Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-20 Thread Emmet Hikory
Soren Hansen wrote: > To Emmet: I think it's interesting that this thread started when you > retracted your +1 on Dustin's application referencing that "it would set > a new precedent". Well, by doing so, you've helped establish a > different, new precedent, namely that if you're a server team pers

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-20 Thread Reinhard Tartler
Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Or to put it an other way: what makes a person a "MOTU"? > - is it the membership in the ~motu team (and it's a coincidence that > the team has upload rights) > - or is it the upload rights to universe/multiverse (which are granted > by being a memb

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-20 Thread Soren Hansen
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 02:44:47PM -0700, Jordan Mantha wrote: > One one level I might say "Server Team need not apply", just the same > as I'd say "Desktop Team need not apply" because I want MOTUs, not > Server/Desktop Team members with Universe upload rights. But maybe > that's just me. Would y

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-20 Thread Soren Hansen
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 05:21:21PM -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote: > Well then I guess I'm left feeling like this is the unwritten "Server > Team need not apply" rule. > > When I've brought this up about people who were active in #ubuntu-desktop, > but not #ubuntu-motu my concerns were dismissed. >

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Stephan Hermann
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 05:21:21PM -0400, Scott Kitterman wrote: > [...] > > Well then I guess I'm left feeling like this is the unwritten "Server Team > need not apply" rule. > > When I've brought this up about people who were active in #ubuntu-desktop, > but not #ubuntu-motu my concerns were

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Jordan Mantha
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 2:21 PM, Scott Kitterman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:57:29 -0700 "Jordan Mantha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >>On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >>> On 2008-08-19 20:51:20 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: >>>

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:57:29 -0700 "Jordan Mantha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 2008-08-19 20:51:20 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: >>> Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> Or to put it an other way: what m

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Jordan Mantha
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 2008-08-19 20:51:20 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: >> Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Or to put it an other way: what makes a person a "MOTU"? > - is it the membership in the ~motu team (and it's a coinci

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Michael Bienia
On 2008-08-19 20:51:20 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > >> > This leads me to the question: what the main point on becoming a MOTU? > >> > - is it the next reward for Ubuntu members who work hard on improving > >> > Ubuntu (development)? They have g

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Reinhard Tartler
Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> > This leads me to the question: what the main point on becoming a MOTU? >> > - is it the next reward for Ubuntu members who work hard on improving >> > Ubuntu (development)? They have good technicals skills and we trust >> > them enough to make th

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Scott Kitterman
On Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:58:40 +0900 "Emmet Hikory" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Dustin Kirkland wrote: >> According to the diagram shown here: >> * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopers >> there is a "dotted line" between a Prospective Developer and a "Core >> Developer", and a note that this an

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Emmet Hikory
Dustin Kirkland wrote: > According to the diagram shown here: > * https://wiki.ubuntu.com/UbuntuDevelopers > there is a "dotted line" between a Prospective Developer and a "Core > Developer", and a note that this an exceptional case. The more common > case is for MOTU to apply for Core Developer

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Dustin Kirkland
On Tue, Aug 19, 2008, either Michael Bienia or Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Perhaps it was not so well communicated in the past else there wouldn't > be the confusion leading to that mail. At that time I thought that one > had to be a MOTU before one could apply for core-dev. According to the diagram

Re: Considering component-specific work when reviewing applications

2008-08-19 Thread Michael Bienia
On 2008-08-19 16:38:43 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > [ feel free to take it back to motu-council if you want ] > > > > On 2008-08-19 15:52:10 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: > >> Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> > >> > As MOTUship