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

[marcoslans]

Thanks Nathan,

But if true then José Antonio Rey's rough emails claiming we were a
sub-loco right now was not and accurate and official stance?


On 14/10/14 21:03, Nathan Haines wrote:
> On 10/14/2014 11:45 AM, Marcos Lans wrote:
>> Thanks Costales,
>>
>> Your response is really nice and eloquently enough. It's clear where the
>> problem is.
> 
> I don't think it is as clear as you think.  The Catalan LoCo Team were
> the first to be granted an exception, months ago.  There's no reason to
> think that the Galacian team wouldn't be extended the same consideration.
> 
> There are several localization teams that consider themselves LoCos but
> work focus on software localization.  This is one of the most impactful
> ways that the Ubuntu community can help share and improve Ubuntu, and
> everyone welcomes each contribution.  I know my Spanish and German are
> greatly improved by having language resources for LibreOffice and being
> able to occasionally run the system in those languages.
> 
> The Verified LoCo status and policy is intended to support LoCos who
> work to host physical events in their community.  This is an entirely
> different kind of work and it is very important that local groups work
> together when planning physical events.
> 
> If you regularly need a banner and Ubuntu DVDs to host events, then you
> should ask to be considered as a Verified team.  If you don't need those
> things, then you're all set.  You're not being "forced" to join other
> teams, you're simply being asked to share physical resources if that's
> possible.
> 
> Remember, the LoCo Council isn't deciding what's possible for your team.
>  They're simply providing a new way for you to ask for special
> consideration if you need it.
> 
> Regards,
> Nathan
>