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ddstreetteward i got a decline from mapreri, so it may just be us today17:31
ddstreetok well just me i guess :)17:43
ddstreeti'll at least run thru the mtg to clear out completed action items17:44
ddstreet#startmeeting Ubuntu Backporters17:44
meetingologyMeeting started at 17:44:20 UTC.  The chair is ddstreet.  Information about MeetBot at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology17:44
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ddstreet#topic previous action items17:44
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet email ubuntu-devel list to announce re-opening of backports (carried over)17:44
ddstreetdone!17:44
ddstreet#link https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2022-February/041827.html17:45
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet update internal KB page with details about uploads going to 'New' instead of 'Unapproved' queue (carried over)17:45
ddstreetdone!17:45
ddstreet#link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports/KnowledgeBase#Upload_Queues17:45
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet update tooling, requestbackport, backportpackage (carried over)17:45
ddstreetnot done :(17:45
ddstreet#action ddstreet update tooling, requestbackport, backportpackage (carried over)17:45
meetingologyACTION: ddstreet update tooling, requestbackport, backportpackage (carried over)17:45
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet schedule next meeting at 12:30pm Eastern time, following USA DST schedule17:46
ddstreetdone17:46
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet make sure wiki page includes requirement to add LP:# tag in backport changelog17:46
ddstreetdone17:46
ddstreet#link https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuBackports#Preparing_the_Backported_Package17:46
ddstreet#subtopic ddstreet start thread on ML to clarify wording for no-bug-required backports17:46
ddstreet#link https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-backports/2022-February/022680.html17:46
ddstreetdone17:46
ddstreetsince nobody else is here, i'll just carryover the other action items17:47
tewardsorry i am late17:47
ddstreethello! o/17:47
ddstreetno problem17:47
ddstreetjust going over previous items17:47
tewardwas deep in a buggy software and fixing it17:47
ddstreet#action mapreri propose text for membership process to add to KB page (carried over)17:47
meetingologyACTION: mapreri propose text for membership process to add to KB page (carried over)17:47
ddstreet#action mapreri upload (more of) all the tools (carried over, in progress)17:47
meetingologyACTION: mapreri upload (more of) all the tools (carried over, in progress)17:47
ddstreet#action mapreri fix lintian to not complain about ~bpo suffix (https://bugs.debian.org/1001399) (carried over)17:47
meetingologyACTION: mapreri fix lintian to not complain about ~bpo suffix (https://bugs.debian.org/1001399) (carried over)17:47
ubottuDebian bug 1001399 in lintian "lintian: adjust backports-upload-has-incorrect-version-number for ubuntu" [Normal, Open]17:47
ddstreet#action (unassigned) define details on handling members/leads who are no longer participating (carried over)17:47
meetingologyACTION: (unassigned) define details on handling members/leads who are no longer participating (carried over)17:47
ddstreet#action (unassigned) get DEB_VENDOR=ubuntu dch --bpo to DTRT pls (carried over)17:48
meetingologyACTION: (unassigned) get DEB_VENDOR=ubuntu dch --bpo to DTRT pls (carried over)17:48
ddstreet#action (unassigned) look at reviewer tooling such as 'queue' or other tools for reviewing/accepting/rejecting uploads, and closing the corresponding bugs (carried over)17:48
meetingologyACTION: (unassigned) look at reviewer tooling such as 'queue' or other tools for reviewing/accepting/rejecting uploads, and closing the corresponding bugs (carried over)17:48
ddstreetok that's all the previous actions17:48
ddstreet#topic discussion17:48
ddstreeti have one item on the agenda17:48
ddstreet#subtopic I (ddstreet) would like to start a discussion on a non-participating member policy17:48
tewardddstreet: given the other thing perhaps the no longer participating thing should be a TB decison17:48
tewardas a matter of policy17:48
tewardlol coincidence thats the topic now17:49
ddstreetmm, i'm 100% fine with the TB doing the actual member removal/addition/modification...but i'm not ok with the TB deciding membership policy for the team17:49
tewardi propose we come up with something to present to the TB for their ratification17:49
tewardso they can sign off, etc. but that way it gets proper review, etc.17:50
ddstreeti have no problem presenting our decision to the TB, and if they want to or need to ratify it, that's fine too17:50
ddstreetas far as i'm concerned, that step is simply an implementation detail17:50
ddstreetso i think we're in agreement on that particular part right?17:51
ddstreetjust to confirm17:51
ddstreetteward you still there?17:52
tewardmmmmm...17:52
tewardye typing from a phone ya impatient17:52
ddstreetah ok17:53
ddstreetno hurry just checking :)17:53
tewardi think my issue is a lack of clarity overall from a policy perspective that is apparently present at all levels - namely does a team get to decide its own policies for removals of members etc.17:53
tewardcan i suggest we carry over this action item and discussion to next meeting?  i want to poke a few individuals first17:54
