[00:00] <wolter> Hi all
[00:01] <wolter> I understand the meeting for the people inscribed on the regional boards for memberships is here?
[00:01] <wolter> Or am I too late?
[00:03] <wolter> Anybody not afk?
[00:04] <wolter> Aw... I wanted to be a member so bad.
[00:07] <wolter> Hi ian_brasil
[00:07] <wolter> Are you an ubuntu member?
[00:17] <wolter> merriam,
[01:56] <Flare183> xq: I'm already here
[01:58] <xq> slacker
[02:21] <etank> was the membership meeting last night?
[02:28] <vorian> etank: yep
[02:28] <etank> xq: ^^
[02:29] <etank> xq: looks like it did already happen man
[02:29] <etank> thanks vorian
[02:29] <vorian> it's a bit confusing with the UTC
[02:30] <xq> yeah, skimmed the date
[02:30] <vorian> we have meetings so late, it's already another day UTC time
[02:30] <xq> and time, put a GCal entry for tonight (9PM EST)
[02:30] <xq> then realized the dates didn't match (on the Wiki page) and was like "uh oh"
[02:31] <xq> and of course the masterful etank was like "That's because it's already passed in UTC time!"
[02:32] <vorian> sounds like you need to use kontact :P
[02:32] <xq> or something ;)
[02:32] <xq> vorian and his KDE.
[02:32] <vorian> \o/
[02:33] <xq> KDE is for the birds.
[02:33] <xq> And vorians.
[02:33] <xq> I've Evolutioned. ;p
[02:36] <vorian> no one is perfect, i suppose
[04:17] <wolter> etank, hey, you applied too?
[05:27] <xq> wolter: no, i shoved him in here :\
[05:27] <wolter> Heh.
[05:27] <wolter> You applied.
[05:28] <wolter> I know because I saw you in the table =D.
[05:28] <xq> yea
[05:28] <wolter> right xq ?
[05:28] <wolter> hah
[05:28] <xq> and showed up on the wrong day
[05:28] <wolter> Have you been accepted yet?
[05:28] <xq> he did my dirty work for me
[05:28] <wolter> Yeah, me too :(.
[05:28] <wolter> etank did
[05:28] <wolter> ?
[05:28] <xq> I saw the March 6th and then skimmed for the time and saw the "9PM EST"
[05:29] <xq> And made it easy on myself and used it for my GCal entry
[05:29] <xq> But, of course, easy way isn't always the best ;)
[05:29] <xq> From now on I know always to use -the -link- and use UTC to for *everything*
[05:30] <wolter> Yeah.
[05:30] <wolter> Damn UTC.
[05:30] <wolter> It got me confused too.
[05:30] <wolter> It should be in GMT I say.
[05:30] <wolter> I know I am GMT-6.
[05:31] <xq> Well, I just skimmed and saw the date of March 6th then 9PM EST
[05:31] <xq> instead of using a time zone converter as I usually do
[05:31] <xq> But anyway, yeah same here for GMT
[05:32] <xq> And tomorrow it falls back at 2 AM EST ;) (well, across the U.S. it falls back one hour)
[05:32] <xq> Or wait, "spring" forward.
[05:33] <wolter> What falls back, sorry?
[05:34] <xq> Time in the U.S.
[05:34] <xq> This weekend
[05:34] <xq> But it's spring forward/set ahead one hour
[05:34] <xq> We gain an hour...
[05:36] <wolter> Oh...
[05:36] <wolter> Why are you applying for membership, mainly?
[05:39] <xq> Well, I've been a Linux user since around '94. Started with Slackware, shortly migrated to Debian. Then Ubuntu forever ago. Stated a LoCo a while back (2 years ago?), and would like to get it approved this year.
[05:40] <xq> I feel like I should be a "member" at least to have an active team. I'm also active in the community andstay active, so feel like I've reached that point.
[05:40] <xq> Kind of sums it up.
[05:40] <xq> I'm involved in a lot of open source things and love to help people. Love to give back to the community. This is just another way.
[05:40] <wolter> Well yeah, but what benefits are you looking forward to?
[05:40] <wolter> Or is it just being a member, by itself.
[05:40] <wolter> ?
[05:41] <xq> Just being a member, I guess, in and of itself.
[05:41] <xq> I guess having a say in the community council and elections is a perk.
[05:43] <xq> It also sets a good example within your own community (loCo, for me).
[05:44] <wolter> Oh.
[05:44] <wolter> Yeah.
[05:44] <wolter> Yeah, being a member of ubuntu would be representative of how much you've put into the community.
[05:44] <wolter> But I want the most my @ubuntu email.
[05:47] <xq> I see everything that comes with the approval as "perks," I guess. I don't really need them. They're good to have/nice to have, but I have other motiviations (like setting the example for member), or perhaps even just printing a business card with the Ubuntu logo for team purposes.
[05:47] <xq> I'm into marketing, so maybe it's just how I think. I don't know hehe.
[05:47] <xq> Never crossed my mind.
[05:47] <xq> @ubuntu.com would be nice for official reasons :)
[05:47] <wolter> Yeah...
[05:48] <wolter> I think it should be handed to non members as well...
[05:48] <wolter> maybe make a special one, like ubuntu-member
[05:48] <wolter> For only members.
[05:51] <wolter> The nice thing is that it is only an email forwarder.
[05:51] <wolter> So its no big deal for ubuntu. They don't have to handle big storage.
[05:59] <xq> yeppers
[05:59] <xq> well, off to bed i go
[05:59] <xq> good talking with you. have a good night :)
[06:13] <wolter> u2
[13:42] <Guest24605> ciao a tutti
[13:43] <Guest24605> !lista
[18:51] <avraam> hey!
[18:51] <avraam> anybody is here? ^)