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doctormoAye01:00
pleia2bodhi doesn't appear to be online01:01
* pleia2 nudges Vantrax 01:01
pleia2I think this is around when he starts work monday morning01:01
cprofitt#startmeeting01:02
MootBotMeeting started at 19:02. The chair is cprofitt.01:02
MootBotCommands Available: [TOPIC], [IDEA], [ACTION], [AGREED], [LINK], [VOTE]01:02
cprofittWelcome to the Ubuntu Community Learning Project Meeting01:02
Vantraxyeah, Im at work, I have a quick meeting with work atm unfortunately but i approve of the structure01:02
Vantraxill see you all in a little bit01:02
cprofittpleia2, please start as you are the only topic01:02
pleia2ok, so we want to vote upon the basics of https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Learning/Structure01:03
pleia2if everyone could scroll down to the bottom of the page you will find the notes from our last meeting01:03
* cprofitt nods01:03
pleia2the top of the page is generalizations that were drafted, the bottom is pretty much what we decided is voteable01:04
pleia2so, at the bottom under "General Membership" - any comments or changes?01:04
cprofittso the part under the meeting 7.27.2009 section01:04
pleia2yep01:04
cprofittand not the Roles or Moderation sections... or those too01:05
pleia2starting with general membership01:05
pleia2we'll get to the rest in a couple minutes :)01:06
cprofittI have no additions to 'General Membership'01:06
pleia2we deferred discussion of how we'd approve since only bodhi and I were around01:06
cprofittat this point it is just you and I...01:07
pleia2any comments on that? I'm inclined to say current members +1 similar to beginners team01:07
pleia2doctormo is here :)01:07
cprofittdoctormo, you here?01:07
pleia2well he was a few minutes ago! hehe01:07
cprofittto be clear the 'general team' will be anyone can join... not 'invite or approval'01:07
pleia2there is approval01:08
doctormocprofitt: sure01:08
pleia2but the approval process is very easy01:08
pleia2they just introduce themselves and sign the CoC pretty much01:08
cprofittok...01:08
cprofittI can vote +1 on that...01:08
cprofittshall we call a vote?01:08
pleia2then "someone" says "ok" and someone on the board adds them to the team01:09
doctormoI want to hear about how that happens01:09
* cprofitt distracted by kids01:09
pleia2doctormo: someone is interested in the team, they post an introduction with their skillset to the mailing list, irc channel, or forums (we don't have a forum, so maybe not)01:10
pleia2we confirm they have signed the CoC and add them to the team01:10
pleia2by "we" I'm not sure who, or who determines whether the introduction is suitable01:10
doctormoTo me, there is no such thing as 'membership', there is just privilages which come about from the way in which you work to progress the system. Only the groups where we have production and administration need to have closed, approval only mecanics.01:10
pleia2I think any introduction beyond "Hi, I like cake, your team is neat" is fine ;)01:10
pleia2hm, so you don't want a general team?01:11
doctormoMy concern is that we would miss an opertunity to create a space for students and non-volunteer teachers to become a strong self helping community by being exlusive. Even with such easy access, it's still barriers which need not apply to users.01:12
doctormoI fully agree with having the stated restrictions of contributary groups, it's a good way to go.01:12
pleia2so you think there should be a general team, but it should be open?01:12
cprofittpleia2, that is an issue -- we need to define the 'we'01:12
pleia2cprofitt: yes, that was my point01:13
doctormopleia2: I don't think there should be a general team, it creates an 'us' and 'them' without defining the rolls and responsibilities of what that means.01:13
pleia2the "barrier" is only because we want people to introduce themselves, so we have some idea what skills our members have, we can ask them directly when projects come up01:13
pleia2otherwise it's just some other team on LP that they join and we know nothing about them or why they're interested or anything01:14
cprofittI am for a 'team', a 'council' and sub-teams defined by roles01:14
pleia2cprofitt: +101:14
cprofittpleia2, if there is no activity requirement -- then why do we care about the introduction?01:14
doctormopleia2: The idea of the users team is to be a mailing list, not much more. People who are contactable, a pool of people who can be progressed into other teams.01:14
BuuntuI think the whole team thing is a really good idea though, it gets new users sort of hooked and makes them feel more in the community01:14
