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ddstreeto/15:59
sil2100o/16:00
ddstreetjust us today?16:01
sil2100hm, possibly, let's do a dmb-ping just-in-case. I sadly have another meeting at the same time, so I might be a bit delayed in replies16:02
ddstreetack, i think it'll be a quick meeting, just reviewing previous action items; i dont see any applications on the agenda today16:03
ddstreeti can chair, if you have another mtg going16:03
teward*pushes sil2100 out the window*16:03
tewardyou owe me caffeine16:03
sil2100ahahah16:03
sil2100ddstreet: if you could plz! Next meeting I should be free16:03
ddstreet#startmeeting Ubuntu Developer Membership Board16:03
meetingologyMeeting started at 16:03:55 UTC.  The chair is ddstreet.  Information about MeetBot at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology16:03
meetingologyAvailable commands: action, commands, idea, info, link, nick16:03
ddstreeti'll run thru previous actions first, as usual16:04
ddstreet#topic Previous action items16:04
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet take vote to ML for Frank Heimes application for Ubuntu Contributing Developer16:04
ddstreetdone, he was approved via ML, and I sent out the results email already and added him to the team16:04
ddstreetone note here, for contributing developer, the team to add the applicant to is https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-developer-members16:05
ddstreethowever, our KB docs say to also add applicants to either ~ubuntu-dev or ~ubuntu-uploaders16:05
ddstreetbut i think specifically for contributing devs, that's not right?16:06
ddstreeti only added him to ~ubuntu-developer-members, not ~ubuntu-dev nor ~ubuntu-uploaders16:06
ddstreetteward sil2100 either of you know if that was the right action? or should he get added also to -dev or -uploaders?16:07
ddstreetor rbasak if you're around ^16:07
tewardoff the top of my head I'm not sure, but i don't think there's a problem necessarily with not putting them in the other groups.  and we know rbasak is alive16:07
ddstreetack, i'll assume i was right to only add him to ~ubuntu-develper-members; i'll add an action item to clarify our KB docs for that situation16:08
rbasakI don't think that's intended for contributing developers16:08
ddstreet#action ddstreet update DMB KB to clarify new contributing developers should only be added to ~ubuntu-developer-members, not to ~ubuntu-dev nor ~ubuntu-uploaders16:09
meetingologyACTION: ddstreet update DMB KB to clarify new contributing developers should only be added to ~ubuntu-developer-members, not to ~ubuntu-dev nor ~ubuntu-uploaders16:09
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet update application docs and possibly DMB checklist, to make sure candidates have signed CoC before applying and before DMB approves16:10
ddstreethave not done this, i'll have to carry it over16:10
ddstreet#action ddstreet update application docs and possibly DMB checklist, to make sure candidates have signed CoC before applying and before DMB approves (carried over)16:10
meetingologyACTION: ddstreet update application docs and possibly DMB checklist, to make sure candidates have signed CoC before applying and before DMB approves (carried over)16:10
ddstreet#subtopic teward follow up to get all application process wiki/docs to explain the process to be able to edit wiki pages, for applicants who don't yet have wiki edit access16:10
ddstreetfor reference:16:11
ddstreet#link https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel-discuss/2022-January/019156.html16:11
ddstreetteward carry this one over i assume?16:11
tewardyep carry over16:11
tewardbeen busy :P16:11
ddstreet#action teward follow up to get all application process wiki/docs to explain the process to be able to edit wiki pages, for applicants who don't yet have wiki edit access (carried over)16:11
meetingologyACTION: teward follow up to get all application process wiki/docs to explain the process to be able to edit wiki pages, for applicants who don't yet have wiki edit access (carried over)16:11
tewardi have an informational item when you're done with the previous action items16:11
teward'cause it's relevant16:11
ddstreetok that's all the previous action items16:12
ddstreetgo for it teward16:12
ddstreet#topic AOB16:12
tewardvorlon requested that DMB add coredev to ~unity7maintainers to adjust metapackages per dependencies, migrations, etc.16:13
tewardI executed that request but had to stab Simon Quigley multiple times to get him to approve it since i think all the admins on that team are otherwise dead16:13
tewardsimon finalized that approval today after i managed to raise him via Telegram DMs16:13
rbasako/16:13
