[ubuntu-art] Re: LAST CALL: Art Council Applications 3/3

[Matthew East]

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Hi,

* Troy James Sobotka:
> On Tue, 2006-18-07 at 09:49 +0100, Matthew East wrote:
>> It seems to me that a representative "council" can be a good thing for
>> the art team because art decisions can sometimes be difficult to come to
>> a consensus on. However it is important to be careful about designating
>> the competence of the council: 
> 
> I believe Mark Shuttleworth has addressed this.
> 
> * The decision has been made to take a very professional
>   approach and accept resumes.
> * The positions will be selected by the CC.

I think that you have slightly misunderstood my point. I wasn't talking
about the selection process for the council members, or how professional
the members of the council will be. I don't have any doubts about either
of those.

I was talking about the role of the council; what it would actually do.
These things are really important to talk about, and I couldn't find
much discussion about it in the archives, and I don't remember it being
discussed at any recent Community Council meetings.

Put very simply, my view was:

1. The Art Council should not be responsible for granting Ubuntu
membership, because the risk is that the community won't get to know new
 members or hear about good work being done in the art area, and there
is a risk of less consistency in membership appointments.

2. Most decisions should be taken by the whole art team, while decisions
which are contentious can be taken by the Art Council. I think this is
important to ensure that everyone in the team plays a role in the
direction of the team and to ensure that important new contributors who
do not sit on the Art Council can participate fully.

I'm sure that number 2. will not be a problem, because no doubt in
practice the Art Council will listen carefully to the whole team. But I
am concerned about number 1.

Hope this clarifies what I was on about!

Matt
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