[02:02] <effraie> @schedule
[02:02] <ubotu> Schedule for Etc/UTC: 19 Jun 19:00: Technical Board | 20 Jun 20:00: Edubuntu | 21 Jun 18:00: Mozilla Team | 21 Jun 20:00: Ubuntu Development Team | 23 Jun 20:00: Ubuntu US LoCo Team | 26 Jun 15:00: Kernel Team
[02:12] <bashelier> effraie: looks like there is no CC planed yet :'(
[02:13] <effraie> well, i'hope it will arrive soon
[07:03] <stgraber> @schedule Zurich
[07:03] <ubotu> Schedule for Europe/Zurich: 19 Jun 21:00: Technical Board | 20 Jun 22:00: Edubuntu | 21 Jun 20:00: Mozilla Team | 21 Jun 22:00: Ubuntu Development Team | 23 Jun 22:00: Ubuntu US LoCo Team | 26 Jun 17:00: Kernel Team
[08:58] <Keybuk> mjg59: are you around this evening?
[09:00] <LaserJock> hi Keybuk
[09:00] <mjg59> Keybuk: Yes
[09:00] <mjg59> Though possibly slightly time-limited
[09:00] <Keybuk> let's get going then
[09:00] <Keybuk> I'm not expecting mdz, he's walking back from Scotland or something
[09:01] <ogra> heh
[09:01] <mjg59> Cool.
[09:01] <LaserJock> and no sabdfl?
[09:01] <Keybuk> are there any MOTU applicants awaiting Tech Board blessing?
[09:01] <mjg59> LaserJock: Also travelling
[09:02] <Keybuk> in fact, I don't think any members of the MOTU Council are actually here <g>
[09:02] <Keybuk> moving on then
[09:02] <Keybuk> ubuntu-core-dev applicants
[09:02] <Keybuk> LaserJock:
[09:02] <LaserJock> yep
[09:02] <Keybuk> we received the recommendation from the MOTU Council via e-mail, and now seems like as good a time as any
[09:03] <Keybuk> please introduce yourself, say a little about what you've been doing in universe; and also what you'd like to do in main
[09:03] <LaserJock> ok
[09:03] <LaserJock> My name is Jordan Mantha, I'm a PhD Physical Chemistry student
[09:03] <Keybuk> (and click the "join this team" button in Launchpad ... it helps <g>)
[09:04] <LaserJock> I've been a MOTU for over a year, mostly involved with MOTU Science (team lead), MOTU education and mentoring new people
[09:04] <LaserJock> I authored the Ubuntu Packaging Guide
[09:04] <LaserJock> and do various things around Ubuntu
[09:04] <LaserJock> In Main my primary interest is in Edubuntu
[09:04] <ogra> LaserJock is *the* number one edubuntu contributor, he helped from nearly day one with packaging, bugfixing and docs  ... he often helps out on main packages since the beginning and i'd appreciate if he could upload himself
[09:04] <LaserJock> I've been to the last 3 UDSs and have been working on a few specs
[09:05] <LaserJock> I also maintain the edubuntu-docs package
[09:05] <LaserJock> I'm primarily interested in the desktop related stuff in Edubuntu
[09:05] <LaserJock> looking at educational apps and getting things pushed onto the Addon CD
[09:06] <LaserJock> as well as trying to give teachers/students the best experience possible
[09:06] <LaserJock> that's mostly it
[09:06] <LaserJock> if you want more I'd be happy to elaborate
[09:06] <Keybuk> mjg59: any questions?
[09:06] <mjg59> LaserJock: So you're interested more in the upper layers of edubuntu than the low-level stuff?
[09:06] <LaserJock> yes
[09:07] <mjg59> Ok
[09:07] <LaserJock> I'm a Chemist by training and I'm very keen on getting Edubuntu into Universities
[09:07] <LaserJock> so I'm looking at the default app selection and categorizing menus/apps, etc.
[09:07] <jikanter> But, since you are a chemistry student, isn't their device drivers for pH probes and stuff like that? are you interested in that?
