PROPOSAL: Three Nights of Xubuntu

[Stephen Michael Kellat]

So far:

noskcaj: Good on timing
gridcube: Not good on timing
Elfy: Earlier would be better

There is wiggle room available.  This is negotiable.

The most important of the three blueprints hasn't been accepted so far for UDS-1305.  That would be the "Development & Milestone Participation" blueprint in this instance.  This can still change and the calendar on summit.ubuntu.com has yet to be filled in.

Hammering out a time first for the three days will work.  My schedule is mostly open.

Once we get a time, we can figure out a mode for meeting.  Again, the Kubuntu folks are looking scheduling something with Mumble this time around.  TalkShoe, Skype conference calls, SIP conference call room, etc. are all possibilities.

As for alignment with UDS, release milestone participation is the only thing that really needs to line up with it so we can convey decisions to the release team quickly.  The rest can a float a little, if necessary.

The idea in the end is to get things discussed quickly and effectively in a way more people can participate in while keeping friction low if possible.

Stephen Michael Kellat


On Mon, 06 May 2013 21:24:45 +0100
Elfy <ub.untu at btinternet.com> wrote:

> On 06/05/13 20:03, Stephen Michael Kellat wrote:
> > Good morning/afternoon/evening (please delete as appropriate).
> >
> > We've got three blueprints up to set out discussion for the upcoming cycle.
> >
> > Xubuntu Issues: The "Saucy" Cycle -- Development & Milestone Participation
> > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/xubuntu-desktop/+spec/client-xubuntu-1305-dev
> >
> > Xubuntu Issues: The "Saucy" Cycle -- Software
> > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/xubuntu-desktop/+spec/client-xubuntu-1305-software
> >
> > Xubuntu Issues: The "Saucy" Cycle -- Forward-Looking Issues
> > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/xubuntu-desktop/+spec/client-xubuntu-1305-aob
> >
> > With the way the schedule for UDS-1305 is shaping up, I'd like to propose shifting our discussions to after the UDS hours instead.  If we could have our discussions between 2000 and 2200 UTC on each of the three days we would be able to reflect on what happened at UDS and also not be over-booked.  I know that during the last virtual UDS I wound up over-booked in one time slot in three separate panels.  This would also help include Australian colleagues in participation too.
> >
> > The Kubuntu folks are talking about meeting separately from the main UDS sessions using the audio-conferencing tech known as Mumble.  As Pasi has noted he does not wish to use Google+ and Google Hangouts that is one option we are ruling out.  We have to narrow down the options availble to us to see what we could use.
> >
> > In terms of order, I would like to go through only a single blueprint each night.  My proposed order is:
> >
> > May 14th: Development & Milestone Participation
> > May 15th: Software
> > May 16th: Forward-Looking Issues
> >
> > If we proceed that way we can first nail down our milestone participation which can then be communicated to the release team, then talk about our software issues, and then finally talk about forward-looking issues at the very end after all sorts of issues are likely to be raised at UDS.
> >
> > An example of what the time zone conversion would look like in selected cities across the planet can be seen here: http://timeanddate.com/s/2d2b
> >
> > Is this a way forward we would like to proceed with to ensure we have maximum participation?
> >
> > Stephen Michael Kellat
> >
> >
> I've no problem with the aim of the above, though I'm more likely to be 
> about at the 20:00 end than 22:00
> 
> Elfy
> 
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