#title #ubuntu-meeting Meeting Meeting started by ogra_ at 19:59:48 UTC. The full logs are available at http://ubottu.com/meetingology/logs/ubuntu-meeting/2011/ubuntu-meeting.2011-09-06-19.59.log.html . == Meeting summary == *andyrock *tonytiger *Cheri703 ''LINK:'' https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Cheri703 (Pendulum, 20:20:29) *rafaellaguna Meeting ended at 20:40:51 UTC. == Votes == * on tonytiger For: 7 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 * on Cheri703 For: 5 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 * on rafaellaguna For: 5 Against: 0 Abstained: 0 == Action items == * (none) == People present (lines said) == * ogra_ (75) * meetingology (38) * czajkowski (38) * popey (38) * highvoltage (32) * tonytiger (20) * Cheri703 (19) * drubin (17) * andyrock (16) * rafaellaguna (13) * jono (10) * Pendulum (5) * nigelb (4) * charlie-tca (3) * MooDoo (3) * flibblesan (3) * head_victim (3) * suprengr (2) * Andy80 (2) * maco (2) * Unit193 (1) * pleia2 (1) * stgraber (1) * micahg (1) * Pici (1) == Full Log == 19:59:48 #startmeeting 19:59:48 Meeting started Tue Sep 6 19:59:48 2011 UTC. The chair is ogra_. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlanBell/mootbot. 19:59:48 19:59:48 Available commands: #accept #accepted #action #agree #agreed #chair #commands #endmeeting #endvote #halp #help #idea #info #link #lurk #meetingname #meetingtopic #nick #progress #rejected #replay #restrictlogs #save #startmeeting #subtopic #topic #unchair #undo #unlurk #vote #voters #votesrequired 19:59:56 hey everyone 20:00:02 o/ 20:00:07 hey 20:00:10 hello 20:00:12 do we have quorum ? 20:00:16 hello 20:00:19 hi 20:00:24 aloha 20:00:42 * ogra_ counts four board members 20:00:50 and a highvoltage ? 20:00:50 4/7 so yeah 20:01:15 * ogra_ hasnt seen a highvoltage in here yet ... 20:01:20 *poke* 20:01:20 boo 20:01:22 :) 20:01:27 great, lets start 20:01:31 stgraber: ping 20:01:47 * jono is here to support tonytiger 20:01:54 will keep an eye for when he is up 20:02:02 first up is andyrock 20:02:09 jono: :) 20:02:09 czajkowski: giving an Ubuntu App Developer Week talk. I should be able to vote if you really need me to 20:02:13 andyrock, like to introduce yourself ? 20:02:21 Hi All 20:02:31 My name is Andrea Azzarone 20:02:42 andyrock: aloha there 20:02:52 I'm an italian student living in south of Italy 20:03:16 andyrock: impressive wiki page! 20:03:19 yeah 20:03:24 indeed 20:03:26 very impressive list of tasks 20:03:32 and great testimonials 20:03:40 in the past year I contribute to Unity 20:03:53 andyrock: what made you decide to work on unity? 20:04:11 first as a bitesize hackers and then as an backlog one 20:04:20 popey, well there are more reasons 20:04:44 the first one: 1) unity is a new project and it's need help 20:04:51 I guess many community members would wish andyrock a +1 just for the panel icon resize thingy :) 20:05:15 heeh highvoltage 20:05:28 heh 20:05:30 2) unity leaks some useful configuration option 20:06:12 such as icon size, device managent (currently i'm working to improve more and more it thank to JohnLea too) 20:06:14 andyrock: are you involved much in the italian loco ? they do some amazing work ? 20:06:38 just my input, strong +1 for andyrock, he brought tremendous value to Ubuntu 20:06:46 well i met some italian loco members at uds in Budapest 20:07:36 any more questions for andyrock ? 20:07:37 but I really prefer to write code and you know atm developer team works mainly on packagess 20:07:41 not from me 20:07:44 *packages 20:07:48 i have no further questions 20:07:57 andyrock: ok so, but they are a great team and I'm sure you could help in some way 20:08:08 no further questions from me 20:08:27 czajkowski, dont drag him away from fixing all these awful bugs :P :) 20:08:38 czajkowski, i know... 20:08:49 just saying locos could benefit :) we have UGJs :) 20:09:00 k, lets vote :) 20:09:04 I think andyrock should also focus on the bugs too :-) 20:09:08 such awesome help 20:09:13 are we using the bot? 20:09:16 oh, i forgot to set the topic, one sec 20:09:24 #topic andyrock 20:09:30 #vote 20:09:30 Please vote on: 20:09:30 Public votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (private votes don't work yet, but when they do it will be by messaging the channel followed by +1/-1/+0 to me) 20:09:32 +1 [ great upstream contributions to unity, compiz and bug fixing in Ubuntu, greate testimonials from well-known Ubuntu people ] 20:09:33 +1 20:09:35 +1 20:09:38 +1 20:09:40 awesome work! 20:09:43 +1 20:09:51 andyrock: congratulations and welcome! 20:09:58 congrats andyrock! 20:10:01 #endvote 20:10:01 No vote in progress 20:10:06 andyrock: well done 20:10:08 you didnt give the vote a name 20:10:11 Thx all :) 20:10:12 so it didnt count them up 20:10:12 oh 20:10:16 heh 20:10:24 well, in any case, welcome andyrock 20:10:30 congratulations andyrock ! 