DMB: Proposal for a different review process

[Stéphane Graber]

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On 08/03/2011 04:36 PM, Chase Douglas wrote:
> On 08/03/2011 12:50 PM, Allison Randal wrote:
>> On 08/03/2011 12:23 PM, Chase Douglas wrote:
>>> On 08/03/2011 12:14 PM, Mackenzie Morgan wrote:
>>>> On Wed, Aug 3, 2011 at 3:07 PM, Chase Douglas 
>>>> <chase.douglas at canonical.com> wrote:
>>>>> What is the policy for email applications? Can anyone apply
>>>>> this way, or is it only under specific circumstances?
>>>> 
>>>> Split votes go to the mailing list to try to find enough +1s
>>>> after a meeting. Board members can email in advance a +1/-1 if
>>>> they have no questions (either because they didn't to start
>>>> with or because they already talked to the person)
>>>> 
>>>> The only time I've seen the application be done *completely* in
>>>> email was when there was a 9-person-ish queue.
>>> 
>>> Ok, that's evidence of what's been done in the past, but what is
>>> the policy? Can I do it myself? I'm asking because I seriously
>>> would rather do apply through email than get up at 6 AM on a
>>> Monday morning, hoping there's a quorum :).
>> 
>> In my experience with various projects and communities, review
>> processes that are done entirely by email or bug queues are
>> generally less responsive, not more responsive. Regular time-based
>> meetings are a useful social motivator. And, as an applicant, a
>> multi-week email thread picking over their credentials is likely to
>> be far more daunting than a quick discussion on IRC.
>> 
>> But, this is a decision for the DMB, or if they choose to escalate
>> it, a decision for higher community authorities. They understand
>> the concern raised by several community members (including you), so
>> it's time to step back and allow the community process to operate.
> 
> Maybe my problem is that I'm asking in the wrong forum or the wrong
> way. I have this legitimate question for the board, so how do I ask
> it? I asked Mackenzie because it naturally flowed in the email
> thread, but she's just one member of the board, so it might have
> seemed I was singling her out.
> 
> Do I simply need to sit and wait for a response on this thread, or do
> I need to ask somewhere else? I really don't mean to badger with
> questions on the list, it's only because I can't find any information
> on how else to interact with the board.
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> -- Chase

Hi,

You can contact the whole DMB at:
developer-membership-board at lists.ubuntu.com

Or add an agenda item for our next meeting:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DeveloperMembershipBoard/Agenda


Personally, as a member of the DMB, I definitely want to keep having
live meetings with the applicants.

E-mail can be fine in very specific cases where live IRC meeting can't
be achieved and should only be something the DMB can choose to fallback
to on a case by case basis and not offered as a general way of applying.

- -- 
Stéphane Graber
Ubuntu developer
http://www.canonical.com
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