tewardthat's it for me, but i think we have a few other things to stab at today?16:13
rbasak"    At 2022-02-07 meeting, add action item to call for voting to replace 2 empty DMB chairs"16:13
rbasakI'm not sure about this bit.16:14
rbasakThe other DMB seats aren't technically empty yet.16:14
rbasakhttps://launchpad.net/~developer-membership-board/+members16:14
rbasakI think they need to be emailed privately before being removed16:14
ddstreetyep let's move to that topic16:14
tewardrbasak: i already told SImon he's at risk, but yes we should email them privately.16:14
ddstreet#subtopic At 2022-02-07 meeting, add action item to call for voting to replace 2 empty DMB chairs16:14
ddstreetrbasak teward according to the already approved rule of meeting attendance, their seats are now vacant16:15
ddstreetthere is no provision in the rule for needing to email anyone16:15
rbasakIn principle yes. But I think it'd be polite to give them personal notice before actually removing them. For all we know, their absence meant that they aren't even aware of that motion.16:16
tewardrbasak: ummmm16:16
tewardi have comments on this RE: Simon16:16
tewardbut i can't share them here16:16
ddstreetI'm happy to email them to let them know they have been removed from the DMB, but per the rule, we need to now hold a vote to fill the seats16:16
tewardthey come from the many hats i wear16:16
tewardbut i can affirm that Simon has been AWOL on other duties, and is *aware* the motion was passed16:17
tewardand still has not fulfilled any obligations16:17
rbasakI don't agree.16:17
tewardso therefore with Simon in mind specifically, he has shown no effort despite multiple notices from me privately AND on phone calls to be fulfilling his role here16:17
tewardmy 2 cents16:17
rbasakUntil they're actually removed from https://launchpad.net/~developer-membership-board/+members, then they're still on the board.16:17
ddstreetunfortunately, the time for discussion on this point passed16:17
rbasakWe might have agreed that they will be removed, but we haven't actually removed them yet.16:17
ddstreetrbasak the rule was passed; at the end of this meeting, i will remove them from the dmb team16:18
rbasakYou need a TB member I think.16:18
ddstreeti'm not sure what your concern about removing them is, though?16:18
rbasakI think it's rude and disrespectful to remove them without speaking to them first.16:18
rbasakI don't think it's hard to speak to them first.16:19
rbasakErgo we should speak to them first.16:19
tewardrbasak: i wish you luck then to raise Simon16:19
ddstreetrbasak no16:19
ddstreetsorry16:19
tewardmy talking to him this morning was the first time in 6 weeks I've been able to reach him16:19
ddstreetrule was raised, discussed, and approved16:19
rbasakSend the email. It's not hard.16:19
tewardmay i suggest a middleground between you two while you take snipes at each other with opinions?16:19
ddstreetrbasak i understand you feel like that's nice to do, but we need to move on and get participating members on the DMB16:20
ddstreetgo for it teward :)16:20
tewardemail the members.  indicate they have a week to show that they have an intention to be on the DMB.  If they don't respond in that timeframe which is a reasonable timeframe, then they are not on the upcoming election and are removed from their seat.  IF they say they continue to have an intention and cannot attend next meeting for whatever reason, they are immediately invalidated.16:21
tewardthis is a prerequisite however that they respond to the first email16:21
tewardthis gives you both room to breathe:16:21
teward(1) we'll have contacted them and16:21
teward(2) we'll have the policy as enforced within 1 week16:21
rbasakI don't follow.16:21
rbasakThat's not a compromise from my position. That is effectively restating my position.16:22
tewardrbasak: but with enforcement16:22
tewardrbasak: it's your point but it's with ddstreet's "the policy is already made" factored in16:22
tewardthey forfeit their rights after that week basically for responding16:22
tewardand must be reelected to retain their positions16:22
rbasakI'm not asking that they necessarily even get an option to stay. I'm saying that it's disrespectful to remove them without communicating with them first. That's all.16:22
tewardfyi i'm operating on 4 hours sleep16:22
ddstreetwell, let me suggest a slight alternative: we proceed with planning the election, and separately we email them to let them know they've been removed from the DMB, and let them know they are free and welcome to (re-)nominate themselves for their old positions during the upcoming election16:22
rbasakThey shouldn't be removed in any public way (eg. a call for nominations) without having received private communication first.16:23
