Re-approvals for O-Cycle rules and overview

[Paul Tagliamonte]

On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:43 PM, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:00 PM, Søren Bredlund Caspersen
> <soeren.b.c at gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 8:18 PM, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>> Forgot to mention this (Thanks, Lyz!)
>>>
>>> If you need more information regarding the re-approval process, it's
>>> mostly outlined on the wiki[1]. If you need moreinfo or anything like
>>> that, please don't think twice about letting us know how we can help.
>>>
>>> [1]: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoCouncil/LoCoTeamReApproval
>>
>> So, I'm a bit confused, and I hope you can clarify.
>> The wiki page linked above mentions that the LoCo council will contact
>> the LoCo team. But as I read your mail below, the teams are to create
>> an application and send to the LoCo council and should not expect
>> direct contact from the council before doing this?
>
> We filed bugs and subscribed the owner of the LP team.
>
>> Is the launchpad bug the LoCo councils way of contacting the team, or
>> should we sit tight and wait for a more formal mail from a member of
>> the Council?
>
> Yes. It is our way of getting in touch with you. If we were to mail
> you, it'd be just as form-letterish and inhuman as bug mail.
>
>>
>> Also, what is the advantage of marking the bug private? As I see it,
>> that only helps to move the process of re-approval from the entire
>> team, to the team contact.
>
> So that we (as the Council) can vote on it cleanly. We make them
> public after we vote.


I meant to include this on the last mail. Please excuse that I double-posted.

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu-locoteams/+bug/673331

That's an example of a "finished" re-app ticket. Please note it's
public and how we used it. If you need to add more to your
application, please add it on the Wiki. This is *only* to track the
process, not hold your application.

>
>>
>> Cheers
>> Søren
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Paul Tagliamonte <paultag at ubuntu.com> wrote:
>>>> Good time of day, LoCo Teams!
>>>>
>>>> It's the time of year again! Re-approval time, so it's time dust off
>>>> the team photos and fire out some wiki edits!
>>>>
>>>> We have a *ton* of teams to review this year, so we have some ground
>>>> rules that need to be adhered to very closely. We really hate (and we
>>>> do) to be such a pedantic nit-picker, but it's to the point where we
>>>> can't (as the LoCo Council) slip on reviewing teams. Not good for you,
>>>> not good for us.
>>>>
>>>> All you team administrators have been subscribed to the LP bug, if you
>>>> are the contact (and not the admin), please contact your local
>>>> friendly admin (or one of us on the LoCo Council) to get subscribed.
>>>>
>>>> Here are the rules:
>>>>
>>>>  * If the application is submitted before the release of Ubuntu
>>>>   Oneiric, we will consider it. If it failes to come in on time,
>>>>   we *will* have to throw it away. We're serious about this one.
>>>>
>>>>  * We're looking for a few key things in particular this cycle. We
>>>>   really want to see up-to-date Team Reports. It's really something
>>>>   that needs to be enforced. We're also looking (as usual) for
>>>>   outstanding and sustained levels of activity.
>>>>
>>>>  * The sooner, the better! We really need to make sure we get to
>>>>   everyone in a sane way, and that means that we're processing about
>>>>   2 applications a week. That's manageable, but not if everyone gets
>>>>   them in the month before release.
>>>>
>>>>  * By the way, we love you guys. We know you guys have
>>>>   done awesome work so far, and we can't wait to see it! :)
>>>>
>>>> Let's get those apps in!
>>>>
>>>> Keep rocking!
>>>> Paul Tagliamonte
>>>> On Behalf of the LoCo Council
>>>>
>>>> P.S.
>>>>  No extensions. We mean it!
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors.
>>>>
>>>> #define sizeof(x) rand()
>>>> :wq
>>>>
>>>
>>> Thanks!
>>> Paul
>>>
>>> --
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>>>
>>> #define sizeof(x) rand()
>>> :wq
>>>
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>
> Paul
>
> --
> All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors.
>
> #define sizeof(x) rand()
> :wq
>



-- 
All programmers are playwrights, and all computers are lousy actors.

#define sizeof(x) rand()
:wq