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AlanBellhello all18:01
Picihowdy18:01
AlanBelleveryone sitting comfortably?18:01
AlanBelldrinks in hand?18:01
x1k:-)18:01
JoseeAntonioRhey guys!18:01
IdleOneMorning18:02
lhavelundevening18:02
Pici'afternoon18:02
AlanBell#startmeeting18:02
meetingologyMeeting started Sun Nov 25 18:02:24 2012 UTC.  The chair is AlanBell. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology.18:02
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lhavelundI'll be doing a bit of running back and forth, but thought I'd pop in.18:02
AlanBellwell I would like to start by wishing everyone a very happy "Today"18:02
AlanBellhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcCouncil/MeetingAgenda18:03
AlanBell#meetingname IRC Team18:03
meetingologyThe meeting name has been set to 'irc_team'18:03
Picihappy today18:03
AlanBell#topic Review last meetings action items18:04
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AlanBellhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/MeetingLogs/IRCC/20121028 was the last meeting18:04
AlanBelland we did get the ban management code into ubottu18:05
AlanBelland sorted out and blogged about the uds channels18:05
AlanBellso that is all good18:05
Piciwoo18:05
* lhavelund cheers.18:05
AlanBell#topic Open items in the IRCC tracker18:05
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AlanBelldon't think we have any18:06
PiciI'm pretty sure we don't either.18:06
AlanBellerr, maybe we do have one18:06
AlanBellTicket #819361 appears to exist18:07
AlanBellum, we should look at that, I totally missed it happening18:07
IdleOneIf it involves me I apologize and it won't happen again18:08
IdleOne:)18:08
AlanBellhmm, we can look at that later, I think it is something that has already been resolved in -ops18:09
PiciIts a bit stale...18:09
AlanBell#action ircc to sort out issue in the tracker18:09
meetingologyACTION: ircc to sort out issue in the tracker18:09
AlanBellit is stale I think18:09
AlanBell#topic Review Bugs related to the Ubuntu IRC Council18:09
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AlanBellwe have none \o/18:10
PiciWell, we have one. But its sort of in limbo.18:10
AlanBellyeah, it is incomplete18:10
AlanBellwe have closed bug #913541 (however I think a bunch of people since expired)18:11
ubottuLaunchpad bug 913541 in ubuntu-community "there are a number of people with Ubuntu IRC cloaks who have expired from the ubuntumembers group" [Undecided,Fix released] https://launchpad.net/bugs/91354118:11
PiciIf anyone can come up with an idea so that we can do something about it, that would be good.18:11
AlanBelland bug 892500 is now closed18:11
ubottuLaunchpad bug 892500 in ubuntu-community "eir is still not fit for purpose in #ubuntu" [Undecided,Fix released] https://launchpad.net/bugs/89250018:11
PiciA bunch of people expired from the team that votes on IRCC elections, not from membership.18:11
AlanBellyeah, but they might have had membership through that team only, I haven't checked18:11
AlanBellbut anyhow, we are looking pretty good on the bugs front18:12
AlanBell#topic quarterly review of #ubuntu-ops-team channel18:12
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AlanBellso, how are people finding the ops team channel and conversations in it?18:12
PiciI personally find it useful, but I'd like to see what other people think.18:14
AlanBellI know I find it very useful to have that channel distinct from -ops and separate from the ban resolution discussions18:14
lhavelundI recently returned to these parts after a long period of other obligations. I enjoy not having to feel like I have to filter everything I say, making sure that under no circumstances can it be taking the wrong way, etc.18:14
lhavelundOn top of that, previously when resolving issues in -ops, you'd often have multiple queries going with other operators to get another opinion on situations. Now, this can be handled through the -team channel, and it seems to work really well.18:14
IdleOne+1 for the team channel18:16
AlanBellyup, there were concerns when the channel was set up about having a private channel, so it was agreed to review it quarterly to check that the general standard of discussion and usefulness was as originally intended, and I think it is.18:16