ddstreetrbasak we do everything publicly here - all discussion on this was public, this discussion right now is public16:23
rbasakThat's not the same.16:23
rbasakWe might have passed a motion saying that they will be removed. However we have not agreed the process for doing so.16:24
tewardrbasak: may i ask why you never brought this up as a concern?16:24
tewarduntil now.16:24
ddstreetrbasak let's compromise on this - you reach out to them in whatever way you feel is best, and i'll put an action item on the agenda for me to schedule elections for their seats16:24
rbasakIt never came up.16:24
rbasakI assumed people would be reasonable.16:24
rbasakWhat you're saying is not reasonable.16:24
ddstreetwhy isn't it reasonable?16:25
rbasakAn appropriate process would be: 1) Notify members that the criteria for their removal have been met; 2) Give them an opportunity to respond; 3) Remove them; 4) *Only then* begin the election process to replace their seats.16:25
ddstreetthat is your OPINION on a appropriate process; that isn't the process we actually voted on and approved16:25
ddstreetagain - why am i not being reasonable?16:25
rbasakBecause in general it's really inappropriate for negative stuff affecting someone personally to be published widely with making sure they have a heads-up first.16:26
rbasaks/with/without/16:26
ddstreetwhat do you mean? you think they don't have a heads-up on this?16:26
ddstreetthe rule was voted on 3 months ago16:26
rbasakWhat I'm asking for is hardly onerous. I don't understand the resistance. I'm not asking the outcome be changed at all. I'm just asking that we be polite and respectful about doing it by actually communicating with the people affected.16:27
rbasakThey were, by definition, absent from that vote.16:27
ddstreetthe resistance is *we need to get new people in those seats*16:27
rbasakTherefore they may not know. That's not a heads-up.16:27
tewardrbasak: i agree in principle except I personally told Simon about this three months ago16:27
ddstreetclearly, there's a difference in our opinions that isn't going to get solved here16:27
tewardso with regards to ONE of the seats we can be sure they were informed16:27
rbasakteward: OK, so if we know he knows, then I'm good there.16:27
tewardso at the VERY least we can move forward with that seat16:27
rbasakWhat about the other seat?16:27
ddstreetwhat about it?16:28
rbasakddstreet: I'm happy to agree to disagree.16:28
tewardam i going to have to be a tiebreaker here? :|16:28
rbasakddstreet: so propose a motion and I'll -1 it. That's the system.16:28
ddstreetthere is no motion - the rule is clear and the action is clear as well16:29
ddstreeti'll add an action for rbasak to contact the members whose seats are now vacant16:29
rbasakhttps://launchpad.net/~developer-membership-board/+members defines the current DMB membership. We have agreed to remove those members because the criteria have been met, but not agreed how to do it, and they're still there.16:29
rbasakNo thanks.16:29
ddstreeti'll add an action for myself to begin planning the election for their seats16:29
ddstreetrbasak you don't want to actually take this action yourself? why not?16:30
rbasakYou're driving this. Please don't pass the negative work on to me.16:30
ddstreetyou're trying to stop this16:30
teward*sigh* lets stop arguing and do this16:30
rbasakNo, I'm asking that you communicate with them first, and then I'm in favour of continuing.16:30
ddstreetwould you prefer to continue with a  DMB with multiple missing members?16:30
tewardgive ME an action item to contact the other seat16:30
ddstreetrbasak i understand your ASK16:30
tewardgive ME the action item to remove them from DMB if no reply by OEW16:30
tewardEOW*16:30
ddstreetmy answer is no16:30
rbasakI'm asking you to stop being rude to the existing retiring members about this.16:30
ddstreet#action teward communicate with absent DMB members16:31
meetingologyACTION: teward communicate with absent DMB members16:31
ddstreet#action ddstreet schedule new election for vacant DMB seats16:31
meetingologyACTION: ddstreet schedule new election for vacant DMB seats16:31
rbasakAnd, as long as that's your intention, I will have no further part of this.16:31
ddstreetwhew ok, are we done now?16:31
ddstreetany last items?16:31
tewardddstreet: your new election is prerequisite on my handling the communciation16:31
tewardthat's just an FYI16:31
ddstreetteward ack i'll send a call for nominations soon, thanks16:31
tewardthis should settle both sides of the argument16:32
tewardi'll handle the reaching out16:32
rbasakddstreet: do you intend to wait for teward to contact the retiring members first?16:32
