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MenZanhandler: mm, tasty tasty drama.01:07
nhandlerMenZa: Are you talking about the mailing list thread?01:08
Seeker`dramatastic01:10
nhandlerI've been refraining from acknowledging most of the comments that were made. I think most people realize that they are inappropriate. Instead, I'm working on cleaning up the IrcCouncil wiki page01:32
Seeker`I sent my first mail on the subject this evening01:33
Seeker`about 40 mins ago to be precise01:33
Seeker`I do wish people would sign emails on the irc list with their irc nickname though01:34
tonyyarussoPici: not that paste.ubuntu.com was very useful anyway, considering the lack of line-wrap.01:35
tonyyarussoSeeker`: mine's easy!01:35
Seeker`tonyyarusso: pfft, thats what you think :P01:36
Seeker`and now comes the interesting wait to see whether my mail gets ignored, or a string of "OMG you''re wrong" posts01:37
wgrantNote that mailman is currently offline.01:41
Seeker`oh?01:43
wgrantYeah, an hour of maintenance started a few minutes ago.01:43
wgrantSo the discussion has had a little break forced on it :P01:43
tonyyarussoBlasphemy.  Neither sleet nor snow nor rain nor scheduled maintenance can stop the Mailman.01:43
ubottuardchoille called the ops in #ubuntu (Jigbooot)01:48
Seeker`slow Amaranth is slow01:49
AmaranthSeeker`: Stopped to write a witty kick message :P01:49
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AmaranthMy plan is to ignore the entire thing02:04
AmaranthSure, I've read the thread but I don't much care either way02:04
tonyyarussoI just wrote about the actual nominees and sent it to the CC.  I really don't feel the need to deal with the rest of the nonsense.02:06
Seeker`as I said, I don't understand how you can nominate people for a role that isn't defined02:10
tsimpsonif there is some sort of fundamental conflict, they can always step down02:15
tsimpsonbut I think that's a rather unlikely scenario02:15
tsimpsonwe have an outline of what's required02:15
Seeker`if the definition is close to complete, and there are just minor issues to sort out, why not do that first, so everything is wrapped up neatly for the new council02:17
Seeker`if the definition isn't close to complete, it needs to be worked out before people are chosen for the position02:17
tsimpsonbecause we need a council, and then the council as an entity can form the document02:17
tsimpsonno council means no council input on the document02:18
tsimpsonand, frankly, we need a council more than a document describing what it is02:18
Seeker`but the people considering standing can (and probably should) contribute to any decisions anyway02:18
tsimpsonthe community can, but the whole point of the council is to give a unified voice02:19
Seeker`but it isn't the IRCC that needs to form the document02:20
tsimpsonand to make decisions where there is no obvious choice from the community at large02:20
Seeker`its the CC, with input from the community02:20
tsimpsonI didn't say the IRCC would form it, I said they should have a voice in it's formation02:20
tsimpsonif they are to be held to it, they should be consulted02:20
Seeker`if all of the candidates are consulted, or have the option to participate in the dicussion, then they have been consulted02:21
tsimpsonand, honestly, I do not understand all this anger and bitterness that has materialised around this02:21
Seeker`I think part of it is down to the fact that people have different views of what each persons responsibilties are02:23
Seeker`which leads to frustration02:23
elkynhandler, it's probably easier for you to "refrain from acknowledging". it's not your name up there as spoken by someone who had previously been freenode staff and on another council saying what an awful human you are and saying you broke everything.02:24
tsimpsonSeeker`: differing views does not excuse some of the behaviour I've seen on the list02:24
elkyit's taking all my energy right now to not go in to panic mode at the thought of the various trolls pits reading that.02:24
Seeker`tsimpson: no, it doesn't excuse it. But it may go some way towards explaining what may have triggered the behaviour02:26
elkySeeker`, it's a long story and this is a logged channel.02:26
elkyI actually have a fair idea of what has happened. It's not something that can be discussed publicly.02:28
tsimpsonright now I feel the IRC community is the laughing stock of the ubuntu community, if any of this was funny02:28
