Minutes of 11th April 2008 MOTU Meeting

[Emilio Pozuelo Monfort]

Hi all,

Emmet Hikory wrote:
> Ubuntu MOTU Meeting Minutes for Friday, 11th April 2008, 12:00 UTC
> 
> == Use, nomenclature, and requirements for the Universe Hackers
> (Ubuntu Contributing Developers) team ==
[...]
> For nomenclature, there were three names under discussion: the wiki
> name as shown on [UbuntuDevelopers] (currently "Ubuntu Contributing
> Developers"), the long name on the Launchpad team page (currently
> "Ubuntu Universe Hackers", and the short name on the Launchpad team
> page (currently "universe-hackers").

I think all the names should be the same, and not one name for the wiki and
another one for the Launchpad team, as to be more consistent and avoid confusion
(so if "Ubuntu Contributing Developers" is chosen, it should be the same for
Launchpad, or if a different name it taken, the wiki name should then be changed)

> The wiki name was considered
> mostly acceptable, but there were concerns that it may be confusing
> when comparied with with the existing
> ubuntu-universe-contributors/"Contributors of packages to Ubuntu
> Universe" team.  The launchpad names were considered less ideal, with
> primary concerns being 1) confusion by those not familiar with the use
> of "hacker" in this sense, 2) overemphasis on programming vs.
> maintenance, and 3) general silliness.  Several other names were
> suggested, and rejected.  Discussion was set aside until later in the
> meeting, at which time further names were suggested and discussed
> without reaching consensus.  It was agreed that the launchpad team
> names would be left for now, but further discussed, and reviewed at
> the next MOTU Meeting.  Given the importance of nomenclature to team
> identity, it is unlikely new members will be approved for the team
> before there is agreement on the nomenclature.

What about "Ubuntu Universe Assistants" (for wiki and Launchpad long name) and
~ubuntu-universe-assistants? I think that's serious enough. I'm not so sure
whether people will agree on the "assistant" terminology, although I've "stolen"
it from the Debian Release Team where there are release managers and release
assistants (and a release wizard, but that would be for a different team ;) ).

Cheers,
Emilio

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