Call for nominations: Developer Membership Board

[Seth Arnold]

On Tue, Mar 08, 2022 at 10:37:07AM -0500, Dan Streetman wrote:
> In any case, all this formality really is exhausting and I don't care
> to pursue it, since you seem to be saying that I can't call for a DMB

I've been having this thought a lot the last few years.

A lot of the Ubuntu structures feel like they may have had a place in the
early days, when there were thousands of enthusiasts all contributing at
once and trying to coordinate how they were going to do all that.

Now it feels like we've got the ossified remains of a lot of committees
and teams and boards and I just don't know how much of it is still
relevant to the Ubuntu of today. Every piece serves a role so it's not
like I can just point to any one specific thing and say we ought to scrap
it, but I remember watching what felt like dozens of DMB meetings where
not enough members showed up, not enough members voted, and the poor
applicants could go weeks or months (or more?) without an answer.

That kills enthusiasm.

I'm sorry that I don't have a solution to recommend but I think I'd like
to suggest that we try stepping back from bureaucracy when opportunities
arise.

Thanks
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