On Wed, Aug 03, 2011 at 02:34:31PM -0700, Chase Douglas wrote: > On 08/03/2011 02:01 PM, Chase Douglas wrote: > > On 08/03/2011 01:45 PM, Stéphane Graber wrote: > >> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > >> Hash: SHA512 > >> > >> On 08/03/2011 04:36 PM, Chase Douglas wrote: > >>> On 08/03/2011 12:50 PM, Allison Randal wrote: > >>>> On 08/03/2011 12:23 PM, Chase Douglas wrote: > >>>>> On 08/03/2011 12:14 PM, Mackenzie Morgan wrote: > >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Chase Douglas > >>>>>> <chase.doug...@canonical.com> wrote: > >>>>>>> What is the policy for email applications? Can anyone apply > >>>>>>> this way, or is it only under specific circumstances? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Split votes go to the mailing list to try to find enough +1s > >>>>>> after a meeting. Board members can email in advance a +1/-1 if > >>>>>> they have no questions (either because they didn't to start > >>>>>> with or because they already talked to the person) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The only time I've seen the application be done *completely* in > >>>>>> email was when there was a 9-person-ish queue. > >>>>> > >>>>> Ok, that's evidence of what's been done in the past, but what is > >>>>> the policy? Can I do it myself? I'm asking because I seriously > >>>>> would rather do apply through email than get up at 6 AM on a > >>>>> Monday morning, hoping there's a quorum :). > >>>> > >>>> In my experience with various projects and communities, review > >>>> processes that are done entirely by email or bug queues are > >>>> generally less responsive, not more responsive. Regular time-based > >>>> meetings are a useful social motivator. And, as an applicant, a > >>>> multi-week email thread picking over their credentials is likely to > >>>> be far more daunting than a quick discussion on IRC. > >>>> > >>>> But, this is a decision for the DMB, or if they choose to escalate > >>>> it, a decision for higher community authorities. They understand > >>>> the concern raised by several community members (including you), so > >>>> it's time to step back and allow the community process to operate. > >>> > >>> Maybe my problem is that I'm asking in the wrong forum or the wrong > >>> way. I have this legitimate question for the board, so how do I ask > >>> it? I asked Mackenzie because it naturally flowed in the email > >>> thread, but she's just one member of the board, so it might have > >>> seemed I was singling her out. > >>> > >>> Do I simply need to sit and wait for a response on this thread, or do > >>> I need to ask somewhere else? I really don't mean to badger with > >>> questions on the list, it's only because I can't find any information > >>> on how else to interact with the board. > >>> > >>> Thanks! > >>> > >>> -- Chase > >> > >> Hi, > >> > >> You can contact the whole DMB at: > >> developer-membership-bo...@lists.ubuntu.com > >> > >> Or add an agenda item for our next meeting: > >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard/Agenda > > > > Ahh, thanks! I'll subscribe to the list and send any more emails about > > this there. > > Hrm, that list is private and I can't join. There must be some way to > communicate with the board other than by adding a meeting agenda or > hoping that an email you send to a private list is attended to. I would > also like responses to questions I ask be available to others, and a > private mailing list doesn't allow for this.
CC the mail somewhere else too. -- Iain Lane [ i...@orangesquash.org.uk ] Debian Developer [ la...@debian.org ] Ubuntu Developer [ la...@ubuntu.com ] PhD student [ i...@cs.nott.ac.uk ]
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