Becoming Effective

[Jono Bacon]

On 8 February 2012 11:44, Allison Randal <allison at lohutok.net> wrote:
> On 02/08/2012 11:00 AM, Jono Bacon wrote:
>>
>> I created and codified the ARB review process with Rick Spencer and
>> presented this for review at UDS
>
> The involvement by you and Rick in the formation of the ARB was
> inappropriate, and is a large part of the reason the ARB isn't fully
> accepted by the Ubuntu community. But, that is over and done, long ago,
> so let's not go back over it.

How was it inappropriate?

>> I am not saying that our participation isn't annoying (we are annoying
>> at times :-) ), but I do believe we need to ask some uncomfortable
>> questions and bring some urgency that maybe isn't present within the
>> team. In terms of "leaving you alone"; I would be more than happy to
>> step away and work on other things, but we are still seeing extensive
>> lag time in submissions get through the queue (or be rejected) so I
>> feel we should be here to help.
>>
>> In terms of taking this to the TB/CC...I don't want to go to the TB/CC
>> without first working with the ARB to help resolve the issues; I think
>> that would be disrespectful to the ARB.
>
> Great, thanks for offering to step away! If it would make you feel more
> comfortable, let's say you'll check back with us at the end of February,
> and see if there's anything we'd like your help with.
>
> We (the ARB members) would be happy to open a conversation with the
> TB/CC if you need more guidance on what level of involvement is appropriate.

I am not offering to step away. I still feel we have important
challenges to solve, but I am certainly open to ensuring that we can
work together as effectively as possible. My goal here is not to tell
what the ARB to do, but to work together as a team to resolve the
bottleneck around the queue and provide the best possible app
developer experience for Free Software developers.

My email (admittedly pointed) today was about highlighting what I
believe is the bottleneck here...how much time the ARB are committing
to the queue. If you don't feel like this is the issue, lets discuss
that, otherwise, why don't we try and find ways to resolve it.

   Jono

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