that's right05:22
sabdflok05:22
ubuntugeekmako: thats fine05:22
sabdflubuntugeek?05:22
makoubuntugeek: anything else you want to add to that05:22
ubuntugeeknope05:22
makook, if you think of something, or if others on the fc do, let us know05:22
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makothat's just the two areas for abuse and conflict of interest i see05:23
makobut there mayb e more05:23
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ubuntugeekcan this be summarized in an email for the record?05:23
sabdflwe can amend the guidelines as those arise05:23
makoyes, absolutely05:23
makoto both of you05:23
makoi'll send an email05:23
sabdflMikeB-: would you be happy to serve on both bodies, given these guidelines?05:23
MikeB-yes05:24
sabdflok05:24
sabdflmako: where would be the most appropriate place to enshrine this guideline?05:24
sabdflteam councils?05:24
makosabdfl: part of the team council document i guess?05:24
sabdflwhat's the interaction with the TB (which I do see as reporting to the CC as much as to me)05:24
sabdfli would hate to lose the TB's views if things get escalated to the CC05:26
makothe tb and the cc have non-overlapping magisteria, no?05:26
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sabdflbinary drivers are a classic case where both are required05:26
makoboth view ares required05:27
sabdflultimately i think that's a cc decision, but we had tb on the call for certain05:27
makoyes yes05:27
makoif its ultimately the cc's decision, it's not an issue05:27
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makothe only real question is, if it's a joint vote, does someone get counted twice05:27
makobut i don't think that's likely, or perhaps even possible05:28
sabdflright - we just did it as a joint discussion05:28
makoyah05:28
sabdflok, let's not worry about it - long meeting already05:28
makothat's good enough for me05:28
makotoday at least :)05:28
sabdfli've thought of nominating TB folks to CC but it's too much time05:28
makoubuntugeek, MikeB-: thanks :)05:28
makosabdfl: i'm sure they appreciate it05:28
sabdflok. mako will you draft something and send to CC / FC?05:28
MikeB-thanks mako05:29
makoyeah, something short05:29
sabdflcool05:29
makoforumsmatthew: thanks for being patient05:29
makoforumsmatthew: we'll  shut up now05:29
forumsmatthewmako, you're welcome. This was important and affected us as well05:29
sabdflok, thanks very much all05:30
sabdflelmo, cjwatson, happy?05:30
elmoyes05:30
sabdflwell, respond to the email :-)05:30
sabdflok05:30
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MikeB-I hope some people will stick around for the FC meeting05:30
makohmm.. i'll stick around05:31
forumsmatthewShall we start with a roll call of sorts?05:31
sabdfli can't i'm afraid05:31
Vorian----------------->Begin Forum Council Meeting<-----------------05:31
sabdflenjoy guys05:31
ubuntugeekmako sabdfl: thanks05:31
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ubuntugeekok05:31
forumsmatthewthanks, mako and sabdfl05:31
ubuntugeekas the result of that05:31
ubuntugeekwe are running late05:31
ubuntugeekheh05:31
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ubuntugeekso lets shut downt he backyard05:31
Vorianlol05:31
ubuntugeekban all the people we dislike05:32
PriceChildlol05:32
superuserlol05:32
forumsmatthewthat would be easier05:32
ubuntugeekmake the theme purple05:32
forumsmatthew+105:32
ubuntugeekor even bright pink05:32
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forumsmatthewneon?05:32
ubuntugeekand then watch people cry05:32
MikeB-purple and green, or hulk smash05:32
ubuntugeek /end evil05:32
ubuntugeekok now05:32
makovery effective meeting style05:32
makothe cc could learn something05:32
MikeB-is Kiwi around ?05:32
SD-Plisskenubuntugeeks sounds like ubuntuforums version of punk'ed05:32
forumsmatthewI haven't seen him today05:33
PriceChildmako, don't you know it :)05:33
ubuntugeekmako: heh got have some fun05:33
PriceChildKiwi's not online ont he forums05:33
bapoumbaremove the submit button, when you're at it05:33
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forumsmatthewjdong can't make it05:33
PriceChildMaybe Vorian should lead this meeting?05:34
MikeB-we have 3 out of 5, so we have voting concesus05:34
tsmithePriceChild, ping me when we get to f-a05:34
ubuntugeekOK, so lets deal with "Review Forum guidelines"05:34
ubuntugeekBasically I just wanted to bring this up and get a FC approval or denial to our current set of guidelines.05:34
forumsmatthewI like the current set and would like to05:34
Vorianhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=34186805:34
forumsmatthewsuggest a couple of small changes05:35
forumsmatthewnamely: allowing languages other than English in the Loco forums05:35
forumsmatthewand cleaning up the language05:35
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ubuntugeekforumsmatthew: sounds good to me. also the url vorian pointed out has some fixes05:35
forumsmatthewI will volunteer to do the grammar/phrasing editing05:35
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ubuntugeekforumsmathew: ok, i can show you were to edit that.05:36
forumsmatthewubuntugeek, thanks05:36
