[08:18] <dholbach> good morning
[08:22] <Kilos> morning dholbach  
[08:22] <dholbach> hi Kilos
[08:22] <Kilos> and dpm
[08:28] <dpm> o/
[18:01] <dholbach> hey... could somebody of you imagine joining the Ubuntu membership board?
[18:02] <Kilos> i have applied i think dholbach  
[18:02] <wxl> me too
[18:02]  * dholbach hugs Kilos and wxl
[18:02] <dholbach> that's brilliant
[18:02]  * genii makes more coffee
[18:02] <wxl> ☺
[18:02] <dholbach> anyone else?
[18:02] <dholbach> I mean most of you all became Ubuntu members already - we're still looking for somebody to join the team
[18:02] <Kilos> belkinsa  can you fill us in please
[18:03] <dholbach> I used to do it, when the CC was still approving membership
[18:03] <dholbach> and it's actually a lot of fun
[18:03] <dholbach> because you get to know many people from many different parts of the Ubuntu community
[18:03] <Kilos> thats part of the reason i applied dholbach  
[18:04] <genii> Is there not enough sitting members on the membership board currently to be effective?
[18:04] <dholbach> Kilos, nice one!
[18:04] <Kilos> im sure there are 7 applications there
[18:04] <dholbach> genii, the nomination period is just right now
[18:04] <wxl> i applied because i saw a need and felt i could contribute without necessarily detracting from my other roles
[18:04] <Kilos> 2 new and 5 older ones
[18:04] <genii> Hm
[18:04] <wxl> meaning i felt i had the necessary skills
[18:04] <dholbach> genii, if you want, you can have a chat with somebody like belkinsa to see how much work it is and if you have other questions
[18:05] <wxl> unfortunately, leadership/management is not easy for everyone
[18:05] <Kilos> only i havent been a member very long
[18:05] <dholbach> if you were approved for membership and have been around for a while and are generally curious, it's a good spot to be in :)
[18:05] <wxl> Kilos: honestly, i don't think that matters. it wouldn't to me if it were my decision.
[18:05] <Kilos> ah well lets hope wxl  
[18:06] <wxl> like for example, i have a member on our bug triage team who's a new member and doing so darn good i'm trying to facilitate him to join bug control
[18:06] <wxl> the fact that he's new doesn't matter
[18:06] <wxl> it's his skills, ability, and drive that matters
[18:07] <Kilos> ya but i have no skills man only applied for starters because pleia2  had to extend by 2 weeks
[18:07] <wxl> i have a strong suspicion that your desire to try indicates you're not scared of leadership]
[18:07] <belkinsa> You don't need that many skills, only reporting and knowing what the board is looking for,
[18:07] <wxl> that's a good start :)
[18:07] <wxl> brb
[18:07] <belkinsa> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards
[18:09] <Kilos> belkinsa  i dont see me anywhere or wxl  
[18:10] <Kilos> lol maybe im doing some thing wrong
[18:10] <belkinsa> Kilos, it's done via mailing-list only members of the board can see it
[18:10] <belkinsa> And the CC too.
[18:10] <Kilos> oh ok ty
[18:14] <genii> belkinsa: How much time do you figure you spend per month on Membership duties?
[18:15] <belkinsa> 10 minutes to an hour, depends on how many are applying for which board.
[18:15] <belkinsa> And the reporting and wiki editing takes only a few minutes.
[18:15] <Kilos> is that all?
[18:16] <belkinsa> But only one person does the reporting and editting
[18:16] <belkinsa> Kilos, yup, but lately we haven't received that many applicants.  Only zero to two at a meeting.
[18:16] <Kilos> whew
[18:17] <belkinsa> I think when I applied,  there was like five of us and it took the whole hour.
[18:17] <Kilos> well im here. will  stay up late for the late meets. its only once a month and ill be here for the early meets
[18:18] <Kilos> lol they just mustnt ask me a whole bunch of funny questions
[18:18] <belkinsa> Who is they?  The CC?
[18:18] <Kilos> who evr approves the board
[18:19] <Kilos> ever
[18:20] <Kilos> are the board applications the same as for membership application?
[18:20] <belkinsa> No, the Community Council does.
[18:21] <Kilos> oh so we dont have to attend a meeting for it
[18:21] <belkinsa> pleia2, czajkowski, and dholbach are apart of the CC
[18:21] <belkinsa> Kilos, correct.
[18:22] <Kilos> oh thats cool then i was getting tense already, was a big move for me to apply for membeship
[18:22] <Kilos> kinda nerve wracking
[18:22] <Kilos> hehe
[18:22] <belkinsa> I had that same feeling
[18:22] <Kilos> lol
[18:23] <pleia2> Kilos: it was worse when mark shuttleworth was on the approval board, I was freaking out
[18:23] <pleia2> hehe
[18:23] <Kilos> hahaha
[18:23] <mhall119> I didn't have mark on the board, but I was still freaking out
[18:24] <Kilos> if any of you see peeps from africa visit here for help please point them to #ubuntu-africa
[18:24] <Kilos> yeah its a big thing to be an ubuntu member imo
[18:24] <belkinsa> Sure thing.
[18:26] <Kilos> but i am very happy i applied and was so well supported by our team
[21:16] <Kilos> night all