cprofitt+1 doctormo01:15
pleia2cprofitt: because of what I just said, it'd be nice to know why they are interested, what skills they have and want to contribute01:15
cprofittpleia2, it would... but does it matter if they tell us before or after joining?01:15
Buuntu*speaking as a new member*01:15
pleia2cprofitt: I'm worried that they'll never tell us, the idea is to provide a process where they feel it's appropriate and expected to provide an introduction01:16
pleia2I mean, we don't have to do it, but that was the thought pattern behind asking for an intro :)01:16
cprofittwe can 'remove' people that do not introduce themselves...01:16
pleia2removing and rejecting sends a bad message, as polite as the rejection letter that accompanies it is01:16
doctormoI would say that an open and destinct users team could be advertised as a student help and support channel. Everything else you could do as planned.01:16
cprofittI just think it is difficult to have multiple approval points and an introduction requirement01:17
cprofittNYS team works that way...01:17
pleia2cprofitt: multiple approval points?01:17
doctormoPut it on a 1 year renew and remove anyone who removes themselves from the mailing list.01:17
cprofittand I do not approve anyone... because I never see the introduction01:17
doctormocprofitt: We have no approval process in MA, we accept anyone but reserve the right to exclude.01:18
doctormoIn case there is trouble.01:18
cprofittwhat does reserve the right to exclude mean?01:18
jimi_hendrixsorry to interrupt, but can i get a log?01:18
pleia2cprofitt: there have been spammers and very inappropriate usernames (reported and deleted) try to join the pennsylvania team01:19
cprofittjimi_hendrix, we can answer that at the end01:20
cprofittpleia2, I can appreciate that...01:20
doctormocprofitt: It means if someone causes trouble, they'll get kicked out.01:20
jimi_hendrixcprofitt, ok01:20
cprofittif we have an introduction and CoC sig -- what will serve as the introduction?01:20
pleia2jimi_hendrix: http://princessleia.com/temp/learning.txt01:20
cprofittwill it me email? forum? wiki?01:20
pleia2cprofitt: yes, that is what the introduction is, as I said: they post an introduction with their skillset to the mailing list, irc channel, or forums (we don't have a forum, so maybe not)01:21
pleia2whatever is most comfortable to them01:21
pleia2so it could be "I'm a professor at $college, I am interested in helping course development, I have signed the CoC"01:21
pleia2in IRC01:21
cprofittso the mailing list can be joined by anyone.01:21
pleia2then we say "cool, added"01:21
pleia2yes, the mailing list is open to everyone right now, and should stay that way01:21
cprofittI would think that we should have ONE method of introduction...01:22
cprofittnot multiple...01:22
cprofittso it is less confusing for the 'approval' team to look at01:22
cprofittbut that is a procedural thing01:22
doctormopleia2: So long as that's the case, then I have no further objections. I just figured the mailing list would be a launchpad mailing list.01:22
pleia2cprofitt: not everyone is comfortable with introducing themselves on IRC, not everyone is comfortable introducing themselves on a forever-archived mailin glist01:22
pleia2doctormo: no, our mailing list is on lists.ubuntu.com, our LP one has been retired01:23
cprofittI am ok with an approval process as long as it is quick and does not get tied to a single person01:23
pleia2cprofitt: so I figure the approval process is one of us (the board) sees the introduction on IRC or the mailing list, and adds them to the team01:23
doctormopleia2: Ah well, that's a mecanical thing, I would have prefered it the other way round. But it's not so important.01:23
bodhizazenoic, sorry I am late01:23
cprofittpleia2, that works for me...01:24
doctormoOK I have to go, I think things have been sorted out.01:24
pleia2ok01:24
cprofittI just want to make sure that if the board has 8 people or 20 people that all those people feel as though they can approve01:24
pleia2yeah, everyone on the board should feel comfortable approving01:24
doctormoPublic mailing list, to be advertised as student/teacher help and support as well as pool of potential contributors, general team for contributors ith possible seperate mailing list (devel)?01:24
cprofitt#vote Approve General Membership01:24
bodhizazen+1 pleia2 , I do not mind people hanging out, but I would like somebody to know who they are =)01:25
doctormocprofitt: You can't have a board of more than 12 or of 8, bad numbers.01:25
