Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Philipp Stiegler
Hello Ubuntufolks, I am a member of the Austrian Loco Team. I have a few things to say about the approval work which is done by the council. First of all I want to say, that Ubuntu was a great distribution and still is my favorite one out there. What I think about this approval process is,

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Alan Bell
On 23/07/10 13:52, Philipp Stiegler wrote: Hello Ubuntufolks, I am a member of the Austrian Loco Team. I have a few things to say about the approval work which is done by the council. First of all I want to say, that Ubuntu was a great distribution and still is my favorite one out there.

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Ralph Janke
I believe the LoCo Council Team is getting a bad reputation, that is not fair to them. The LoCo Council Team is there to *help* the LoCos with their struggles. After some turnover, they are doing a tremendous job to step by step putting processes in place that in the end help the LoCos. I do not

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Neil Coetzer
On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 14:52 +0200, Philipp Stiegler wrote: I know some guys, who have their work, make their studies AND care about the ubuntu project. They do that for free without asking for payment or asking for anything else. Thats why I think that its not fair that a council judge that

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Daniel Van‵Stone
Phillip, I agree with your point of view. Daniel On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 14:52 +0200, Philipp Stiegler wrote: Hello Ubuntufolks, I am a member of the Austrian Loco Team. I have a few things to say about the approval work which is done by the council. First of all I want to say, that

LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Neil Coetzer
Hi all, This is possibly not the right place to ask, so forgive me if this is the case. I'm doing a review of LoCo Team members who have joined up on our Launchpad page, but haven't been active or visible since. The idea is to follow up individually with each member and find out if they need

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Alan Pope
Hi Neil! On 23 July 2010 16:29, Neil Coetzer n...@ubuntu.org.zw wrote: This is possibly not the right place to ask, so forgive me if this is the case. Looks like the right place to ask to me! Others might benefit from this discussion. I'm doing a review of LoCo Team members who have joined

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Neil Coetzer
Hi Alan, Many thanks for your reply! On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 16:40 +0100, Alan Pope wrote: As I understand it, if the team has no contact address listed at https://launchpad.net/~zimbabwe-team under Team details Email: I _believe_ that when you click 'Contact team' the mail you send goes to

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Randall Ross
My $0.02 CAD... I love Ubuntu. I think the LoCo Council is awesome. Some of my personal hero(in)es live there. I think LoCo's around the world are awesome. Canonical rocks. There! I'm biased and I'm open about it. Having confessed all that, if I were the person in charge, I would be asking the

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Indigo196
Neil: I think it depends on how you view the LP team -- is it a list of 'active' members or is it just a list of people who are associated with using Ubuntu and your LoCo team. I lean towards the latter and would not require 'activity' in order to be 'listed' on the team. I do have the expiration

Re: Massachusetts: Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Indigo196
Martin: Let me know if there is any assistance we can provide. We have a few folks active in the Albany area and perhaps they would be interested in assisting with activities in the Berkshires/Western MA. Charles Lead Contact -- NY State LoCo On Tue, 2010-07-20 at 17:51 -0400, Martin Owens

New York Expiration and Re-Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Indigo196
Hello all: The expiration date and re-approval date of New York State is inaccurate. We were approved on 7-21-2009 - http://irclogs.ubuntu.com/2009/07/21/% 23ubuntu-meeting.html The current expiration date is listed as 12-05-2010 - http://loco.ubuntu.com/teams/ubuntu-newyork Thanks, Charles

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Indigo196
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

Re: New York Expiration and Re-Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
Fixed :) BTW, for future teams -- since this issue had effected 90% of the teams or so, feel free to instead email the loco-council mailing list, or myself Thanks! -Paul On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 6:12 PM, Indigo196 indigo...@rochester.rr.com wrote: Hello all: The expiration date and

Re: Massachusetts: Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Martin Owens
Hey Charles, Thanks very much, having a stable set of events out there would be most beneficial to the teams balance. Of course so far it's been imbalanced by population and transportation ease in Boston and the area on the East. Could you send your folks over to the meeting on the 5th August

Re: Massachusetts: Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Indigo196
Martin: What time on the 5th? Charles On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 19:51 -0400, Martin Owens wrote: Hey Charles, Thanks very much, having a stable set of events out there would be most beneficial to the teams balance. Of course so far it's been imbalanced by population and transportation ease in

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Neil Coetzer
On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 17:21 -0400, Indigo196 wrote: Neil: I think it depends on how you view the LP team -- is it a list of 'active' members or is it just a list of people who are associated with using Ubuntu and your LoCo team. I lean towards the latter and would not require 'activity' in

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Daniel Van‵Stone
Dear Niel, Thank you but mail limits are set for spam reasons I am sure. Cordially, Daniel Van`Stone On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 17:29 +0200, Neil Coetzer wrote: Hi all, This is possibly not the right place to ask, so forgive me if this is the case. I'm doing a review of LoCo Team members

Re: Approval Workflow

2010-07-23 Thread Daniel Van‵Stone
Thank you Niel, What if you are not an approved Team do you still get any input. Teams that have been Approved such as the Dallas Team from Texas,USA. and Houston Team have activity but are not recognized as part of Ubuntu approved Loco Teams. These Teams show and have shown activity

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 11:29 AM, Neil Coetzer n...@ubuntu.org.zw wrote: Hi all, This is possibly not the right place to ask, so forgive me if this is the case. Bah, just ask! :) I'm doing a review of LoCo Team members who have joined up on our Launchpad page, but haven't been active or

Re: New York Expiration and Re-Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Chuck Frain
Is it possible for you or one of the other council members to fix the council's launchpad page[0]? It continues to indicate that the council does not use a mailing list nor is there an email address for contact. Thanks.

Re: New York Expiration and Re-Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
I gotcha, thanks for pointing that out! -Paul On Fri, Jul 23, 2010 at 10:12 PM, Chuck Frain chuckfr...@pobox.com wrote: Is it possible for you or one of the other council members to fix the council's launchpad page[0]? It continues to indicate that the council does not use a mailing list nor

Re: Massachusetts: Approval

2010-07-23 Thread Martin Owens
7:30pm Thu 5th August 2010, #ubuntu-us-ma Web link: http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=ubuntu-us-mauio=d4 Martin, On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 20:13 -0400, Indigo196 wrote: Martin: What time on the 5th? Charles On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 19:51 -0400, Martin Owens wrote: Hey Charles,

Re: LoCo on Launchpad

2010-07-23 Thread Indigo196
On Sat, 2010-07-24 at 02:22 +0200, Neil Coetzer wrote: On Fri, 2010-07-23 at 17:21 -0400, Indigo196 wrote: Hi Charles, Thanks, and very valid point. While we also have expiration set to one year, many of the members have joined in the last year. We have noticed a trend here where people

Re: LoCo on Launchpad$

2010-07-23 Thread Daniel Van‵Stone
To:loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com Dear loco-contacts and other subscribers to this list, In the end it boils down to the view of the Council. While we may each have our belief. The current council works on thier each(8) view The council members https://launchpad.net/~communitycouncil/+members

Re: LoCo on Launchpad$

2010-07-23 Thread Paul Tagliamonte
Please keep the subject the same as the email thread, this looks like a new thread. 2010/7/24 Daniel Van‵Stone webmas...@catcodesigns.net: To:loco-contacts@lists.ubuntu.com Dear loco-contacts and other subscribers to this list, In the end it boils down to the view of the Council. While we