ubuntugeekfor the changes in the mentioned thread and matthew cleaning it up +105:36
MikeB-I would also suggest maybe renaming the Forum Guideline the Forums Code of Conduit, so we match other simular policies in the community05:36
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ubuntugeekMikeB: good idea05:37
forumsmatthewMikeB-, +105:37
ubuntugeek+105:37
forumsmatthewI'll spell it right, though. :)05:37
forumsmatthewat least I'll try05:37
MikeB-I be up since 4:30 Am for the CC meeting:)05:38
Vorianlol05:38
forumsmatthewI don't always spel gud when I sleep late05:38
ubuntugeekok so shall we move on to the next subject?05:38
forumsmatthew+105:38
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MikeB-+1 for clean up and name change05:38
VorianForum Teams......05:38
Vorianhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=34082705:39
ubuntugeekOk,05:39
PriceChildCould the applicants present shout up?05:39
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msseverI'm here05:39
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Vorianapjone?05:40
forumsmatthewLordIllidan?05:40
VorianLordIllidan cant make it forumsmatthew05:40
forumsmatthewVorian, thank you05:40
ubuntugeekI think apjone sent me a PM saying he just wanted to a member of the team not a leader05:40
ubuntugeeklemme verify05:40
Vorianah05:40
Vorianubuntugeek, that would mean we have no candidate for the hardware team.05:41
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forumsmatthewLord Illidan said he was interested in either05:41
ubuntugeeki could be totally lost in my thoughts tho05:41
forumsmatthewhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1695147&postcount=3/05:41
forumsmatthewBeginners or Hardward05:41
forumsmatthewhardware05:42
forumsmatthewserves me right for teasing mike05:42
Vorianwell both of the unanswered post candidates are here... we could start there.05:42
Vorianforumsmatthew, you are correct :)05:42
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MikeB-bwhaha!05:42
VorianMikeB-, does that mean no :)05:43
forumsmatthewVorian, lets start there05:43
forumsmatthewjacobmp92, state yor case:05:43
forumsmatthewdoh! your05:43
Vorianhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1700569&postcount=19/05:43
ubuntugeekno clue i must be lost.. soo carry on05:43
Vorianapplication link05:43
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jacobmp92Hi, I'm Jacob Peddicord, and to be honest, I wasn't planning on being here today, but school was closed due to school.05:44
makojacobmp92: where is home?05:44
Voriansnow* right :P05:44
jacobmp92mako: Ohio :)05:44
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makojacobmp92: hopefully that snow storm hits me tonight :)05:44
jacobmp92So, I wrote everything in https://wiki.ubuntu.com/JacobPeddicord/UnansweredPostsIntro05:44
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jacobmp92but I'll restate some things:05:45
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jacobmp92I come to the forums almost daily, and try to post as much as possible05:45
jacobmp92I use the Unanswered Posts search link to find all of the empty topics, and attempt to answer them05:46
PriceChildjacobmp92's post history seems to be Very helpful :)05:46
jacobmp92My post rate is climbing, the reason it is at a low 1.4 is because I was not too active in the summer :-P05:46
forumsmatthewPriceChild, agreed05:46
forumsmatthewjacobmp92, have you ever led a project of any kind?05:47
forumsmatthewschool, etc.?05:47
jacobmp92forumsmatthew: yes, last summer at OSC I was the lead developer for an application to crack /weak/ RSA keys05:48
forumsmatthewhow many people worked with you on that?05:48
PriceChildOSC?05:48
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jacobmp92there were two others05:48
jacobmp92PriceChild: OSC is a summer program at OSU05:48
PriceChildOSU?05:49
jacobmp92PriceChild: it stands for Ohio Supercomputer Center05:49
PriceChildAh ok wow cool :)05:49
jacobmp92PriceChild: Ohio State University :)05:49
forumsmatthewwhat is your vision for the Unanswered Posts team? What would you do do?05:49
jacobmp92Again, I stated most of this on that wiki page, but I would plan on organizing members into their areas of expertise, and try to get them on a minimum of 1 unanswered post per day05:49
jacobmp92and up that post rate weekly, so the next week would be two per day, and so on05:50
forumsmatthewsince members would be volunteers, would that be a hard an fast quota or more of a guideline?05:50
jacobmp92Basically I'd  like to see the team take care of all of those posts, of people who thought no one wanted to help them on the forums05:50
jacobmp92forumsmatthew: more of a guideline05:51
jacobmp92because everyone has other plans :)05:51
forumsmatthewthank you05:51
forumsmatthewanyone else have a question for jacob?05:51
jacobmp92:)05:51
ubuntugeeknope05:52
MikeB-nope, sounds good05:52
forumsmatthewmssever, are you ready05:52
JayTee52jacobmp92: if you want volunteers, I'd be glad to be on your team05:52
sid@schedule New_York05:52
