Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council

2018-02-23 Thread Jonathan Aquilina 
I’m interested I remember when studio was first started I’m in the process of 
changing jobs and hope to have more time to experiment with studio 

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> On 23 Feb 2018, at 14:16, Ross Gammon  wrote:
> 
> Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council
> ===
> 
> Back in 2016, Set Hallström was elected as the  new Team Lead for
> Ubuntu Studio, just in time for the 16.04 Xenial Long Term Support
> (LTS) release. It was intended that Ubuntu Studio would be able to
> utilise Set's leadership skills at least up until the next LTS
> release in April 2018. Unfortunately, as happens occasionally in the
> world of volunteer work, Set's personal circumstances changed and he is
> no longer able to devote as much time to Ubuntu Studio as he would like.
> 
> Therefore, an IRC meeting was held between interested Ubuntu Studio
> contributors on 21st May 2017 to agree on how to fill the void. We
> decided to follow the lead of Xubuntu and create a Council to take care
> of Ubuntu Studio, rather than continuing to place the burden of
> leadership on the shoulder of one particular person.
> 
> Unfortunately, although the result was an agreement to form the first
> Ubuntu Studio Council from the meeting participants, we all got busy and
> the council was never set up.
> 
> Who was willing to be in the Ubuntu Studio Council?
> ---
> 
> The attendees of the IRC Meeting that were to form the Ubuntu Studio
> Council are: - **Set Hallström** (sakrecoer) - **Eylul** (eylul) -
> **Len Ovens** (len-ovenwerks) - **Ross Gammon** (rosco2)
> 
> Now times have changed, and Eylul and Ross have also become very busy.
> We are also aware that some regular contributors to Ubuntu Studio (I can
> think of Krytarik for example) were not present for the IRC meeting.
> 
> So, now we are considering expanding the size of that original proposed
> Council to try and bring in some new blood to Ubuntu Studio, and keep
> the project going. In particular, we really need someone to step up help
> with some leadership and direction, and build up the Ubuntu Studio teams.
> 
> How would the Ubuntu Studio Council Work?
> 
> 
> The Ubuntu Studio Council would exist to provide security and stability
> for the Ubuntu Studio project, and to spread the workload of
> administering the project. However, the actual work of producing
> and maintaining each release of Ubuntu Studio would not done by the
> Council. The actual work and decision making would be carried out,
> through the various existing teams (e.g. Artwork, Development,
> Testing, Website etc.). The council will of course help with
> agreeing the long term direction of Ubuntu Studio and resolving
> disputes as required.
> 
> The exact details of the working of the Ubuntu Studio Council need to be
> documented on our wiki, but the following points were discussed and are
> the likely way of working:
> 
> - A Council Chair
> will be elected from within the Council with a minimum term of one
> release of Ubuntu Studio.
> - Elections to the Council will be carried out yearly to encourage
> participation, and generate fresh ideas. Council membership terms will
> be set to expire at overlapping intervals for stability, and re-election
> is allowed.
> - The size of the council is preferably between 3 and 5 members.
> 
> What do you think? Want to help out and keep Ubuntu Studio going?
> -
> 
> If you have any questions about this, please make contact on the
> #ubuntustudio-devel IRC channel on irc.freenode.net, or the
> developer mailing list
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel.
> 
> If this has inspired you to help out, we are always after more
> help. Help to write and improve documentation, add new features,
> test and fix Ubuntu Studio applications, help users solve problems,
> is always welcome. Get in touch!
> 
> Please state whether you would like to join one of the teams and help out.
> 
> Please state whether you would be willing to join the council and be the
> chair/leader for a release cycle (or more).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ross Gammon
> Test Team Lead
> 
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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council

2018-02-23 Thread Jonathan Aquilina 
I’ll join I don’t use Ubuntu studio at the moment but I remember when it was 
first created.

I am in the process of changing jobs and hope to have more time to help and 
experiment on personal projects.