tewardget a general pulse on that core question17:54
tewardi have no issue starting a discussion on how we shoukd handle inactives but with that issue being a big one on a radar far higher than ours I want to get that issue clarified at a higher level first17:55
ddstreetsince this team has only the 3 of us, and generally we have no problem at all currently with lack of participation, i'm ok deferring to the next meeting...but, i really would like to make progress on this item in that meeting17:55
tewardok17:55
ddstreeti'll say that i am personally unconvinced that there can be a single policy that applies to all teams that covers what a 'non-participating member' is17:56
ddstreetand certainly not how to best handle the situation17:56
ddstreetbut i think it's ok to give them 2 weeks to try to come up with a policy before we start on our own :)17:56
rbasako/17:56
ddstreet#action ddstreet at next meeting, re-raise issue of non-participating member policy17:57
meetingologyACTION: ddstreet at next meeting, re-raise issue of non-participating member policy17:57
ddstreetrbasak looks like you have something to add to the topic?17:57
rbasakSomething I was hoping to do was to ask the backporters team to ratify its responsibilities, as I had originally proposed in the ubuntu-devel@ thread during the backporter reboot discussion17:57
rbasakThat's slightly related to this topic.17:57
rbasakLet me find a link17:58
tewardi was just gonna ask for a link lol17:58
ddstreetsure i'm all for that, i think best to put an action item for the next meeting and/or ML discussion17:58
ddstreetif that sounds ok to everyone17:58
rbasakhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-devel/2021-July/041559.html, under "Team Responsibilities"17:58
rbasak"Handle your own process reform and membership management..."17:58
rbasakSo that's done, and the TB ratifies, then you'd be handling your own membership management.17:59
ddstreetno disagreement from me.17:59
tewardif the TB ratifies that part i have no issues then17:59
rbasakHowever, given what Steve raised with the DMB, that might need further discussion with the TB because maybe that wouldn't be acceptable to them.17:59
rbasakSo *if* that's done sorry18:00
ddstreetpersonally, i'd prefer to just assume we will get approval and make progress based on that assumption. if it turns out that assumption was wrong, things can be reevaluated later. i do not want to delay our own discussion and decision making however18:01
rbasakOTOH, maybe this team will follow the pattern of some of the other teams (SRU, archive, release) in managing their own membership, unlike the DMB which is vote-based.18:01
tewardrbasak: on steves point DMB never had any say in SRU reviewers either and I think Backporters falls into that category18:01
rbasakYeah probably18:01
tewardof there is precedent to be handled independently of DMB entirely18:01
rbasakSo maybe best to proceed on the assumption that my "Team responsibilities" section would be ratified by both the TB and the backporters team?18:02
ddstreetjust fyi, there is an existing action item that is assigned to mapreri to "propose text for membership process to add to KB page"18:02
ddstreetso clearly, the assumption so far as been that the team will decide its own membership process18:02
ddstreetthe TB of course can clarify if that assumption is wrong, but i see no reason to change anything until that clarification is made from the TB18:03
tewardgiven the... other chaos... can we get the TB'S blessing on backporters managing our own members though?,18:03
rbasakAnyway, I was intending to send an email to the backporters list asking if that text is something you'd be willing to ratify, and then take it up with the TB if the answer was yes.18:03
rbasakBut I was watching this meeting and on this topic that seemed relevant, so I thought it might be helpful to mention it now.18:03
ddstreetyes, i think it's best to carry the discussion of the specific text to ratify to the ML18:03
tewardagreed18:04
ddstreetok i can throw up an action for that then, rbasak if you want to send the email i'll assign to you? :)18:04
rbasakAssign me to send the email you mean? Sure.18:04
ddstreet#action rbasak send email to ML to clarify specific wording of team responsibilities, for proposal to TB for ratification18:05
meetingologyACTION: rbasak send email to ML to clarify specific wording of team responsibilities, for proposal to TB for ratification18:05
ddstreethopefully i worded that well enough :)18:05
rbasakYep, thanks18:06
ddstreetand i do still have the action added earlier to bring this topic back up next meeting, so we can review what's ahppend on the ML then18:06
tewardoh robie grab me aftet tbe18:06
tewardafter the meeting18:06
ddstreetok i think that topic is done for now, so aob18:06
ddstreet#topic AOB18:06
ddstreetanyhting else?18:06
tewardnot from me18:06
ddstreetonly thing i will mention is for members (teward ;-) to be sure to check the ML, i did send a couple emails to start discussion threads, e.g. no-bug backports, etc.18:07
ddstreetno hurry though :)18:07
ddstreetok i think we're done then, thanks all!18:07
ddstreet#endmeeting18:07
meetingologyMeeting ended at 18:07:52 UTC.  Minutes at https://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2022/ubuntu-meeting.2022-02-09-17.44.moin.txt18:07

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