UbugtuSchedule for America/New_York: Current meeting: Forum Council | 13 Feb 15:00: Technical Board | 14 Feb 05:00: MOTU | 14 Feb 15:00: Edubuntu | 15 Feb 00:00: IRC Operators | 15 Feb 16:00: Ubuntu Development Team05:52
jacobmp92JayTee52: I think that will be handled after the meeteing05:52
msseverI'm Scott Severance, in Texas05:52
Vorianhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1703030&postcount=20/05:53
msseverMy thinking is similar to jacombp9205:53
msseverI would like to set up a sort of unanswered post triage system05:53
msseverso My team would compile a list of subject area experts05:53
forumsmatthewinteresting05:54
forumsmatthewtell us about any experiences you have leading teams or projects05:54
msseverthen the team would point out difficult posts to thise experts05:54
msseverwell, I'm currently the chair of my church board, and I've chaired several other committees in church and when I was in college05:55
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forumsmatthewany specific projects while on those committees/boards?05:56
forumsmatthewjust a "we did this"05:56
mssevergeneral administration, mostly...05:56
forumsmatthewokay05:56
msseveron one of the committees, we reoriganized our structure during my tenure05:57
forumsmatthewcan I ask each of you to answer this question: what is your leadership style? (top down, consensus, etc)05:57
msseverI'm very democratic/consensus based05:58
jacobmp92i'm very much the same, I ask for opinions and go based on a general consensus05:58
forumsmatthewhow do you feel about sharing responsibilities?05:58
forumsmatthewboth, again05:58
jacobmp92perfectly fine with me :)05:58
msseverAs far as I'm concerned,m it's essential05:58
bodhi_zazen_workDepends, generally consesus05:58
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SD-PlisskenI don't buy it,and don't honestly feel you can have two leads,and them both be willing share the responsibilities.06:00
ubuntugeekhmm06:00
forumsmatthewbrb...knock at the door06:01
tsmithedon't answer it!06:01
forumsmatthewI'm back06:02
adamant1988Ok... sorry I missed so much.. what are we talking about?06:02
forumsmatthewHere's what we're thinking06:02
ubuntugeekperhaps looking at it like this.. if the team was a forum category (unanswered posts), and both were "administrators" of that category and team members were moderators. that would essential be what we are talking about06:02
forumsmatthewit's an experiment06:02
forumsmatthewdo you think the two of you could communicate and work together as co-leaders06:03
ubuntugeekok i am going to +1 both for team leader positions on the unanswered team. I think this team has the potential to be large.06:03
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Voriana very large team indeed :)06:04
jacobmp92forumsmatthew: sure, I think having two leaders would spread the load, since I think many will be applying for the team06:04
ravtuxI am here06:04
msseverperhaps, although I think things work better if the areas of responsibility are fairly well defined to avoid conflict06:04
MikeB-+106:04
MikeB-for  both for team leader positions on the unanswered team06:05
msseverbut I'm willing to work with Jacob06:06
forumsmatthewmssever, I was just about to ask that06:06
forumsmatthewokay, then +106:06
forumsmatthewfor the experiment06:06
forumsmatthewPlease make it work well, guys06:06
forumsmatthew:)06:06
jacobmp92experiments are fun06:06
Voriancongrats jacobmp92 and mssever!06:07
MikeB-congrats06:07
jacobmp92thanks! :-)06:07
msseverthanks06:07
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forumsmatthewI'm looking forward to seeing good things from this team06:07
forumsmatthewcongrats06:07
forumsmatthewokay, next team is...06:07
SD-PlisskenI'm not. personally i think it's doomed to fail.06:07
ubuntugeeksd: thats possible, lets give it a go and see how it plays out.06:08
ubuntugeekBeginners Team06:08
ubuntugeekWho's here to represent?06:08
=== bodhi_zazen_work I'm here :p
Vorianbodhi_zazen_work, your up06:09
bodhi_zazen_workWhat can I tell you ?06:09
bodhi_zazen_workI am active in my community and teach an adult ed course06:10
bodhi_zazen_workon Linux06:10
forumsmatthewgreat06:10
Voriancool06:10
ubuntugeekGreat, you are very active on the forums as well06:10
bodhi_zazen_workI enjoy assisting people transitioning into Linux06:10
forumsmatthewand very helpful06:10
bodhi_zazen_workThanks :)06:11
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bodhi_zazen_workI try to keep my foot out of my mouth ;)06:11
ravtuxbodhi.zazen has also had articles written up on him, how he converts donated computers to give to the needy06:11
forumsmatthewI notice your application says you want a position on the team06:11
ubuntugeekHow do you in-vision the beginners team helping beginners? what improvements would you make to the beginners area?06:11
SD-Plisskenubuntugeek I can vouch for bodhi_zazen.06:11
forumsmattheware you interested in leading it?06:11
bodhi_zazen_workI would like to flesh out FAQ06:11
ravtux+1 for bodhi.zazen06:12
bodhi_zazen_workHave solutions peer-reviwed06:12
bodhi_zazen_workand then move them into tehe wiki06:12
bodhi_zazen_workthe06:12
forumsmatthewthat would make some people happy...do you currently contribute to the wiki?06:12
