[06:30] <dholbach> hey hey
[09:26] <czajkowski> aloha
[09:42] <popey> yo czajkowski
[10:14] <czajkowski> popey: all set for tomorrow
[10:37] <popey> czajkowski: need to find my ticket
[11:58] <sakrecoer> hi, we have a bit of a situation in ubuntu studio, we don't have anyone available with upÃload right. the last member with that priviledge communuvated his retraction impromptu the day before UI freeze.
[11:59] <sakrecoer> do you thinkbo could poke on the community team mailing list if someone could help us?
[11:59] <sakrecoer> (sorry, typing from my phone)
[11:59] <sakrecoer> s/thinkbo/think i
[12:01] <sakrecoer> i've askedin #u-d and #u-motu but they seem busy and irc is a bit ephemereal, email questions echo longer
[12:09] <popey> sakrecoer: heya, that's an unfortunate situation!
[12:10] <popey> sakrecoer: I'd be inclined to ask in ubuntu-devel-discuss or -devel lists tbh
[12:10] <popey> you'll get more real devs on that list than on the community team list
[12:11] <balloons> popey, dpm. Good morning ;-) What are your plans for GCI this year, if any? I've had some students pinging me wanting to mentor or otherwise help out.
[12:21] <knome> i think it's beneficial for the project, but nobody can force canonical employees to be motivated to run the contest, and if they aren't motivated, i'm not sure if we should do it
[12:21] <knome> of course it was unfortunate that the holidays messed up some things last year, but it's really going to happen this year as well... so there needs to be backup people who can run the contest meanwhile
[12:25] <sakrecoer> thank you popey ! i will try those channels :)
[12:29] <dpm> balloons, tbh we've not started looking this time around yet. Do you have the dates?
[12:30] <balloons> dpm, no. Going by last year they will announce it in about a month, and the contest will be mid-Dev through mid-Jan like last time
[12:31] <balloons> knome, I had a lot of fun doing it, though I agree it was crazy at times. Building on last year with more invovlement and returning students / mentors I think will help
[12:43] <knome> balloons, yeah, but it was the org admins that we were lacking during the holiday season
[12:43] <knome> so more students/mentors will just make it worse in that respect...
[12:44] <knome> all i'm saying, there should be an org admin (or two) available every day
[12:44] <knome> by available i don't mean they should use their whole day running the contest... but that they can be reached and a response can be had in a sensible time, like a day or two
[12:45] <knome> AIUI, there aren't many "huge" tasks for the org admins either, it's just some stuff that only they happen to have access to
[12:45] <knome> so first and foremost, i see this as a scheduling issue
[12:45] <knome> don't let all the org admins on holiday at the same time :P
[13:18]  * popey looks at the calendar.
[13:18] <popey> nope
[14:40] <balloons> in theory an org admin should never be needed; they should be a last resort for tasks. So I do think doubling up mentors on tasks allows for more flexible holidays and timezone coverage.
[14:40] <knome> theory...
[14:41] <knome> there's a lot of *administrating* required
[16:02] <dholbach> all right my friends - I call it a day! have a good weekend!
[16:02] <popey> \o/
[16:02] <popey> Me too!
[16:03]  * popey goes to play Rocket League  😃
[16:04] <dholbach> :)
[16:06] <balloons> knome, administrating, cat herding, you pick
[16:10] <knome> balloons, yeah, somebody has to be the herder :P
[17:04] <jose> balloons: whoops, I intended to respond to that email but accidentally skipped it. I'm more than happy to help out this year again