lhavelundyeah, exactly.18:16
lhavelundi remember this being brought up a very, very long time ago, and was dismissed for those very reasons. although, having participated for a bit, the fears were unfounded. :)18:16
AlanBellanyone got any concerns about it?18:16
IdleOneSometimes the topic does get a little OT in there but I think it is good because it helps the team members get to know each other better.18:17
lhavelundIdleOne: I don't see why that's necessarily a bad thing, for the same reason you mention.18:17
IdleOneright, I don't think it is a bad thing at all.18:17
lhavelund-ops was the same back when I was very active.18:18
lhavelund:)18:18
AlanBellok, lets move on from that and review it again in another three months or so18:18
AlanBell#topic #ubuntu-discuss is it working?18:18
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x1kas someone outside of the invitees, I don't see why there would be any issues with a private chan for ops team... wish I could weigh in more on it lol18:18
Picix1k: there were concerns that things happening 'in the shadows' would be bad for a team whose purpose is to police other users.18:19
IdleOneAlanBell: It needs work, doesn't cost us anything to keep it open. I vote we keep it going.18:19
PiciI think we should remind people (including myself) to use it more often.18:20
AlanBellso #ubuntu-discuss was put on the agenda because it was something we set up and it wasn't getting much traction, however there have been a number of decent conversations in there recently18:20
AlanBelland I still have concerns about flinging people into -offtopic for all non-support discussions18:20
PiciAlanBell: +118:21
lhavelundWhat was the original intention with -discuss?18:21
x1kfrom the discussion on the mailing list, it should stay open but more work should be done to advertise it and get people in there18:21
AlanBelllhavelund: discussion around the topic of ubuntu18:21
x1kI never heard of it other than the irc mailing list18:21
Picilhavelund: it grew out of the anti-unity sentiment, to have somewhere for people to discuss where Ubuntu was going that wasn't -offtopic18:21
AlanBellso not talking about utter randomness which is fine in -offtopic18:21
* lhavelund nods.18:22
AlanBelland not clogging up #ubuntu with non-support questions18:22
lhavelundmakes sense, cheers.18:22
AlanBellplus Canonical were directing people to #ubuntu to "join the conversation"18:22
PiciYah, which wasn't good.18:22
AlanBellwhich wasn't entirely helpful, but neither would directing people to -offtopic make any sense18:22
IdleOneDo we know if Canonical has modified that practice?18:23
PiciI think we did something about it... but my mind is fuzzy18:24
AlanBellI am fairly sure they have modified it in some way, sabdfl was pretty clear in his agreement with our point18:24
AlanBellI am not sure if they are directing people to IRC at all now, but we have told them that they are welcome to direct people to #ubuntu-discuss18:25
IdleOneThat would surely help increase traffic and discussion if they did18:25
AlanBellok, so anyone feel strongly that #ubuntu-discuss should be dropped?18:26
x1kthe push to IRC has to be dummy proof though.... if I told my wife to get on #ubuntu-discuss, I would get a blank stare lol... web based client?18:26
PiciI think the link to IRC that was provided was through the webchat.18:27
AlanBellx1k: oh, absolutely agreed, but that is all about the context of where it is publicised18:27
x1k+118:27
x1ksorry, back to lurking18:27
Pici:)18:28
AlanBell#agreed keep #ubuntu-discuss18:28
AlanBelllets move along18:28
AlanBell#topic How is Ubottu ban removal going?18:28
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AlanBellany thoughts or comments on this one?18:28
IdleOnebot seems to do what it is supposed to do.18:28
AlanBellbetter than eir?18:29
IdleOnenot in all aspects18:29
PiciWhere can it be improved?18:29
IdleOneI would like the floodbot bans /noticed to -ops-monitor so that we can set comments/duration18:29
AlanBellhow about the times counting from initial ban point? is that OK or an issue?18:29
AlanBellm4v: o/18:30