bodhi_zazen_workI have not ...06:12
bodhi_zazen_workI haev need active with the UDSF06:13
bodhi_zazen_workand Flucbuntu06:13
bodhi_zazen_workFluxbuntu06:13
frodonyep bodhi_zazen_work is a great UDSF contributor06:13
forumsmatthewokay06:13
frodonhe's the man06:13
ubuntugeekheh06:13
ubuntugeekI dont have any further questions..06:14
forumsmatthewme either06:14
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MikeB-none here06:14
bodhi_zazen_workThanks Frodon :)06:14
forumsmatthew+106:14
ubuntugeek+106:14
PriceChildWhat about Lord Illian though?06:14
PriceChildI'm thinking its a bit unfair to make a decision without considering him because of timezone differences06:14
MikeB-+106:15
forumsmatthewhis timezone is very close to mine06:15
ubuntugeekI thought someone said Lord wanted hardware?06:15
forumsmatthewhe also applied for the hardware team06:15
forumsmattheweither one06:15
forumsmatthewI think he would be an excellent leader for that06:15
Vorianhttp://ubuntuforums.org/showpost.php?p=1695147&postcount=3/06:15
ubuntugeekmatthew agreed06:15
ravtuxperhaps he would be great for hardware06:15
Vorianfirst line06:15
VorianBeginner Area Team OR Hardware Area Team06:15
ubuntugeekvorian: thanks..06:15
Vorian:)06:16
ravtux+1 lord illian for hardware06:16
MikeB-there will be a ton of cross over between beginner and hardware anyways06:16
forumsmatthewsince neither he nor apjone are here I will make my decision for leading hardware based on what I know of each06:16
forumsmatthew+1 for Lord Illidan06:16
ubuntugeekI think lord would be great for the hardware position, he has been around the forums for awhile now06:16
MikeB-+1 for Lord Illidan06:16
ubuntugeek+1 lord06:17
forumsmatthewcongratulations in your absence, LI06:17
Voriancongrats Lord Illidan!!06:17
MikeB-lol06:17
Vorianhaha06:17
ubuntugeekgrats all06:17
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ravtuxcongrats bodhi.zazen and lord Illian06:17
MikeB-congrats to all06:17
ravtuxyes congrats to all06:17
ubuntugeekI'll send you guys all a PM today or tomorrow explaining how the team signup works on the forums06:17
bodhi_zazen_workThanks ravtux :p06:17
Voriancongrats bodhi_zazen_work !06:18
highvoltagecongrats!06:18
ubuntugeekand how to approve members etc.06:18
ravtuxbodhi_zazen_work: awesome!06:18
ubuntugeekok whats the next agenda item06:18
frodoncongrats bodhi_zazen_work ;)06:18
forumsmatthewshall we open up the backyard06:18
ubuntugeekambassadors, anyone here to discuss this?06:18
forumsmatthewlol06:18
PriceChildHey I am06:18
forumsmatthewgood call06:18
MikeB-forumsmatthew: I have not had nearly enough beer for that discussion yet06:18
ravtuxambassador here06:19
ravtuxpotential06:19
ubuntugeeksaving the backyard for last :)06:19
forumsmatthewokay06:19
PriceChild"best till last?" ;)06:19
PriceChildhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/ForumAmbassadors/06:19
PriceChildThat's the link to the spec as it stands now06:19
PriceChildI wish I'd remembered the meeting and poked ubuntu_demon and maniacmusician about this FC meeting.06:19
MikeB-is ubuntu-demon still busy, I know that was his baby06:19
forumsmatthewI like the idea06:20
PriceChildYeah... I don't want to pretend I've contributed to this anywhere near as much as UD and maniac06:20
PriceChildping tsmithe06:20
forumsmatthewwill the name cause this problem: "The Forum Ambassadors will also *not* be responsible for resolving inter-user and user/staff grievances. We have a resolution centre for that (Also FC and CC in the future)."06:20
tsmithePriceChild, yeah - i'm a bit busy :S06:20
ubuntugeekI really like the idea and I we can help facilitate their needs as best as we can06:20
PriceChildBasically We're looking for feedback on the spec06:20
tsmithebzr is a pain06:20
tsmithePriceChild, could you tell me how it goes?06:21
PriceChildtsmithe, will do06:21
ubuntugeekforumsmatthew: agreed06:21
tsmithethanks, appreciate it06:21
PriceChildA big point would be how much you would endorse us :)06:21
PriceChildFor example the setting up of the subforum etc.06:21
ubuntugeekpricechild: not a problem06:22
forumsmatthewI really like the idea...I'm not sure the name is as fitting as it could be. That's my only hesitation on the spec, etc.06:22
PriceChildTo be brutally honest... I'm completely and utterly fed up of drafting... and want to get the ball rolling in time for feisty+106:22
PriceChildHehe the name can be changed :)06:22
ubuntugeekforumsmatthew: yeah the name might be confusing.. but in regards to the forums supporting the ambassadors I dont see any issues with that06:22
forumsmatthewMaybe "forums-developer ambassadors"06:23
forumsmatthewubuntugeek, agreed06:23
ubuntugeekits about time honestly that something like this gets going.06:23
forumsmatthewu-g +106:23
forumsmatthewI've read the spec. My only comment is that I like it.06:23
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ravtux+1 "forums-developer ambassadors" name06:24
PriceChildah yes "appointed by forum admins"06:25
MikeB-we should have someone mention this at the Tech Board Meeting06:25
forumsmatthewFA Leaders are appointed by Forum Admins. FA Members nominations (and recommendations) are put forward to Forum Admins by FA Leaders and approved by Forum Admins.06:25
