Clean up of proposed Edubuntu Member applications

[Chik J Duncan]

Dear Jordan et al

When I first started using Ubuntu about 18 months ago I was looking for 
a way to get involved (I had already been a Linux fan for years using a 
variety of distros), probably writing documentation for Edubuntu, and 
followed the instructions as I understood them.  That is why I joined 
this list.

I agree that the discussions on this list do not seem to be particularly 
relevant to that aim and so I have no problem with you removing me.

All the best,

Chik


Jordan Mantha wrote:
> Edubunteros,
>
> During our last meeting we discussed the state of the Edubuntu Members
> Launchpad team [0], particularly the fact that we have about three
> times as many "proposed" members as current members. The vast majority
> of the proposed members are completely unknown to the Edubuntu team.
> People seem to hit the "join" button for many different reasons.
> Some people like to join every team with "ubuntu" in the name. Some
> people want to express their support for Edubuntu. Some people want to
> become contributors to Edubuntu. In all those cases joining the
> Edubuntu Members team is not the right path.
>
> The Edubuntu Members team is a special team that recognizes
> significant and sustained contribution to the Edubuntu project by
> granting all the rights and privileges of an Ubuntu Member [1].
> Indeed, the Edubuntu Council has been delegated the authority to
> accept people into this team by the Ubuntu Community Council [2].
>
> We decided in our last meeting to purge the current list of "proposed"
> Edubuntu Members on Launchpad so that we have a better idea of who is
> actually requesting membership review by the Edubuntu Council. This
> cleaning of the slate will allow us to hopefully start processing more
> applications and grow the Edubuntu Members team. This will especially
> be important as we look to elect three new Edubuntu Council members in
> the near future as nominees to the Council are approved by a vote of
> the Edubuntu Members.
>
> So, if you get a rejection email from Launchpad and you want to become
> an Edubuntu Member, don't worry. We will be giving out better
> instructions ([1] is a good place to look for Ubuntu's version) on how
> to get your application reviewed. We will also be setting up hopefully
> in the near future a Launchpad team for all you who want to show your
> support by becoming a "fan" of Edubuntu. We'll let everybody know when
> that's in place.
>
> Thanks for making Edubuntu a great project to work in and have a nice day!
>
> -Jordan
>
> [0] https://launchpad.net/~edubuntu-members
> [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership
> [2] https://launchpad.net/~communitycouncil
>
>   

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Chik J Duncan

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