[loco-contacts] Our teams reject the new LoCo Council policy

[Stephen Michael Kellat]

On Mon, 13 Oct 2014, Felipe Gil-Casti?eira wrote:

> Date: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 08:31:33 +0000 (UTC)
> From: Felipe Gil-Casti?eira <felipexil at gmail.com>
> Reply-To: "Ubuntu local community team (LoCo) contacts"
>     <loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com>
> To: loco-contacts at lists.ubuntu.com
> Subject: Re: [loco-contacts] Our teams reject the new  LoCo Council policy
> 
> Jos? Antonio Rey <jose <at> ubuntu.com> writes:
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>
> Dear Jos? Antonio,
>
> Although I partially agree with you, and probably this new organization will
> be fine (or even the best) for some places, definitely, it won't work for
> places like Spain.
>
> In Spain LoCo Teams aren't organized using a geographical approach, but a
> *cultural* one. Therefore, a hierarchical geographical organization for LoCo
> Teams could make sense, but a hierarchical organization for cultures don't.
> In fact, this organization will arouse strong opposition from many
> volunteers (as it creates the impression that their culture is being
> considered inferior to the one that is being put in the upper hierarchic
> level).
>
> Our LoCo Team communities are very delicate, as they are only supported by
> volunteers. I'm afraid this new organization will destroy many of these LoCo
> Teams, and even cause damage to "Ubuntu translators" communities.
>
> Kind regards,
>    Felipe
>
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Thank you for writing.  The LoCo Council spent time considering the 
organization of LoCo groups on cultural grounds and found that to be 
unworkable in today's world of multicultural multli-ethnic nation-states. 
While we value the contributions of all of the peoples of the Iberian 
Peninsula, we have to work within a broader world.  These concerns you 
raise were discussed during formulation of the policy and dealt with then.

Again, thank you for writing and raising these concerns.

Stephen Michael Kellat
Member, LoCo Council