makoyeah, forums-developer seems a little bit more accurate, but it's just a semantic difference06:25
forumsmatthewanything else we need to discuss with this?06:26
MikeB-nope, glad see it happening06:26
ubuntugeeknope not from me.. when its time and you need the subforum etc just send me a PM06:26
PriceChildOk good good....06:27
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PriceChildI'll email ud and maniac with the snippet of this conversation06:27
ubuntugeeksounds good06:27
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ravtux:-)06:28
ubuntugeekAlrightly.. vorian whats next?06:28
Vorianput on your riot gear! its time for the backyard.06:28
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VorianRyan Troy06:28
Vorian06:28
VorianRFC on the future of the Backyard06:28
VorianDiscussion on the purpose and future of the Backyard06:28
ubuntugeekAh yes our lovely backyard :)06:29
Vorianhehe06:29
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ubuntugeekwhere the children tend to not play nice06:29
ravtuxvery un-ubuntu like06:29
JayTee52agreed06:30
ubuntugeekravtux: explain?06:30
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forumsmatthewokay, I'm back06:30
forumsmatthewconnection problems06:30
MikeB-I think the backyard is important in a weird way, it is a pressure value for that type of chatter and keep other sub-forum cleaner06:30
ubuntugeekOne of the major issues with the backyard is people A. not reading the rules.06:30
forumsmatthewagreed06:31
forumsmatthewI think with consistent enforcement we are doing better06:31
ubuntugeekI think if we can find a happy medium and direct people to read the rules and understand them there wouldnt be so much drama.06:31
forumsmattheweven this week06:31
SD-PlisskenWhat rules? if you read some of those threads it would seem there are no rules.06:31
MikeB-that is a problem in our business, no one read the EULA:)06:31
forumsmatthewweek's crud we're doing well06:31
ubuntugeekSo, is the general consensus that the backyard is an important aspect but we need to improve the visibility and understanding how it works?06:32
forumsmatthewI think if we eliminate it we don't have any place for the "not appropriate for the cafe, but not really bad" topics06:32
PriceChild+1 ubuntugeek06:32
forumsmatthewubuntugeek, that's what I'm thinking06:32
forumsmatthew+106:33
MikeB-+106:33
SD-PlisskenI don't understand why we as Linux support forum have to support politically based threads,and other rants.06:33
Vorian+106:33
SD-Plissken-106:33
PriceChildSD-Plissken, we don't support it...06:33
forumsmatthewSD-Plissken, because Linux attracts people interested in politics...free software is often a political topic06:33
MikeB-SD-Plissken: people want community with people they like06:33
forumsmatthewbecause people like to be in relationship, not just get tech support06:33
ravtuxI think it's important to remind members that it is moderated and not mf06:33
SD-PlisskenThe heck you say PriceChild. You have a section for this crap to be posted that is a form of support06:33
bapoumbabackyard is a drawback to members feeling at home on the forums06:33
forumsmatthewbecause adults talk about issues06:34
PriceChildSD-Plissken, In my view its more of a place where it can be pushed to the side06:34
_MMA_bapoumba: +106:34
PriceChildSD-Plissken, if we get rid of the backyard, it only appears further in the cafe06:34
ravtuxI have talked with new members who are afriad to post in the beginners section much less the backyard06:34
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ravtuxbapoumba: +106:35
MikeB-phone brb06:35
forumsmatthewravtux, is that because of the existence of the backyard, though?06:35
SD-Plisskenforumsmatthew if you going to take that stance then you need to remove the rules since it's a place for adults to vent. I mean if your going to make it feel home like might as well go all the way.06:35
forumsmatthewno, I don't have to remove the rules06:35
forumsmatthewpeople can have a discussion06:35
ravtuxforumsmatthew: because of post be members06:35
forumsmatthewof difficult06:35
forumsmatthewtopics06:35
ravtuxforumsmatthew: who tend to bully06:35
forumsmatthewwithout forgetting to be polite and use manners06:35
ravtuxforumsmatthew: which the backyard breeds06:35
forumsmatthewthe people who are posting this way in the backyard are being dealt with, aren't they?06:36
forumsmatthewbrb, phone06:36
MikeB-back06:36
ravtuxforumsmatthew: yes, I just agree with that it makes new members uneasy06:36
SD-PlisskenThe yard needs to go along with the topics.  Unless your willing to have atleast two mods who job is to police that section.06:36
makoif it's not too late06:37
ravtuxSD-Plissken: strong agreement with stronger moderation if the backyard stays06:37
forumsmatthewback06:37
PriceChildSD-Plissken, I think one of the great things about being a mod is that we aren't expected to fulfil quota of our activities06:37
forumsmatthewmako: please speak up06:37
makomy general feeling is that places like the by are probably worth putting up with a certain amount of trouble06:37