Seeker`the IRC has been "broken" for well over a year now02:28
Seeker`*IRC community02:28
tonyyarussonah, it's been broken since September 1993 :P02:29
Seeker`its probably been broken for as long as I have been here. The only difference is, for the first year or so, Seveas was around, and he was able to get away with actually doing something about users and problems02:30
Seeker`well, longer than a year, can't remember when he went02:30
tonyyarussoSo what we're saying is "dictatorships are efficient"?  True.02:31
tonyyarusso(I liked Seveas too, but that doesn't make it good logic :P)02:32
Seeker`I'm saying that the system was probably broken, Seveas was just particularly good at hiding the cracks02:32
elkythe community was much smaller back when it was "just seveas"02:32
Seeker`running a broken system with well hidden cracks is a bad thing, and just makes the explosion bigger when it occurs; I'm not saying that we should go back to that. But fixing a fundamentally broken system is non-trivial02:35
spyder_Global Ubuntu meeting?  Spam?02:35
Seeker`SportChick: how can we help you?02:35
tonyyarussohuh?02:35
Seeker`bah, naughty tab complete02:35
Seeker`tonyyarusso: #ubuntu , rejohn02:36
Seeker`someone may want to talk to him, bit late at night for me getting involved in discussions with users02:38
nhandlerSeeker`: It was already reported to freenode staff by tsimpson02:43
SportChickSeeker`: huhn?03:05
tonyyarussoSportChick: bad tab-complete.  Carry on.03:07
nhandlerI would appreciate it if I could get some feedback on the diff I sent to the ubuntu-irc list03:21
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elkynhandler, i thought menza did.03:50
elkyoh, a new one?03:50
nhandlerYeah, I made a few changes.03:50
naliothif rejohn spams again, please feel free to ban him for 24h03:59
naliothincoming04:25
bazhangcatsup, Prodego hi how may we help you04:27
Prodegoyou can't, just trying to move someone in here04:27
naliothbazhang: rejohn has an issue04:27
bazhangProdego, thanks, please dont idle unless you have business here04:28
Prodegobazhang: sure, would 'idle' mean long or short term, I can leave now, or I can wait for him to get in here, whichever is more in line with what you want to do04:28
bazhangProdego, we try to keep this channel free (ie sans spectators) to deal with #ubuntu channel issues04:29
catsupi just wanted to serve as a witness for rejohn04:29
Prodegosure04:29
naliothas did prodego, i'm sure04:29
catsupwait does that mean i should leave?04:30
bazhangcatsup, unless you have an issue yourself, please.04:30
catsupk04:30
rejohnWho is the senior  person for ubuntu irc channel management?04:54
naliothrejohn: anyone can help you here04:57
rejohnAnyone: Who is the senior  person for ubuntu irc channel management?04:58
elkythere is no single one person.04:59
elky!appeals04:59
ubottuIf you disagree with a decision by an operator, please first pay #ubuntu-ops a visit. If you are still unhappy, please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IrcTeam/AppealProcess for the steps you should take. If you feel the need to discuss the channel rules, please contact the ops on IRC or via the email address on the aforementioned page.04:59
Amaranthrejohn: Is there something we can help you with?05:02
elkyrejohn, we can't help you if you don't talk with us.05:06
bazhangevildeed seems to be avash, just a fyi05:10
geniiIs there +1-ot ?05:24
bazhangshould just be directed to #ubuntu-offtopic afaik05:25
rejohnAmaranth: "Is there something we can help you with?"  If you wouldn't mind telling me the answer to this question, that would be great. :)  : "Who is the senior  person here for ubuntu irc channel management?"05:33
bazhangrejohn, was there something you wished to discuss?05:33
bazhangrejohn, all of us can help, you need to specify05:33
Amaranthrejohn: There really isn't a 'senior' person, we can all help05:34
rejohnbazhang: if I knew of any way I could make that questions any simpler, I would surely try.05:34
bazhangrejohn, there is no single person as stated above; please clarify your issue that needs resolution05:35
Amaranthrejohn: What would you talk to such a 'senior' person about?05:35
rejohnWho is the person here, now, who has the most seniority regarding Ubuntu IRC issues?05:44
bazhangrejohn, there is no such individual.05:44
Flannelrejohn: If you can clarify what help you seek, we can help address your issue appropriately.05:45