m4vyes I'm here18:30
AlanBelljust checking :)18:30
IdleOneAlso would be helpful if when we did @duration banID it gave the date the ban was set18:32
m4vthe ban notices can be moved to any channel, is a config setting. The where to count from the duration of a ban depends on what you folks need.18:32
m4vIdleOne: can be done18:32
IdleOneAlanBell: m4v I kinda liked that all the bans were noticed in -ops-monitor.18:33
IdleOnebut for now I really think that we need a way of seeing and being asked to set comments on the floobot bans18:34
m4vI think, once you get into ubottu's code you see that it isn't so easy (i think bantracker doesn't keep ban's information updated at all times in memory, so more fetching form the db will be needed)18:34
m4vbut I need bug reports so I don't forget about it ;)18:34
AlanBellfair enough :)18:35
AlanBellhttps://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-bots?field.searchtext=bantracker18:35
AlanBellin with those ones?18:36
m4vIdleOne: I'm pretty sure there's an option for request the channel to make a comment for flootbot's bans, if it isn't doing it now is because is disabled.18:36
AlanBellok, so lets file bugs and have a bit more discussion with the rest of the team, generally I am happy that it is being used and there are not howls of anguish :)18:38
AlanBellok, moving onwards18:38
AlanBell#topic review the #ubuntu AKICK list18:38
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PiciDo we want to do that here, or break it up and do it offline?18:39
AlanBellhttp://www.privatepaste.com/377d188b5c/ubuntu18:39
jussiOffline methinks18:39
IdleOneerr that isn't so private18:39
AlanBellwell I was going to suggest a general discussion about whether there should be one18:39
AlanBellit isn't private anyway is it?18:40
jussiand Hai everyone18:40
AlanBellhai jussi18:40
IdleOnethere should be one.for sure18:40
IdleOnehey jussi18:40
AlanBellso we have akick lists for -offtopic and #ubuntu18:40
AlanBellwhy do we use them instead of bans?18:40
PiciPerhaps we should send it to the mailing list to get people's opinions who aren't here?18:40
AlanBellare there stuff that should stay, and what stuff should go, and why?18:40
lhavelundAlanBell: it was my understanding that earlier, ban lists were just... getting filled too quickly.18:41
lhavelundwhether or not that's still an issue, i don't know.18:41
Picigo: tor, gateway/cgiirc/18:41
Piciakicks can't be accidentally removed.18:41
AlanBellthere are some things which are kicking out users with nicks containing rude words, others that ban specific dynamic IP addresses18:42
AlanBellnot sure it is the right place for IP level bans, what do you think?18:42
PiciI probably agree.18:43
jussi akick should be for those things that don't change18:43
jussiie. Rude words, particular service bans18:44
AlanBellok, so if the IRCC go through offline and prune the list fairly agressively that would be a good thing?18:44
AlanBelllimit it to rude words and known bad networks18:45
IdleOneI don't think I have seen services auto kick anybody in years18:45
jussiIMHO yes18:45
PiciIdleOne: its very rare18:45
IdleOneright, prune away. keep the obviously rude ones18:45
AlanBellIdleOne: I did see one a few weeks ago, hence this being on the agenda18:46
lhavelund+1 IdleOne18:46
PiciAny naysayers?18:46
AlanBell#action ircc to prune the akick lists18:47
meetingologyACTION: ircc to prune the akick lists18:47
jussiPerhaps move those bans to the normal ban list?18:47
AlanBellyeah, that might be something we do for some of them18:47
jussiWhere they get revewed etc18:47
AlanBellright, couple more topics to insert18:48
AlanBellwe have the membership application of m4v, however we are not quorate right now :(18:48
Pici:|18:49
IdleOnehow many do you need for quorum?18:49
AlanBellthree of five18:49
x1kbummer18:49
IdleOneyou, pici and me ( I am a Membership board member) make 318:49
PiciI don't think thats how it works.18:50
IdleOneThere is precedent of other board memmbers voting in membershiop meetings18:50
IdleOnemembers*18:50
jussil also am on a council that grants membership18:50
IdleOnebut if you prefer to wait that is fine also18:50
IdleOneI also think jussi and I have enough IRC experience to make a fair judgment on this application.18:51