makobecause they help turn technical communities into real communities06:38
ravtuxSD-Plissken: we don't need a mod-free forum06:38
MikeB-mako +106:38
makoso on planet, the one thing we ask is that people consider providing a whole feed with more than just ubuntu related stuff06:38
ravtuxat ubuntuforums.org06:38
makowhich may seem kind of weird06:38
bapoumbaravtux, ^^ they have mods on mod-free ;)06:38
makoand some people are comfortable doing it06:38
makobut you get to know each other as people, and not just hackers on the same project06:38
forumsmatthewmako, I like seeing people's vacation pics and baby stories pop up on planet--it's humanizing06:38
makoand sometimes you don't like what you find ;)06:38
ubuntugeekmako: agreed06:39
makothere have been some political stuff that there caused problems06:39
makoall the same stuff that gives you crap in the by06:39
ravtuxbapoumba: we just need to enforce that the backyard does not become a place to voice hate06:39
makoobviously, there are lines06:39
JayTee52ravtux +106:39
bapoumbaravtux, +1, and bear with complains06:39
forumsmatthewI think we just need to make the lines clear(er?)06:39
PriceChildCould we maybe take a look over the current rules?06:39
ravtuxthe stuff that gives trouble is reoccuring and has been effectively dealt with in the past06:39
PriceChild(backyard rules)06:40
makoand there plenty of rss feeds in existance that would *not* be ok for planet, or stuff that does not belong in the by06:40
makobut while it's a pain to have a more open space, i think it really serves your community to have it06:40
SD-PlisskenThe by serves to only allow posts that seem to incite fighting. Rules are ignored,and when enforced come under fire by those posting that section.06:40
makothat's my very general feeling06:40
forumsmatthewAgain, I will volunteer to oversee any adjusting to the backyard rules we need and review changes with the rest of the FC for approval06:40
MikeB-how hard would being for people to have to check a box and agree to the Forums CoC and Ubuntu CoC when posting to the Backyard?06:40
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VorianI think that the phrase "lightly moderatored area" is what causes problems06:41
bapoumbaMikeB-, +106:41
ubuntugeekmikeb: not hard06:41
SD-Plisskenforumsmatteh you don't understand no matter what you revise in the rules they will continue to be ignored.06:41
JayTee52MikeB, excellent idea06:41
PriceChildMikeB-, Like a checkbox you have to tick every time you post?06:41
ravtuxVorian: agreed it should be Strongly moderated06:41
MikeB-PriceChild: yup06:41
PriceChildI like that... rather than a one time thing :)06:41
ubuntugeekperhaps just removing the lightly moderated text06:42
ravtuxubuntugeek: +106:42
PriceChildubuntugeek, +106:42
forumsmatthewVorian, good point06:42
ubuntugeekwe cant please everyone specially with 237,000 users06:42
Vorianubuntugeek, yep06:42
MikeB-ubuntugeek: +106:42
ubuntugeekOK, so I will remove the lightly moderated text and put up a general "agree to the rules" system for the backyard06:43
MikeB-consider we have 237,000 users the backyard is not that crazy:)06:43
ubuntugeekthat the plan?06:43
SD-PlisskenMikeB are you kidding come on not everyone values the CoC as those in here may. It easy to click that and still get into fights in the thread. fine you ban that person for breaking the rules yet they are still able to  re log in under a different ip and user name.06:43
MikeB-sounds like06:43
forumsmatthewworks for me06:43
Voriansound good06:43
forumsmatthewubuntugeek, +106:43
ubuntugeekmikeb: right :) the problem is that some topics in the backyard touch on personal issues/beliefts of others. its really a catch 22.06:43
ubuntugeekok +106:43
ubuntugeekwasnt to bad of a conversation :)06:44
Vorianhehe06:44
Vorianfeel free to take your riot gear off now.06:44
ubuntugeekanything else?06:44
ravtuxwhat about new mods06:44
Voriankiwi's proposal???06:44
ubuntugeekwe are going to deal with new mods in march06:44
forumsmatthewkiwi's not here06:44
ravtuxok06:44
MikeB-SD-Plissken: I wish I had a good answer for that06:44
ubuntugeeklets move kiwi's proposal to march06:45
ravtuxok06:45
MikeB-sounds good06:45
Vorianubuntugeek, done06:45
forumsmatthewagreed06:45
PriceChildSD-Plissken, the point is that if they click... they agree to the rules and therefore the consequences if they violate these rules06:45
ubuntugeekI think we are going to arrange the FC meetings to a different time so more of us can attend. Dates to be posted in the near future.06:45
PriceChildSD-Plissken, it makes it easier for us to enfoce06:45
ravtuxanything else,....my wife wants me to clean the bathroom06:45
Vorianthats all of the agenda....06:45
makoubuntugeek: your proposal sounds reasonable to me :)06:45
PriceChildAny new mods being considered?06:46
ravtuxperhaps on a Sunday evening?06:46
ubuntugeekThanks all.. Grats to Mike for his CC nomination and thanks to everyone for hammering out the issues in the previous meeting.06:46
forumsmatthewand to all selected as team leads06:46
ubuntugeekravtux: not sure yet06:46
makothanks for listening to me spout, it was cool to be able to watch a meeting06:46