pleia2doctormo: I think we can define these roles at a later date - but I think such lists may be required at some point01:25
pleia2I don't want to micromanage too much at this point01:25
cprofitt[VOTE]Approve Membership Structure as currently listed on wiki01:25
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* bodhizazen would like to keep mailing lists to a minimum =)01:25
cprofitt+101:25
MootBot+1 received from cprofitt. 1 for, 0 against. 0 have abstained. Count is now 101:25
pleia2+101:25
MootBot+1 received from pleia2. 2 for, 0 against. 0 have abstained. Count is now 201:25
doctormo+101:25
MootBot+1 received from doctormo. 3 for, 0 against. 0 have abstained. Count is now 301:25
bodhizazen+101:25
MootBot+1 received from bodhizazen. 4 for, 0 against. 0 have abstained. Count is now 401:25
jimi_hendrix1 sec let me skim this01:25
cprofittAny last votes?01:26
cprofitt[ENDVOTE]01:26
MootBotFinal result is 4 for, 0 against. 0 abstained. Total: 401:26
jimi_hendrix+101:26
jimi_hendrixaww01:26
jimi_hendrixcprofitt, :(01:26
pleia2jimi_hendrix: we'll count you in spirit! :)01:27
cprofitt[AGREED] Accept Membership as on Wiki01:27
MootBotAGREED received:  Accept Membership as on Wiki01:27
cprofittas there are no other topics on the agenda are there any topics from the floor?01:27
jimi_hendrixpleia2, thats not as good01:27
pleia2cprofitt: I'd quickly like to review Roles and Moderation01:27
doctormocprofitt: Still no inter-teaching of how to use moodle, all my course material is flapping about as pdfs01:27
cprofittok...01:27
bodhizazenI have one topic01:27
cprofitt[TOPIC] Roles01:28
MootBotNew Topic:  Roles01:28
cprofittyou have the floor pleia201:28
doctormoBut I'll have to come back to that since I do have to go 40 mins ago.01:28
cprofittok doctormo01:28
pleia2so, the Roles need more discussion, doctormo had thoughts too he put on the wiki, I don't think we need to define them right now01:28
pleia2but as things get rolling we'll want to probably create subteams that we first just define on wiki pages, maybe later devote LP groups if they decide they want mailing lists (like doctormo's idea of a -devel and -users list)01:29
bodhizazenI think we need to define roles via Moodle01:29
cprofitt+1 bodhizazen01:29
cprofitt+1 pleia2 as well01:29
pleia2but there are parts of the team that has nothing to do with Moodle01:29
jimi_hendrixbodhizazen, whats the moodle link again01:29
pleia2remember, we're not just focused on our Moodle site :)01:29
cprofittI think roles both inside and outside of moodle01:29
bodhizazenlearn.ufbt.net01:30
pleia2we also include real life classroom courses, IRC courses, neither of which may ues moodle01:30
bodhizazenI am not opposed to that pleia201:30
cprofittpleia2, would the courses be listed on the moodle site?01:30
bodhizazenIs there anyone who know moodle well enough to outline the moodle roles ?01:30
* cprofitt senses a digression01:30
pleia2cprofitt: which courses?01:30
cprofittlets skips that for post meeting...01:31
pleia2ok01:31
bodhizazenand pleia2 and doctormo can outline the non-moodle roles ?01:31
cprofittso the main point is that we have to develop the roles...01:31
* jimi_hendrix likes the idea of IRC courses01:31
pleia2cprofitt: right01:31
pleia2jimi_hendrix: Ubuntu Classroom has IRC courses already :)01:31
cprofitt[AGREED] More definition of roles should be worked on01:31
MootBotAGREED received:  More definition of roles should be worked on01:31
jimi_hendrixi know01:31
pleia2not many of late though, need more01:31
pleia2ok, Moderation01:31
pleia2I don't think this requires much discussion honestly01:31
cprofitt[ACTION] pleia2 will add non-Moodle roles to wiki and others will view make comments01:32
MootBotACTION received:  pleia2 will add non-Moodle roles to wiki and others will view make comments01:32
cprofitt[TOPIC] Content update by bodhizazen01:32
MootBotNew Topic:  Content update by bodhizazen01:32
bodhizazenjimi_hendrix, we can discuss irc classed with the BT also if youlike01:32
bodhizazenOh, thanks cprofitt01:32
bodhizazenJust wanted an update, where are we on content ?01:32
jimi_hendrixbodhizazen, s/classed/classes/ or am i reading that wrong01:32
pleia2bodhizazen: doctormo is developing server classes (he has links on his blog I can dig out if you'd like)01:33
pleia2I'm also working with him to launch desktop classes which our LoCo team will use, I promised to write the first section01:33
bodhizazenI was thinking of developing a topic on installation01:33
pleia2but neither doctormo nor I is familiar with Moodle01:33
pleia2so our drafts are, as he put it, flapping about as pdfs01:33