m4vI'm ok with waiting, is not like I have been in a hurry to get membership18:51
* AlanBell reads the charter :)18:52
jussiwe have done It before with CZ<tab>18:53
AlanBellyeah, when we had a CC member filling one of the seats18:53
jussiOn mobile no tab complete18:54
AlanBellI think it would be best to wait until the next meeting where there are more of us to congratulate m4v on awesomeness \o/18:54
PiciAs long as m4v is okay with waiting.18:54
PiciNot that we're going to give him much choice ;)18:55
jussil don't have an issue with that.18:55
x1klol18:55
AlanBelllets do that then, sorry we couldn't sort it out today m4v, but lets do it properly at the next meeting :)18:55
m4vyes18:56
* IdleOne thanks m4v for his awesomeness18:56
AlanBellthe other thing we should have put on the agenda is going through the operator applications, which I need to run my little script to list out and we need to discuss them, so lets postpone that to the next meeting too.18:56
AlanBell#action m4v membership to go on next agenda18:56
meetingologyACTION: m4v membership to go on next agenda18:56
AlanBell#action AlanBell to sort out list of operator applicants for next meeting18:57
meetingologyACTION: AlanBell to sort out list of operator applicants for next meeting18:57
PiciWe've gotten a bunch of applications lately, unfortunately I don't really recognize many of the applicants.18:57
x1kraises hand... ooo oooo pick me18:57
AlanBell!canibeanop18:57
ubottuIf you are interested in joining the Ops team, take a look at both http://www.siltala.net/2010/03/24/ops-teams-applications-announcement/ and https://wiki.ubuntu.com/IRC/IrcTeam/OperatorRequirements for info on the process and requirements.  You can also learn about what the job entails from people in #ubuntu-irc.18:57
IdleOneThis round is taking much longer than previous ops calls18:57
lhavelundI'd rather it takes longer, and we get better suited and more capable candidates.18:58
IdleOnethat makes sense18:58
PiciAnd filters people that just clicked the button instead of being serious about it.18:58
lhavelundIndeed.18:58
AlanBellx1k: http://ubottu.com/ircc/2012/11/03/call-for-irc-operators-2/18:59
x1kty18:59
lhavelundRun script, check if Wiki page has been updated in the past month or so, if not, scrap.18:59
* IdleOne scrapes lhavelund and greps for gold19:00
lhavelundnone. :(19:00
czajkowskijussi: why the highlight?19:00
IdleOnesilver?19:00
Piciheh19:00
AlanBellhi czajkowski19:00
IdleOnehehe czajkowski highlights on czTAB19:00
IdleOnehello czajkowski :)19:00
czajkowskihave to as sometimes folks not on desktop are on phones and ping me that way :/19:00
AlanBellczajkowski: we had a quorum issue, but decided to put it off to the next meeting anyway19:01
czajkowskiokie19:01
AlanBell#topic Any Other Business19:01
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IdleOneSince you are here, what does the CC think of quorum issues being settled by using other board members to fill in?19:01
czajkowskiIdleOne: it's what has been done in past events like RMBs before and not a problem as far as I can remember19:02
IdleOnecool, thank you.19:02
czajkowskiwe've not had a case where a CC person has stepped in uusally someone from one of the other membership boards tbh19:02
* chilicuil waves, he's here to support m4v membership process19:02
AlanBello/ chilicuil, we are going to do that next time when there are more people to woot!19:03
AlanBellanyhow, any other business?19:03
chilicuilwop, ok AlanBell, I'll be here then =)19:03
AlanBellgoing once19:04
AlanBellgoing twice19:04
AlanBell#endmeeting19:04
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meetingologyMeeting ended Sun Nov 25 19:04:11 2012 UTC.19:04
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AlanBellthanks everyone19:04
IdleOneThank you.19:04
PiciThanks :)19:04
Tm_Thi19:19
IdleOneMorning Tm_T19:20
Tm_TAlanBell: also voting (quorum?) can be filled with emails after the meeting I believe (:19:22
AlanBellyeah, it can19:24
AlanBellbit unsatisfactory for membership though19:24
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Tm_TAlanBell: ye19:39
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