MikeB-yes thanks all, and congrats to the new teams06:46
makoi'm totally thrilled you guys have gotten off to such a running start06:46
Vorianubuntugeek, I'll have the wiki updated later tonight06:46
ravtuxcongrats to all06:46
ubuntugeekmako: only our second meeting so its still rough around the edges :P06:46
forumsmatthewthanks, mako06:47
ubuntugeekthanks vorian..06:47
SD-PlisskenPriceChild enforce what CoC please like i said even if you ban them for the offense they can still re-log in under a different ip user name06:47
ravtuxVorian: thanks for the reasonable solution to the backyard06:47
Vorianthanks ravtux :)06:47
forumsmatthewSD-Plissken, and the new accounts get dealt with as we saw this week...06:47
ubuntugeeksd-plissken: not for long.. I am working on a new module to block this kind of stuff06:47
PriceChildubuntugeek, hehe :)06:47
forumsmatthewubuntugeek, ooh...cool06:47
ravtuxtake care all have a great week06:47
Voriananything else?06:48
MikeB-ubuntugeek: woot06:48
ubuntugeekNothing from me..06:48
Vorian----------------->End Forum Council Meeting<-----------------06:48
forumsmatthewVorian, I think we're done06:48
PriceChildOh ubuntugeek could I pm you for a minute about ubuntu-uk?06:48
ravtuxfor March bodhi.zazen for mod06:48
bapoumbajust a thank you for taking me onboard :)06:48
_MMA_Hey guys. How do I get something talked about at the next meeting?06:48
Vorian_MMA_, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/ForumCouncilAgenda06:48
_MMA_\m/06:48
MikeB-later all work calls06:48
forumsmatthewbye, everyone06:49
Vorianbye MikeB-06:49
forumsmatthewfamily is calling and food is ready06:49
ravtuxwife calls06:49
ravtuxbye all06:49
ravtuxmatthew pm later ok if need be06:49
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bapoumbabye then06:51
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jeanhi08:14
PriceChildHi jean ?08:15
AlexLatchford:)08:15
jeanyes08:15
jeanLord Illidan on the forums08:15
PriceChildAh jean, we ended about an hour and a half ago sorry :)08:15
jeanI know I'm late08:16
jeanwhat went on?08:16
PriceChildjean, you got selected as the Hardware Team Leader though: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=36061908:16
jeanouch08:17
jean10x but I cannot possibly accept the offer08:17
jeanI'm about to start 3 months of exams :S08:18
jeanthough I am extremely honoured to hear that I had been selected08:18
PriceChildOuch08:19
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PriceChildBest you pm ubuntugeek then I suppose :(08:19
jeank08:19
jeanI won't be active for some time08:19
jeanalso, I'm not using Ubuntu anymore08:19
PriceChild:(08:20
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PriceChildHeresey!!! :)08:20
jeanah well08:20
jeanas long as it is linux :)08:20
PriceChildHehe :)08:20
jeanhey, even RavTux doesn't use Ubuntu :)08:20
PriceChildshh ;)08:20
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jeanI find Zenwalk faster :)08:22
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jeani got to go continue studying08:23
jeanDon't get me wrong, PriceChild08:23
jeanI love Ubuntu..It was the distro that really got me started with Linux08:24
PriceChildHaha don't be silly, I've got nothing against you running other OS's :)08:24
jeanand if it wasn't for these damned exams, I'd accept without hesitation08:24
PriceChildand yes work is infinitely more important than ubuntu :)08:24
jeanbut I got some more priorities...if I don't pass these exams no career, no money, I shoot myself08:24
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jeanand for what it's worth, I'd recommend Ubuntu over Zenwalk to newbies anyday08:25
PriceChildhehe good good :)08:26
PriceChildWell good luck :)08:26
jean10x, I need it :)08:26
jeancya in summer :S08:27
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mdz(FYI: I haven't been able to reach any other tech board members, so we don't have a quorum)09:37
asacmdz: you think they still might pop up or is the meeting officially cancelled?09:39
mdzasac: Scott is definitely not available, and I have heard nothing from sabdfl or mjg5909:40
asacmdz: ok, then I think I will sign off now :)09:40
mdzasac: apologies for the inconvenience09:40
asacmdz: no problems ... every 2 weeks? thats fine.09:40
mdzasac: by the next meeting, you'll have some Ubuntu uploads under your belt, so that will be good anyway09:41
asack09:41
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sabdflevening all09:49
ajmitchhi09:50
sabdflasac: ping09:51
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asacsabdfl: pong09:52
sabdflasac: if we can get some time from mdz, perhaps we could handle your -core-dev application now?09:53
asacsure ...09:53
mdzI have only 6 minutes before an important conference call09:53
sabdflasac, do you have a few sentences prepared?09:54
asacshall I go ahead and provide some infos on me?09:54
sabdflgo for it09:54
asacHi all!09:54
asacI applied to become (core-)dev team member as I think it is important for my work on mozilla applications to be able to upload to main and to be able to do proper bug triage with full control on all bugs related to firefox et al.09:54
