Summary of the LoCoTeam meeting, 2005-09-21

[andres at usr.cl]

Quoting Matthias Urlichs <smurf at smurf.noris.de>:

> Agenda Summary
>  1. Hosting
>  2. Trademark issues
>  3. Distribution of CDs and conference packs
>  4. Relations to Canonical
>  5. Latvian Team split
>
> 1. HOSTING
>     The current situation of Canonical-supplied hosting is that each
>     team can request a server from Canonical. The servers are located in
>     the USA, the hosting company is ServerPronto. At the moment,
>     locoteams can choose between their "Power" and "PowerPlus" packages.
>     As long as the locoteams don't host iso files, there are no further
>     restrictions. Contact: Henrik Nilsen Omma <henrik at gotadsl.co.uk>.
>
>     The French and German LoCoTeams' new high-performance servers will
>     be able to host a few European LoCoTeams. Detailed informations are
>     located at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FrDeHosting.  NB: These new
>     servers are not yet available; that'll take a few more weeks.
>
>     A third possibility is smurfix' server, which currently runs the
>     German team's pages. He can supply low-volume "webspace and/or Moin
>     wiki" hosting quickly, for new LoCoTeams. Contact: Matthias Urlichs
>     <smurf at ubuntu.com>.
>
> 2. TRADEMARK ISSUES
>     a) LoCoTeams can use the Ubuntu logo etc. for promotion campaigns.
>     b) For tax deductions, LoCoTeams should send a formal request to
>        Canonical (for now).
>        Because the foundation is located in the United Kingdom, this
>        will probably not cover tax deductions in other EU states, much
>        less non-EU.
>     c) if a LoCoTeam wants to create a non profit organisation, it is OK
>        as long there is no "Ubuntu" in the name.
>     This situation is not satisfactory. The French team needs a
>     non-profit organization named ubuntu-something, in order to issue
>     tax-deductible donation statements for the donations they received
>     this year, and thus plans to set up a French non-profit organization
>     in cooperation with the Ubuntu Foundation.
>     (Details will be announced when they exist.)
>
> 3. DISTRIBUTION OF CDs AND CONFERENCE PACKS
>     The problem is that people need CDs and other stuff, and don't seem
>     to be able to get them. Unfortunately, at this point in time
>     shipit.ubuntu.com already accepts requests for Breezy, so people who
>     asked for large CD packs for conferences et al. some time ago (and
>     whose orders were not processed for some reason) now cannot get them.
>
>     The situation should improve in the future, as there have been some
>     changes WRT shipment handling. (Further details were not discussed.)
>
>     Also, there is demand for some sort of press/conference artwork and
>     templates; this will be delegated to the ubuntu-artwork (and
>     -translation) team.
>
> 4. RELATIONS TO CANONICAL
>     At the moment, the quality of communication between the locoteams
>     and Canonical does have some room for improvement. ;-)
>     Unfortunately, nobody from Canonical who could address this problem
>     was at the meeting. Thing left to do:
>     a) creating a LoCoTeams FAQ page on the Ubuntu Wiki
>     b) discussion with somebody from Canonical at the next meeting.
>
> 5. LATVIAN TEAM SPLIT
>     No member of the Latvian Team was at the meeting, so we deferred
> discussion
>     to next time. Besides, it was late. :-/
>
> The next meeting has been scheduled for Monday, October 3rd, 19:00 UTC.
>
> -- Armin Ronacher & Matthias Urlichs
>