Sent from my iPhone

> On 23 Feb 2018, at 14:16, Ross Gammon  wrote:
> 
> Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council
> ===
> 
> Back in 2016, Set Hallström was elected as the  new Team Lead for
> Ubuntu Studio, just in time for the 16.04 Xenial Long Term Support
> (LTS) release. It was intended that Ubuntu Studio would be able to
> utilise Set's leadership skills at least up until the next LTS
> release in April 2018. Unfortunately, as happens occasionally in the
> world of volunteer work, Set's personal circumstances changed and he is
> no longer able to devote as much time to Ubuntu Studio as he would like.
> 
> Therefore, an IRC meeting was held between interested Ubuntu Studio
> contributors on 21st May 2017 to agree on how to fill the void. We
> decided to follow the lead of Xubuntu and create a Council to take care
> of Ubuntu Studio, rather than continuing to place the burden of
> leadership on the shoulder of one particular person.
> 
> Unfortunately, although the result was an agreement to form the first
> Ubuntu Studio Council from the meeting participants, we all got busy and
> the council was never set up.
> 
> Who was willing to be in the Ubuntu Studio Council?
> ---
> 
> The attendees of the IRC Meeting that were to form the Ubuntu Studio
> Council are: - **Set Hallström** (sakrecoer) - **Eylul** (eylul) -
> **Len Ovens** (len-ovenwerks) - **Ross Gammon** (rosco2)
> 
> Now times have changed, and Eylul and Ross have also become very busy.
> We are also aware that some regular contributors to Ubuntu Studio (I can
> think of Krytarik for example) were not present for the IRC meeting.
> 
> So, now we are considering expanding the size of that original proposed
> Council to try and bring in some new blood to Ubuntu Studio, and keep
> the project going. In particular, we really need someone to step up help
> with some leadership and direction, and build up the Ubuntu Studio teams.
> 
> How would the Ubuntu Studio Council Work?
> 
> 
> The Ubuntu Studio Council would exist to provide security and stability
> for the Ubuntu Studio project, and to spread the workload of
> administering the project. However, the actual work of producing
> and maintaining each release of Ubuntu Studio would not done by the
> Council. The actual work and decision making would be carried out,
> through the various existing teams (e.g. Artwork, Development,
> Testing, Website etc.). The council will of course help with
> agreeing the long term direction of Ubuntu Studio and resolving
> disputes as required.
> 
> The exact details of the working of the Ubuntu Studio Council need to be
> documented on our wiki, but the following points were discussed and are
> the likely way of working:
> 
> - A Council Chair
> will be elected from within the Council with a minimum term of one
> release of Ubuntu Studio.
> - Elections to the Council will be carried out yearly to encourage
> participation, and generate fresh ideas. Council membership terms will
> be set to expire at overlapping intervals for stability, and re-election
> is allowed.
> - The size of the council is preferably between 3 and 5 members.
> 
> What do you think? Want to help out and keep Ubuntu Studio going?
> -
> 
> If you have any questions about this, please make contact on the
> #ubuntustudio-devel IRC channel on irc.freenode.net, or the
> developer mailing list
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel.
> 
> If this has inspired you to help out, we are always after more
> help. Help to write and improve documentation, add new features,
> test and fix Ubuntu Studio applications, help users solve problems,
> is always welcome. Get in touch!
> 
> Please state whether you would like to join one of the teams and help out.
> 
> Please state whether you would be willing to join the council and be the
> chair/leader for a release cycle (or more).
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Ross Gammon
> Test Team Lead
> 
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[ubuntu-studio-devel] Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council

2018-02-23 Thread Ross Gammon 
Introducing the potential new Ubuntu Studio Council
===

Back in 2016, Set Hallström was elected as the  new Team Lead for
Ubuntu Studio, just in time for the 16.04 Xenial Long Term Support
(LTS) release. It was intended that Ubuntu Studio would be able to
utilise Set's leadership skills at least up until the next LTS
release in April 2018. Unfortunately, as happens occasionally in the
world of volunteer work, Set's personal circumstances changed and he is
no longer able to devote as much time to Ubuntu Studio as he would like.

Therefore, an IRC meeting was held between interested Ubuntu Studio
contributors on 21st May 2017 to agree on how to fill the void. We
decided to follow the lead of Xubuntu and create a Council to take care
of Ubuntu Studio, rather than continuing to place the burden of
leadership on the shoulder of one particular person.

Unfortunately, although the result was an agreement to form the first
Ubuntu Studio Council from the meeting participants, we all got busy and
the council was never set up.

Who was willing to be in the Ubuntu Studio Council?
---

The attendees of the IRC Meeting that were to form the Ubuntu Studio
Council are: - **Set Hallström** (sakrecoer) - **Eylul** (eylul) -
**Len Ovens** (len-ovenwerks) - **Ross Gammon** (rosco2)

Now times have changed, and Eylul and Ross have also become very busy.
We are also aware that some regular contributors to Ubuntu Studio (I can
think of Krytarik for example) were not present for the IRC meeting.