asacI did setup a tiny wiki page to introduce myself on https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlexanderSack09:54
asacIf joining the team so quickly - taking kind of a shortcut - is against all common procedures, I would offer to cancel my application. I /can/ go the standard community way after all.09:54
asacObviously, I prefer to get all privileges I need and start to work on my main duties right away ;).09:54
asacWhat do you think? Any questions?09:54
sabdfli am quite happy with the idea of giving someone a fast-track for a defined set of packages09:55
mdznote, I sent mail just now with information about joining the QA team (which is sufficient for bug triage)09:55
sabdfli think mdz is less so09:55
sabdfli would actually like us to support htis in the LP upload security model, though we don't yet do so09:56
asacas my current task fill me quite well I doubt that I will come to upload other packages that are not mozilla related.09:56
mdzasac: in general, we are happy to fast-track developers with substantial Debian experience, with only limited Ubuntu experience, because of the similar skills involved09:56
sabdflasac: would you be willing to commit to just uploading the moz* set until a more general -core-dev approval was reasonable?09:56
asacso there is no danger that I will touch anything else for the time being.09:57
sabdfli would be self-enforced, since there is no restriction on main uploads beyond membership in -core-dev09:57
mdzasac: did Colin review the application process with you?09:57
sabdfli think it would be good for debian/ubuntu relations too09:57
asacsabdfl: sure ... as I said ... I won't touch other packages09:57
asacmdz: he gave me some hints today ... e.g. that i should upload an initial package and prepare a wiki page.09:58
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mdzright, it's usually best to have done at least some uploads which have been peer-reviewed by an existing developer09:58
asacmdz: but no thorough review.09:58
mjg59Apologies for the insane lateness09:58
sabdflmjg59: how do you feel about giving permission for someone to upload just a restricted set of packages to main?09:59
asaci did an initial upload of enigmail today (sponsored by martin)09:59
sabdflupside is he's a DD with lots of experience09:59
asacmjg59: hi09:59
sabdfltricky part is he's #canonical now and we don't as a rule fast-track them09:59
mdzasac: is martin here?09:59
mjg59sabdfl: My personal feeling is that anyone with the ability to upload to main can distrupt pretty much anyone else who can upload to main09:59
asacmdz: he left for dinner already10:00
asacunfortunately10:00
sabdflmjg59: right, we don't have the ability to restrict to package sets except voluntarily10:00
sabdfland an upload can disrupt a release or milestone easily10:00
mjg59And therefore, unless the set of packages is a very carefully chosen subset, the decision process should be pretty much identical10:00
sabdflmoz* is carefully chosen but totally critical and potentially disruptive :-)10:01
mjg59More socially, introducing new processes for someone who is on-staff is likely to engender some feeling of ill-balance10:01
sabdfli'm ok deferring the approval for now10:01
=== ogra wonders if the ability to maintain a non easy and big package shouldnt suffice for -core-dev ....
sabdflfor that very reason10:01
sabdflogra: we have unique processes10:01
sabdflit's familiar packaging, but new protocols, conventions, tla's10:01
sabdflsomeone could easily just make a mistake10:02
mdzeven where the target is a specific set of packages, I think it's important to have confirmation of work that has been done through a sponsor10:02
sabdfleven experienced DD's need to show some insight and interest in the ubuntu community10:02
sabdflbefore getting +1 on MOTU and -core-dev10:02
sabdflso i think it would be wrong to fast-track a #canonical person10:02
mjg59With hindsight, I regret the fact that I never worked through MOTU10:02
sabdflmjg59: i don't think MOTU existed when you first got involved ;-)10:03
mdzand that we should be careful not to show a bias for people employed by Canonical, except insofar as it's supported by fact (e.g., time and inclination to contribute)10:03
sabdflright10:03
mjg59So while I'm clearly in favour of better support for our Mozilla packages10:03
sabdflok, asac, do you mind continuing to bounce things through other -core-dev, and getting going with dholbach &co afap10:03
mjg59My feeling is that having it sponsored in the normal way is a better bet10:04
sabdflagreed10:04
asacas I said ... going the long way is fine with me.10:04
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sabdflshouldn't be too long, you get to do this 9-5 :-)10:04
sabdfltada. fastest TBmeeting EVA10:05
mjg59sabdfl: Not /strictly/ true10:05
ogranot true ...10:05
ogra:)10:05
mjg59We've had one take < 5 minutes10:05
sabdflbugger10:05
mdz(sorry, I'm on a phone call now)10:05
asacbye and thanks for the time.10:05
sabdflmjg59: how are the flies?10:05
mjg59Flies should be in bed by June10:06
sabdfleuphemistic for "sleeping forever on a bed of cotton wool and formalin"?10:07
mjg59Something like that10:07
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