MOTU-science for "official" development team delegation

[Morten Kjeldgaard]

On 07/02/2010, at 19.37, Scott Howard wrote:

> With the archive reorganization currently going on [1], I'd like to
> gauge the team's interest (especially William Grant and Morten) in
> becoming an official development team [2] for science packages.

I am afraid the team is too small and scattered to really make an  
effort. As it stands now, it is my feeling that the current purpose of  
the team *mostly* is that members can display an emblem on their LP  
page showing their interest in science packages. It is my impression  
that the team's members indeed are active in the day-to-day  
maintenance of these packages, they care about bugs, new releases etc.  
and report bugs on LP.

However, I am not sure that the team with its current strength can  
take on a more formal and active role. When joining Ubuntu as a MOTU  
is was my vision that it might be possible to make a branded "Science"  
Ubuntu version. However, I do not myself have the time or energy  
required to pull such a thing through, and in addition, some of the  
most active members from the past have retired. A more realistic goal  
might be to join forces with the edubuntu team, and perhaps form a  
"science" subgroup under that umbrella.

> As our team stands now, we have 9 members: 4 are full ubuntu-dev, one
> more should ubuntu-dev (but hasn't applied, I think), one is inactive,
> and the other three are at least -contributor level (but have not
> applied yet). I think we are ready to take part in this new system. We
> would have to make the non ubuntu-dev people "apply" to stay in the
> team since they would have upload permissions. I'll be willing to take
> on the communication with the technical board over the implementation
> for this.

I have approved 3 new members today; welcome to you! Our current  
policy is that new applicants are required to have 500 bonus points.  
Science packages are often a little bit complex, and so Grant and I  
some tima ago decided that it was a good idea that applicants have  
demonstrated some activity and gained some experience before letting  
them in the team.

Cheers,
Morten