elkyrejohn, there is no single "senior person". We have a Council and an appeals process. We cannot work with you if you refuse to follow the appeals process. if you're not appealing something and just want to talk to the council, then irc-council@lists.ubuntu.com is how you can contact it.05:48
rejohnbazhang: is there anyone here with _less_ seniority on Ubuntu IRC issues than some other person?05:48
bazhangrejohn, not sure what you need as you won't specify; any one in this channel could potentially help were you to do so.05:50
rejohnbazhang: i don't _need_ anything.  I would, though, like to know if there is anyone here now who fits either of the descriptions I've asked about. :)05:57
elkyrejohn, and we've told you. No.05:57
bazhangrejohn, then, as was stated above, nope. please don't idle here as per the channel topic if you have no outstanding issues to be resolved, thanks.05:58
rejohnbazhang: respecting your request to not "idle" here.06:05
geniiI need someone active in #k to keep an eye on crashdata because he's offering dangerous advice, and I currently have to go to sleep or be toast at work tomorrow06:15
geniieg: "chown /dev/drive user"    "usermod +G cdrom user"    etc etc06:17
geniiApparently a SLAX user06:37
jussi01genii: sleep time!06:38
jussi01genii: also, remember we have:06:39
jussi01!wfm06:39
ubottuCommon Sense: Just because you can, does not mean you should (and especially recommend to others). Think before you do. "Works for me" does not mean it is ok. The latest version of everything is not always useful if you aim for stability. Please see http://geekosophical.net/random/worksforme/06:39
dholbachgood morning07:05
FlannelHowdy dholbach07:05
dholbachhi Flannel07:05
ubottusebsebseb called the ops in #ubuntu (Datherine)08:42
jussi01damn repeater bots08:43
FlannelErm08:43
ikoniawhy was he removed08:43
FlannelAha08:43
ikoniait wasn't a repeater bot08:43
FlannelYeah, it was08:43
ikoniait was asking human questions before ?08:44
ikonia(just as I joined)08:44
elkyscripts?08:44
ikoniaI only saw it repeat the !ops line from sebsebseb08:44
ikoniait was asking a question about bluray support in ubuntu08:44
ikoniaand made a sensible comment about not using cd-rw media for livecd's08:44
Flannelhttp://privatepaste.com/e29ac5fc6d08:45
FlannelOh wait, that... right08:45
Flannelhold on08:45
jussi01it definately repeated 2 things08:45
elkydo you have someone on ignore?08:45
Flannelhttp://privatepaste.com/2c6a8a98ee08:46
elkythe action was nigtv's etc08:46
FlannelThere, that's what I wanted to paste08:46
ikonia08:44 < unic0rn> KB1JWQ: can you handle the above situation (bot Datherine,  repeating stuff all over the place)?08:46
ikoniafrom freenode - others are saying the same08:46
ikoniaI just didn't see it as I only just rejoined the channel08:46
Flannelikonia: Check that second paste08:46
FlannelAh08:46
Flannel(those pastes only last a day, see BT for permanent one, obviously)08:46
ikoniathat makes more sense08:47
ikoniaI see it now08:47
ikoniasorry - I only just joined and didn't see08:47
ikoniacan anyone see what time my box died last night (what time my nck quit)08:47
Flannel18:57 (It's currently 00:47)08:48
FlannelSo, six hours ago08:49
ikoniawow, pretty much after I logged off last night, I wonder what happened08:49
ikoniathanks Flannel08:49
Madpilothow the heck did the floodbots not trigger on Havily just now  in #u?08:55
ikoniaMadpilot: I'm seeing a bit of lag - maybe they are lagging too08:55
Madpilotmust be it08:56
Madpilotalso, does anyone know what nick the Seveas-worshipping Steve Stalcup uses on IRC?08:57
bazhangvorian08:57
Madpilotah, thnx08:57
Madpilotmust admit to being amused by all the sturm-und-drang on the irc ML recently...08:58
Madpilotit's IRC, not real life. Lighten up.08:58
ikonia?08:58
jussi01Madpilot: move on ;)08:58
elkyMadpilot, just because you dont take it seriously, does not mean other cannot, or should not.10:12
elkythis is far from a game for *many* people.10:12
Madpilotelky, the whole thing does need serious discussion. It *doesn't* need mudslinging, bikeshedding or hyperbole, which some of the posts to the ML recent were trending towards IMO.10:17
elkyMadpilot, the situation is more complicated than just mudslinging.10:17
ubottuIn ubottu, AlanBell said: !bite is please don't bite our new friend. Everyone is new to Ubuntu and IRC once and everyone makes mistakes. If they don't learn from their mistakes you can have a little nibble on them later.10:23
