There were some great thoughts in this thread... I think the LoCo council is doing a good job at ensuring activity and and engagement amongst Local Community Teams. I also think a little more clarity could be introduced to one part of the application. I know for New York State's original approval some 'standards' were loosely defined and caused some hard feelings amongst some members.
The specific area is activity level. 1. Activity: The wiki states: "What have you done so far? Have you done any advocacy, translations, exhibitions, support or other activities? We recommend you have done at least three activities before you apply for approval." A recent post on the list stated: "The team should have demonstrated a significant and sustained contribution to the Ubuntu community, from participating in a ubuntu-related project, documentation, localization, development (bug reports and packaging, marketing, participating in FOSS events, release parties." When New York Stated applied for Approval in early 2009 we had more than three events under our belt, but were told that the LoCo Council wanted to ensure that they saw sustained activity. I think the wiki is too specific and the information posted on the mailing list far superior, but perhaps an improvement would be to say that a team should show a consistent level of activity over the course of six months with at least three of the following events: - Launch Party - FOSS convention booth - Technology convention booth - Community advocacy events - Install Fest - etc ----- These thoughts are just my .02, but I feel most of the process is clear. This one part is also, IMHO, the most critical in the evaluation and re-evaluation process. Charles New York State Local Community -- loco-contacts mailing list loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/loco-contacts