Ubuntu-news-team Digest, Vol 48, Issue 14

Vibhav Pant vibhavp at gmail.com
Thu Apr 26 16:25:44 UTC 2012 

Though this might be offtopic, but could we include this in the Ubuntu
Newsletter Issue 262?

On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 5:30 PM,
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>   1. Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
>      (Elizabeth Krumbach)
>   2. Re: Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
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> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:24:34 -0700
> From: Elizabeth Krumbach <lyz at ubuntu.com>
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> Subject: Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
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> Hi everyone,
>
> On May 5th we will have a large number of Regional Membership Board
> members with terms expiring. The Community Council decided to take
> this opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of these regional
> membership boards and how it make sense to go about restaffing them.
>
> After several discussions, including those with sitting board members,
> we have determined that while there are values to region-based boards
> (there may be cultural and language similarities), it makes more sense
> for us to switch to time-based membership boards. We hope that with
> this change to time-based we can have a more established meeting times
> that the community is familiar with and more successful boards with
> board members being able to commit to a specific time rather than
> assuming evening is the best time in their time zone for them to
> attend.
>
> The times selected are as follows:
>
> 12:00 UTC, meeting twice a month, specific days to be determined by the
> board
>
> 22:00 UTC, meeting twice a month, specific days to be determined by the
> board
>
> These boards will each have 9 members with a quorum of 4. We are
> seeking to seat 10 new board members at this time across both boards
> (we have 8 board members whose terms are not ending).
>
> We have the following requirements for nominees:
>
>  * be an Ubuntu member
>  * be confident that you can evaluate contributions to various parts
> of our community
>  * be available during typical meeting times of the board in question
>  * broad insight into the Ubuntu community at large is a plus
>
> Those sitting on membership boards are people who are insightful. They
> are current Ubuntu Members with a proven track record of activity in
> the community. They have shown themselves over time to be able to work
> well with others and display the positive aspects of the Ubuntu Code
> of Conduct. They should be people who can discern character and
> evaluate contribution quality without emotion while engaging in an
> interview/discussion that communicates interest, a welcoming
> atmosphere, and which is marked by humanity, gentleness, and kindness.
> Even when they must deny applications, they should do so in such a way
> that applicants walk away with a sense of hopefulness and a desire to
> return with a more complete application rather than feeling
> discouraged or hurt.
>
> To nominate yourself or somebody else (please confirm they wish to
> accept the nomination and state you have done so), please send a mail
> to the membership boards mailing list (ubuntu-membership-boards at
> lists.ubuntu.com). You will want to include some information about
> yourself (or the applicant you are nominating), a launchpad profile
> link and which time slot is being applied for.
>
> We will be accepting nominations through Friday May 18 at 12:00 UTC.
> All nominations will be forwarded to the Community Council who will
> make the final decision.
>
> Thanks in advance to you and thanks also to the dedication everybody
> has put into their jobs as board members.
>
> Elizabeth Krumbach, on behalf of the Community Council
>
> --
> Elizabeth Krumbach // Lyz // pleia2
> http://www.princessleia.com
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> Message: 2
> Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:45:19 -0400
> From: Mark Shuttleworth <mark at ubuntu.com>
> To: Elizabeth Krumbach <lyz at ubuntu.com>
> Cc: Community Council <community-council at lists.ubuntu.com>,
>        ubuntu-membership-boards <Ubuntu-membership-boards at lists.ubuntu.com
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> Subject: Re: Membership Boards: Restaffing and Reorganization
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> On 25/04/12 12:24, Elizabeth Krumbach wrote:
> > These boards will each have 9 members with a quorum of 4. We are
> > seeking to seat 10 new board members at this time across both boards
> > (we have 8 board members whose terms are not ending).
> >
> > We have the following requirements for nominees:
> >
> >  * be an Ubuntu member
> >  * be confident that you can evaluate contributions to various parts
> > of our community
> >  * be available during typical meeting times of the board in question
> >  * broad insight into the Ubuntu community at large is a plus
> >
> > Those sitting on membership boards are people who are insightful. They
> > are current Ubuntu Members with a proven track record of activity in
> > the community. They have shown themselves over time to be able to work
> > well with others and display the positive aspects of the Ubuntu Code
> > of Conduct. They should be people who can discern character and
> > evaluate contribution quality without emotion while engaging in an
> > interview/discussion that communicates interest, a welcoming
> > atmosphere, and which is marked by humanity, gentleness, and kindness.
>
> Recognising the contributions and qualities of others is one of the key
> things that strengthens our community. To sit on one of these boards you
> do not need to be a top contributor, you rather need good judgement of
> character and the courage to say "no", nicely, in the form of an
> invitation to come back again with a stronger track record of engagement.
>
> For those members of the community who have some experience working with
> people, and would like to contribute to the project but don't have the
> time to do so on code or other areas, bringing a mature perspective to
> these membership boards is a very welcome contribution.
>
> Thanks Lyz for framing the positions so clearly, and all the work in
> bringing forward this time-based approach.
>
> Mark
>
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