ddstreetrbasak no16:32
tewardthen you both leave me no choice on this16:32
ddstreetbut it'll probably be next week before i get to it, so teward should have the rest of this week16:32
tewardI vote we move this discussion to the ML16:32
tewardor escalate this to the next team up in the tier for decision16:32
rbasak+116:32
ddstreetescalate it16:33
ddstreetthe DMB is broken and we need to fix it16:33
rbasakHardly16:33
ddstreet#action teward escalate election to TB16:33
meetingologyACTION: teward escalate election to TB16:33
ddstreetok, are we finally done now?16:33
rbasakI'm still fine with the outcome you're seeking.16:33
ddstreet#endmeeting16:33
meetingologyMeeting ended at 16:33:55 UTC.  Minutes at https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2022/ubuntu-meeting.2022-02-07-16.03.moin.txt16:33
tewardnote: DISREGARD thecall for nominations drafting action item while it's escalated16:33
ddstreetbye all! o/16:33
rbasakYour proposed method however is out of order.16:34
tewardi'll still reach out to them both16:34
rbasakThanks teward!16:34
tewardrbasak: ddstreet: suggestion: both of you take a walk and cool off since i'm escalating this to the TB now16:34
ddstreetteward please make sure the TB knows this needs immediate consideration16:34
ddstreetwe've waited (well over) 3 months already16:34
ddstreetthanks!16:34
tewardi'll send the escalation email in a bit, right now i'm eating food16:34
tewardand dealing with the monday morning chaos fires at work16:35
tewardand me not starving takes priority16:36
tewardrbasak: ddstreet: i need the email link for where we announced that change for removing individuals when I send this to the TB16:40
tewardso i have the facts straight, one of you want to find the archive link for me?16:40
ddstreetteward check the DMB KB16:41
ddstreethttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard/KnowledgeBase16:41
ddstreethttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard/KnowledgeBase#Board_Member_Attendance16:41
ddstreetit's quite sad that we have to escalate this to the TB, I thought I was pedantic enough in the wording when I proposed the rule...I guess not :(16:43
tewardi know one of the awol members, who's the other one?16:45
tewardmy brain is at 45% so i forget names sometimes16:45
sil2100Eric might also be one of them?16:46
sil2100slashd, Eric Desrochers16:46
sil2100hm, I also thought we agreed on the rule as per the wording. But I'm fine in re-discussing it (with the TB) if needed16:46
ddstreetteward the two DMB seats that are now (per our agreed on rules) empty are Eric and Simon16:50
tewardsil2100: you missed your opportunity to weigh in, +2 in favor of esclataion as I suggested16:51
tewardbecause i'd rather send it up the ladder now and get a final decision made16:51
ddstreetwell, the rule wording was incredibly specific, so as far as i'm concerned they are now inactive16:52
ddstreeti'll delay calling for nominations purely out of respect for you teward :)16:52
tewardddstreet: thank you16:53
tewardthis being said16:53
tewardddstreet: rbasak: sil2100: https://paste.ubuntu.com/p/jTSP4XFPWd/ before i send it off i want to make sure i get both of your viewpoints16:53
tewardi'll add the link to today's meeting as well so they can review the logs in the convo16:54
tewardbut i want to make sure that we're all in agreement on our sides of the story16:54
ddstreetteward that is an excellent summary, thank you!16:55
rbasakteward: thank you for writing that up.16:55
tewardyou're welcome to both of you, if there are no objections I"ll send this along to the TB.16:55
ddstreetno objections from me, much thanks.16:56
tewardrbasak: this said, i think during a TB decision on this you will need to Abstain16:56
tewardbecause you're in the spotlight of the disagreement16:56
tewardjust saying16:56
tewardmy 2 cents, though I don't govern the TB16:56
rbasakteward: could you please clarify my position statement? I do want to give them an opportunity to respond before we remove them (maybe "boot" is a bit harsh), but I want to make it clear that I'm not proposing that they be able to change the outcome (unless they point out some error on our part, like they actually showed up and we missed it or whatever)16:56
tewardstdby i'll have another draft shortly16:57
rbasakteward: I was wondering about that. I'm not so sure. If I weren't on the DMB, I'd still have the same opinion wearing my TB hat. And it's not about me personally. It's a procedural question. Anyway, I'll think about it.16:57
rbasakteward: one more thing16:57
teward*shrugs* just my two cents16:57
tewardi don't have my CC hat on for this today just my DMB hat16:57
tewardthe Man of Many Hats knows how to compartmentalize16:57
