Ubuntu Membership Workshop Outline Draft Ready For Review

[Elizabeth K. Joseph]

On Wed, Jun 1, 2016 at 12:16 AM, Benjamin Kerensa <bkerensa at ubuntu.com> wrote:
> Hi Lyz,
>
> "I'd make clear that even upstream contributions need to have an Ubuntu
> Community component. Even the most accomplished Firefox contributor
> isn't automatically an Ubuntu Member unless they've engaged with the
> Ubuntu community in some capacity."
>
> IIRC shortly after I left the Membership Board we started being rather less
> stringent
> and began allowing Canonical employees who contribute to Ubuntu but
> otherwise do
> so behind the scenes to still get membership even if they had not engaged
> with community.
>
> How would an upstream contributor be different in this sense?

Even if they aren't interacting with project volunteers, they are
working on Ubuntu (not one of thousands of upstream projects with
different workflows and goals) and must be interacting with colleagues
at Canonical on their Ubuntu work. While internal Canonical isn't the
volunteer/broader community, it should be acknowledged as one of our
Ubuntu communities. I thought that's why it was loosened.

I don't want to continue to split hairs on this point. My comment
could be adjusted some, but I think in general the point I was trying
to make is still accurate.

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Elizabeth Krumbach Joseph || Lyz || pleia2