So, now we are considering expanding the size of that original proposed
Council to try and bring in some new blood to Ubuntu Studio, and keep
the project going. In particular, we really need someone to step up help
with some leadership and direction, and build up the Ubuntu Studio teams.

How would the Ubuntu Studio Council Work?


The Ubuntu Studio Council would exist to provide security and stability
for the Ubuntu Studio project, and to spread the workload of
administering the project. However, the actual work of producing
and maintaining each release of Ubuntu Studio would not done by the
Council. The actual work and decision making would be carried out,
through the various existing teams (e.g. Artwork, Development,
Testing, Website etc.). The council will of course help with
agreeing the long term direction of Ubuntu Studio and resolving
disputes as required.

The exact details of the working of the Ubuntu Studio Council need to be
documented on our wiki, but the following points were discussed and are
the likely way of working:

- A Council Chair
will be elected from within the Council with a minimum term of one
release of Ubuntu Studio.
- Elections to the Council will be carried out yearly to encourage
participation, and generate fresh ideas. Council membership terms will
be set to expire at overlapping intervals for stability, and re-election
is allowed.
- The size of the council is preferably between 3 and 5 members.

What do you think? Want to help out and keep Ubuntu Studio going?
-

If you have any questions about this, please make contact on the
#ubuntustudio-devel IRC channel on irc.freenode.net, or the
developer mailing list
https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-studio-devel.

If this has inspired you to help out, we are always after more
help. Help to write and improve documentation, add new features,
test and fix Ubuntu Studio applications, help users solve problems,
is always welcome. Get in touch!

Please state whether you would like to join one of the teams and help out.

Please state whether you would be willing to join the council and be the
chair/leader for a release cycle (or more).

Regards,

Ross Gammon
Test Team Lead



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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Coming Ubuntu Studio Releases

2018-02-23 Thread Ross Gammon 
Hi,

It is not necessary to have packaging experience. But if it interests
you, it can be learnt over time.

There are plenty of roles you could take to help keep Ubuntu Studio
alive. Checkout our wiki, and all the different roles and teams, and
sign up!
https://help.ubuntu.com/community/UbuntuStudio

Let us know what you would like to try working on, and what experience
you have. What do you use US for at the moment?

As a first step to helping with the up and coming releases, you could
test the Artful & Bionic Daily ISO images, and report your results (good
and bad):
http://iso.qa.ubuntu.com/

Of course, I have been focusing on testing, but there is bug triage,
documentation, website, joining in on forums/mailing lists, and trying
to help users as best as you can...

On 02/23/2018 10:55 AM, jaquilina wrote:
> I am very interested in stepping up thing is I have no previous
> experience in such a role. I also do not have any experience with
> packaging or anything of that sort?
> 
> On 2018-02-22 16:38, Ross Gammon wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> We have some coming release dates that require testing of the ISO
>> images.
>>
>> Ubuntu Studio 16.04.4 Xenial point release: The date has been put back
>> to the 1st of March. I should be around for that.
>>
>> Ubuntu Studio First Beta: As far as I know, we have no new features to
>> test, so we should probably opt out of this release.
>>
>> Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Final Beta: April 5th. I should be around for
>> that.
>>  Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Final Release: April 19th - 26th. I will not be
>> available for that (due to work).
>>
>> Who is around to help testing for the first 3?
>>
>> Who is around to do the Release Manager duties for the 18.04 Final
>> Release (testing, confirming when images are releasable, writing
>> release notes, helping with website/social media announcements)?
>>
>> Should we release 18.04 at all?
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Ross
>> US Test Team Lead
> 


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Re: [ubuntu-studio-devel] Coming Ubuntu Studio Releases

2018-02-23 Thread jaquilina 
I am very interested in stepping up thing is I have no previous 
experience in such a role. I also do not have any experience with 
packaging or anything of that sort?


On 2018-02-22 16:38, Ross Gammon wrote:

Hi All,

We have some coming release dates that require testing of the ISO
images.

Ubuntu Studio 16.04.4 Xenial point release: The date has been put back
to the 1st of March. I should be around for that.

Ubuntu Studio First Beta: As far as I know, we have no new features to
test, so we should probably opt out of this release.

Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Final Beta: April 5th. I should be around for
that.
 Ubuntu Studio 18.04 Final Release: April 19th - 26th. I will not be
available for that (due to work).

Who is around to help testing for the first 3?

Who is around to do the Release Manager duties for the 18.04 Final
Release (testing, confirming when images are releasable, writing
release notes, helping with website/social media announcements)?

Should we release 18.04 at all?

Regards,

Ross
US Test Team Lead


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