jimi_hendrixbodhizazen, the installer is self explaining?01:34
pleia2(actually, mine are still raw txt)01:34
cprofittpleia2, I can assist with Moodle course design... I have created two on a different site01:34
bodhizazenpleia2, you and doctormo can use the test server if you like01:34
bodhizazennot really jimi_hendrix01:34
pleia2cprofitt: I am completely useless with design01:34
cprofittk - we can work out a time for that then01:34
bodhizazenPeople do not know how to say partition a hard drive for example01:34
cprofittany  thing else in there bodhizazen ?01:34
bodhizazenno cprofitt01:34
jimi_hendrixbodhizazen, i had no problem with it when i first installed xD01:35
pleia2bodhizazen: both doctormo and I are *very* busy, I am +1 with his request to have a moodle course that we can take ourselves rather than hacking about with it, moodle is confusing01:35
bodhizazenPM jimi_hendrix01:35
cprofitt[TOPIC] Moderation by pleia201:35
MootBotNew Topic:  Moderation by pleia201:35
cprofittpleia2, there is a course on the site about Moodle...01:35
cprofittyou can both take it01:35
pleia2oh yes, so moderation, bodhizazen has experience with the beginners team on this01:35
pleia2cprofitt: oh ok :)01:35
bodhizazenI am hoping we will not need moderation01:36
pleia2pretty standard Ubuntu rules apply, try to settle disputes between the specific parties, if that doesn't work they can come to the board, if that is a problem they go to the CC01:36
bodhizazenI volunteer my services if needed01:36
bodhizazenAt the moment I do not think we need anything beyond the CoC01:36
cprofitt+1 bodhizazen01:36
pleia2+101:37
cprofittI think the 'rules' and moderation will 'evolve'01:37
pleia2pretty much we just want users to know that if they feel slighted, there is a procedure for discussing problems01:37
bodhizazenWe could make some general rules if we like, but I suggest solidifying them as we go01:37
pleia2CoC is fine for now, I think01:37
bodhizazenpleia2, refer them either to me or one of us 501:37
* pleia2 nods01:37
cprofittyeah... I think that works...01:37
cprofittAny other topics from the floor01:38
bodhizazendepending on how big the problem is and how much (or little) you all wish to moderate01:38
pleia2cprofitt: I think just a general "what do we do now" note is in order :)01:38
pleia2I want to bring more people onto the team, moodle theme is still hanging out there, but I want to start getting introductions from people and adding them to the team, queuing up some course ideas, blogging about this, etc01:39
pleia2we've held off on all of this until we had membership sorted, which I think we have now :)01:39
pleia2without a doubt, doctormo and I will need help with these server and desktop courses, I need to start gathering that talent01:40
bodhizazen+1 pleia201:41
* cprofitt grandmother on phone01:41
bodhizazenpleia2, you took the words out of my mouth01:41
pleia2:)01:41
bodhizazenI am struggling at the moment01:45
pleia2with?01:45
bodhizazenI am used to multiple monitors01:45
pleia2hehe01:46
pleia2well, once we get cprofitt's $.02 and vote I think we can wrap up this meeting01:46
bodhizazenok01:48
bodhizazenthank you by the way01:48
pleia2for?01:48
bodhizazenyou do a lot for Ubuntu01:48
pleia2oh, welcome :) thanks to you too! hosting and all the stuff you do with forums and beginners team and things01:49
cprofitt#endmeeting01:49
MootBotMeeting finished at 19:49.01:49
bodhizazenLOL01:49
pleia2cprofitt: no vote then?01:49
cprofittdistracted]01:49
pleia2hm01:50
bodhizazenI do not think we need to vote pleia2 , it is a natural progression01:50
pleia2bodhizazen: alright01:50
pleia2I had been holding off blabbering too much about the team because I knew we were waiting on our big bloggy announcements01:50
pleia2just wanted to make sure there was no one who wanted that to continue01:50
Vantraxokies, im back now01:51
bodhizazenI think we are ready for the recruitment phase01:52
bodhizazenFollowed by outlining and adding content01:53
bodhizazenI will work on some documentation for new users01:53
pleia2ok, great :)01:53
bodhizazenI convinced my parents to go with Ubuntu01:53
bodhizazenand my father has given me some valuable feedback01:53
pleia2cool01:53
bodhizazenthings us nerds take for granted01:53
Raidsongi convinced a friend to go with ubuntu01:54
* pleia2 nods01:54
bodhizazennice Raidsong01:54
pleia2ok, I think we can take this back to #ubuntu-learning :)01:54
pleia2thanks everyone01:54
Raidsongno so valuable feedback01:54
bodhizazenI was just going to suggest #ubuntu-beginners , but learning works too01:54
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