ubottuIn ubottu, AlanBell said: !ra is <reply> relationship advice is not available in $chan. If you want to chat on offtopic matters try #ubuntu-offtopic. If you need to talk something through with a professional counsellor there is a global directory of support services at http://befrienders.org10:23
ubottuIn #kubuntu-devel, Riddell said: !no ninjas is Help! apachelogger, JontheEchidna, nhandler, Riddell, ScottK, Lex79, Quintasan, neversfelde, maco, rgreening12:35
jussi01!no ninjas is <reply>Help! apachelogger, JontheEchidna, nhandler, Riddell, ScottK, Lex79, Quintasan, neversfelde, maco, rgreening12:36
ubottuI know nothing about ninjas yet, jussi0112:36
jussi01!no ninjas-#kubuntu-devel is <reply>Help! apachelogger, JontheEchidna, nhandler, Riddell, ScottK, Lex79, Quintasan, neversfelde, maco, rgreening12:36
ubottuI'll remember that jussi0112:36
bazhanghehe12:36
ubottuFloodBot2 called the ops in #ubuntu-ops-monitor (mass join)12:36
MenZanhandler: I'll have a look when I get home in an hour's time12:41
mac_vhi... are the -desktop and -artwork channel facing downtime?12:53
jussi01mac_v: come again?'12:55
mac_vjussi01: i'm not able to connect to #ubuntu-artwork and #ubuntu-desktop12:56
jussi01mac_v: 1 sec12:56
mac_vthere has been some notices from the freenode staff that they are experiencing denial of service attacks , maybe those are affected12:57
jussi01mac_v: I can join no problems12:58
jussi01mac_v: and you dont seem to be banned.12:58
mac_vhmm , weird ... now i can connect :/12:58
jussi01mac_v: guess we are all good then?12:59
mac_vjussi01: yup , thanks :)12:59
mac_vbye...12:59
jussi01see ya12:59
ubottuActionParsnip called the ops in #ubuntu ()13:14
PiciI somewhat regret putting 'ircc' into my hilights13:21
* jussi01 hugs Pici13:21
ikoniais having a different ops call in #kubuntu-devel wise ? is it not better to have a standard call across all channels ?14:37
jussi01ikonia: its not an ops call...14:43
BOBBROWNwtf14:49
BOBBROWNget lost14:49
bazhangBOBBROWN, you are forwarded here14:49
BOBBROWNtrying to help some people14:49
BOBBROWNand I get kicked14:49
BOBBROWNdamn, the ubuntu communitys bad14:50
BOBBROWNim going to go back to windows!14:50
bazhangBOBBROWN, install windows problem solved is not helpful14:50
BOBBROWNhey, it works dude14:50
BOBBROWNlike, ubuntu aint perfect. am I right?14:50
bazhangwrong channel for it14:50
bazhanggenii, just kicking him will ban14:51
bazhangwhoops my bad14:52
Picifor gateway users yes.14:53
bazhangI muted him wishing to PM, he just joined here himself14:54
bazhanggenii, my apologies14:54
geniiApologies on lag, work. Didn't know gateway users get auto-ban on a kick, good to know14:55
bazhanghe was gone and here before I could PM, sorry all.14:56
ikoniajussi01: ooh, looked like an ops call, what is it then ?15:07
jussi01ikonia: its a ninjas calll :P15:21
ikoniaerr......ok15:21
jussi01ikonia: the ninjas are the packagers15:21
ubottuLjL called the ops in #ubuntu (kins)16:10
* pleia2 hugs Tm_T 19:54
Tm_T..does that mean I'm not babbling nonsense afterall? (:)19:55
* Tm_T feels so old19:55
pleia2oh, I'm just collecting my free hug :)19:55
Tm_Tsee, that's the "not babbling nonsense" part (:)19:56
* Tm_T huggles pleia219:56
pleia2hehe19:56
Tm_Tnow if I manage to get a job so I would have more time in irc...20:04
* MenZa is a BoyCottNovell-certified GNU critic!20:04
Tm_Tis that a good thing?20:06
MenZaTm_T: I'm not sure20:43
nhandlerI'm here for my free hug ;)22:07
* jpds hugs nhandler.22:09
nhandler:)22:10
quokoh is today free hug day?22:11
nickspoonEvery day is free hug day.22:15
* jussi01 hugs nhandler also. 22:21
nickspoonCan I have a hug?22:22
Mamarokhug time? /me wants, too22:22
* nickspoon hugs Mamarok22:23
* Mamarok *hugs* all co-ops and lurkers22:23
Mamarokco-ops, nice word, that :)22:23
* jussi01 hugs nickspoon22:24
* nickspoon hugs jussi01 22:24
* Mamarok hugs nickspoon in return and hopes for some more hugs22:25
nickspoon:)22:25
* jussi01 super hugs Mamarok 22:26
jussi01get well soon!22:26
Mamarokjussi01: super hugs back :) and thanks22:26
* Tm_T huggles nickspoon 22:30
* nickspoon huggles Tm_T :)22:30
* Tm_T huggles nhandler anf jussi0122:30
* Tm_T hides22:31
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jussi01Tm_T: I found Mac OSX disks!23:24
MamarokOK, I am off to bed, time flies23:38
nhandlerNight Mamarok23:38
Mamarokgood night everybody :)23:38

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