rbasakI don't agree that "time is of the essence". That's solely ddstreet's opinion I think. The underlying problem has existed for many years such that a previous DMB denied my proposal to do something similar  way back when.16:58
rbasakSo I think that should be presented as ddstreet's opinion and not as a given.16:58
tewardi'll just remove that bit then16:58
tewardstdby16:59
teward> Robie Basak is against any action until both aforementioned individuals have had a chance to respond before we remove them.  He is also of the position that any response from the absent members would not necessarily affect any decision on their removal, however Robie is of the opinion that all individuals must be contacted first and must have a chance to respond before we simply remove any absent members.17:00
tewardrbasak: ^ that good?17:00
teward> Unfortunately, the DMB could not come to agreement on this, and have requested to escalate this to the Technical Board for determination of how we should address this, and help to determine the proper procedure in this case.17:00
teward> I would request that the TB make a decision as to how the DMB should proceed, or if the TB chooses to not handle this, escalate to the proper group to handle this decision17:00
tewardlast 3 paragraphs wording17:00
teward('cause those changeD)17:00
rbasakThat's good. Thanks!17:00
tewardddstreet: still look good?17:01
tewardsil2100: any objections to the content I wrote for the escalation?17:01
teward(I have not hit "SEND" yet)17:01
ddstreetteward yep that's fine, thanks!17:01
rbasakOh17:01
rbasakCould you please link to this IRC log?17:02
tewardrbasak: i'm already doing that17:02
rbasakI thought you had17:02
tewardi just am lazy and didn't post the entire updated draft17:02
rbasakBut I don't see it now17:02
rbasakAh OK.17:02
rbasakThanks!17:02
tewardrbasak: it's not in the draft it's in the latest revision that i'm lazy on sharing17:02
rbasakGot it.17:02
rbasakAnd thank you again for mediating!17:02
tewardhttps://paste.ubuntu.com/p/fHKQ5k59Mz/ current revision17:03
tewardrbasak: well me in tired mode is either going to mediate to get the argument/drama to end17:03
tewardor snap17:03
tewardso :p17:03
tewardit's one of Those Days.  >.>17:04
tewardI did not mention I've already talked to Simon about this since the november date17:04
tewardbut it's not necessarily relevant to the point being argued here.17:04
tewardargued/escalated17:04
ddstreeti've talked to slashd as well multiple times, but as you said - that is entirely irrelevant to this17:05
tewardcorrect17:05
tewardand I even gave Simon another heads up this morning so :p17:05
tewardwe know Simon's aware17:05
rbasakLooks good although the moin log link is horrible to read17:05
rbasakAnd will miss out this bit17:05
rbasakHow about https://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2022/02/07/%23ubuntu-meeting.html instead?17:05
tewardis this channel logged independently though?17:05
rbasakYep17:06
ddstreetour Agenda page has links to every single DMB meeting date irc logs17:06
tewardhttps://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2022/02/07/%23ubuntu-meeting.html#t16:13 is what i'm linking to now17:06
tewardsufficient?17:06
ddstreetlooks good to me!17:07
rbasak+1 thanks!17:07
tewardsending in a few minutes after a bio break unless there's no argument from sil210017:07
rbasakteward: it just occurred to me that by publishing the names of the members more widely in your escalation email, that sort of goes against the idea of contacting them first just by doing that. I wonder if you'd mind removing their names? The rest of the email reads just fine without it, and I don't think it changes the sense of the email at all just to leave their names out.17:13
tewardconsidering i'm se17:15
tewardsending a contact msg to them first...17:15
tewardnot sure what that will provide?17:15
tewardif we dont provide the namss to the TB chances are rhey will ask who we are referring to anyways17:15
tewardjust a thought17:15
rbasakUp to you17:16
tewardi'll decide in a bit, FT job is calling me17:19
tewardrbasak: i stripped the names but told the TB they could be made available if needed17:34
tewardblah 'urgent escalation' in the subject bluh17:34
tewardthat's an old copypaste fail from my draft >.>17:34
tewardoh well17:34
tewardrbasak: i'm still emailing the people who're absent regardless of a TB decision, TB decision is to decide policy going forward22:26
rbasakteward: sure. I didn't think emailing them was in contention; only whether members should be removed before that's happened and they've had a chance to respond.22:30
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