[09:07] <mjg59> Improving the default experience is a good plan
[09:07] <LaserJock> I leave most of the heavy lifting like LTSP and network auth stuff to ogra
[09:08] <LaserJock> ;_)
[09:08] <LaserJock> jikanter: to some extent yes
[09:08] <ogra> you do a lot of heavy lifting in the package area
[09:08] <mjg59> How would you rate edubuntu at the moment?
[09:08] <LaserJock> although I'm personally less interested in hardware than educational apps
[09:09] <LaserJock> mjg59: hmm, it's very good as an LTSP server
[09:09] <LaserJock> we need to do more work polishing up the Addon CD, IMO, as ogra well knows
[09:09] <LaserJock> Feisty was the first time in Ubuntu we've used a 2nd CD
[09:09] <LaserJock> and I think we need to work more on getting apps for teachers
[09:09] <LaserJock> we've already got things like moodle in the works
[09:10] <LaserJock> and I plan on sponsoring some of that work
[09:10] <ogra> but it surely lacks in the edu application area ... where LaserJock is been very very helpful in the past with finding the right thing for the task and even caring for it
[09:10] <LaserJock> I've been working on MIR Candidates
[09:10] <LaserJock> and writing up the MIRs
[09:10] <LaserJock> and I then plan to more-or-less maintain the apps I get into Main
[09:11] <LaserJock> I'd also like to develop the volunteer dev community in Edubuntu
[09:11] <LaserJock> we have 2 people who expressed an interest at Sevilla in becoming MOTUs
[09:11] <ogra> yeah, i was about to mention that you currently train motu hopefuls :)
[09:11] <LaserJock> I'd like to help them along that path and sponsor their work, if needed, in Main
[09:13] <LaserJock> mjg59: so overall I think Edubuntu is on a very good path
[09:13] <LaserJock> but because of the Universe/Main separation and Canonical supportability, it's a little behind some of the other edu distros when it comes to app selection
[09:13] <mjg59> Ok
[09:14] <mjg59> So being in a better position to maintain stuff in main would help that
[09:14] <LaserJock> yes
[09:14] <ogra> a lot
[09:14] <mjg59> Keybuk: Anything from you?
[09:15] <Keybuk> mjg59: I'm pretty happy actually
[09:15] <mjg59> Yes, me too
[09:15] <ogra> \o/
[09:15] <Keybuk> Ok
[09:15] <Keybuk> +1 from me
[09:15] <mjg59> +1 here
[09:15] <ogra> congrats LaserJock !
[09:15] <LaserJock> thanks
[09:15] <ogra> that was a long way
[09:15] <mjg59> Welcome to a larger bugload!
[09:15] <LaserJock> hehe
[09:15] <sbalneav> \o/ for LaserJock
[09:15] <LaserJock> thank sbalneav
[09:16] <stgraber> congrats LaserJock
[09:16] <Keybuk> err, ignore the deactive bounce there
[09:16] <Keybuk> LP confused me with its button layout *again*
[09:16] <Keybuk> do we have any other business?
[09:16] <ogra> you know where to complain :)
[09:17] <jikanter> congrats LaserJock
[09:17] <LaserJock> thank you jikanter
[09:18] <mjg59> I'm still working on a writeup on Automatix
[09:18] <LaserJock> ah good, I'll be glad to see it
[09:19] <Keybuk> mjg59: how's that going?
[09:19] <highvolt1ge> LaserJock: I've thought about that too, before
[09:20] <mjg59> Mildly blocked by real world stuff
[09:20] <mjg59> Should be done by next meeting. I'll mail the board.
[09:21] <Keybuk> *nods*
[09:24] <Keybuk> in that case, let's adjourn for now
[09:24] <Keybuk> thanks all
[09:24] <Keybuk> ogra: can you mail ubuntu-devel and introduce Jordan to everyone as a new core-dev
[09:24] <LaserJock> thank you Keybuk and mjg59, you've made my release ;-)
[09:25] <ogra> Keybuk, indeed
[10:29] <bashelier> @schedule Paris
[10:29] <ubotu> Schedule for Europe/Paris: Current meeting: Technical Board | 20 Jun 22:00: Edubuntu | 21 Jun 20:00: Mozilla Team | 21 Jun 22:00: Ubuntu Development Team | 23 Jun 22:00: Ubuntu US LoCo Team | 26 Jun 17:00: Kernel Team