20:10:37 thx again 20:10:50 andyrock: congratulations :) 20:10:58 hey tonytiger 20:11:00 added to ~ubuntumembers 20:11:01 ogra_: possibly since you didn't give the vote a title 20:11:08 ogra_: hi 20:11:11 micahg, yep 20:11:16 #topic tonytiger 20:11:24 tonytiger, stage is yours :) 20:11:30 ogra_: thanks :) 20:11:34 Hi, I'm Tony and this is my wiki page: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/tonywhitmore 20:11:35 tonytiger: floor is yours :) 20:11:52 I've just added to it, so if you already had it open, please F5 :) 20:12:03 It seems a long time ago that we were stood in a tiny crowded booth in London, representing the still-relatively new Ubuntu http://gallery.tonywhitmore.co.uk/v/linuxexpo_oct_2006/img_0874.jpg.html 20:12:32 tonytiger: nice introduction on your wiki page :) 20:12:33 I've been involved in advocacy and general soft promotion for Ubuntu since then 20:12:34 * drubin is impressed 20:12:42 Although I am not a developer, (comedy bash scripts aside) I contribute in areas where I am skilled: Video, audio, photo. 20:12:54 that;s one scarey photo popey 20:13:02 * ogra_ guesses many of us that were at the UDSes remember you 20:13:24 ogra_: I forced people into cupboards to talk into my video camera :) 20:13:32 comedy bash scripts? is that almost like package poetry? 20:13:38 as the guy snaking around with his camera equipment, secretly kidnapping developers out of meeting rooms :) 20:13:38 I just want to offer my support of tonytiger too 20:13:41 tonytiger: you do have a skill at getting people to talk. 20:13:44 Until the AV demands of UDS became too complex for just one man and one camera :) 20:13:45 ogra_, lol 20:13:48 jono: thanks 20:13:56 tonytiger, np 20:14:05 also here supporting tonytiger :) 20:14:11 * MooDoo three 20:14:20 * highvoltage has no questions 20:14:26 any more questions ? 20:14:27 highvoltage: My most recent comedy bash script http://darcs.tonywhitmore.co.uk/cgi-bin/darcsweb.cgi?r=cartwall;a=summary 20:14:34 ogra_: ya 20:14:34 it's safe to say tonytiger has a lot of support here today which is great to see 20:14:51 tonytiger: in what way would you like to get more involved in the LoCo ? 20:14:55 anything specific? 20:15:20 Well, mostly in-person meet-ups 20:15:37 I'm not that near to London, but if the Ubuntu UK Happy Hour comes my way... 20:15:52 drinks are on you, of course, I understand 20:16:02 popey: that depends how the vote goes. ;) 20:16:14 But I'm always up for face-to-face meet ups or events 20:16:20 hey bribery will not be tollerated :) 20:16:29 * drubin is ready to vote 20:16:31 post bribery is allowed 20:16:35 :) 20:16:44 * ogra_ is the chair today, i allow it :) 20:16:51 lets vote then :) 20:16:55 * drubin sits on ogra_ 20:17:00 #vote on tonytiger 20:17:00 Please vote on: on tonytiger 20:17:00 Public votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (private votes don't work yet, but when they do it will be by messaging the channel followed by +1/-1/+0 to me) 20:17:03 +1 [ Great community participation, UDS interviews, really good testimonials from well-known Ubuntu community members ] 20:17:03 +1 [ Great community participation, UDS interviews, really good testimonials from well-known Ubuntu community members ] received from highvoltage 20:17:03 +1 20:17:03 +1 received from ogra_ 20:17:04 +1 20:17:04 +1 received from suprengr 20:17:05 +1 20:17:05 +1 received from czajkowski 20:17:08 CAKE FOR ME 20:17:10 grrrrr 20:17:13 +1 [great testimonials] 20:17:13 +1 [great testimonials] received from drubin 20:17:15 only loco people vote! 20:17:20 +1 20:17:20 +1 received from popey 20:17:22 +1 20:17:22 +1 received from flibblesan 20:17:28 grrrrrrr 20:17:29 flibblesan: suprengr please stop 20:17:29 #endvote 20:17:29 Voting ended on: on tonytiger 20:17:29 Votes for:7 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0 20:17:29 Motion carried 20:17:35 popey: loco people? 20:17:35 only member can vote 20:17:38 loco council 20:17:44 popey: EMEA council 20:17:48 sorry 20:17:49 loco is next week 20:17:49 oh duh 20:17:53 * popey puts his wine down 20:17:53 hehe 20:17:59 * czajkowski reminds popey where he is 20:17:59 nywy, welcome tonytiger 20:18:01 !! 20:18:05 ogra_: thanks :) 20:18:08 yay tonytiger 20:18:09 tonytiger: congratulations and welcome! 20:18:16 And to naughty voters I appreciate the effort ;) 20:18:16 heh, what a shambles :D 20:18:21 folks can you please just let the EMEA vote, we do appreciate the support but it just messes the vote up 20:18:24 ;) 20:18:28 i liked how quick the vote went lol 20:18:45 you should fix the bot and specify at the beginning of the session the list of people who can vote, for example: voters[name1,name2,name3,ecc....] 20:18:49 oook ... everyone take a sip of coffee 20:18:53 because .... 20:19:00 Andy80: it's a new bot 20:19:01 this is the middle of the meeting ! 20:19:06 MooDoo: a good application makes it easy to do fast :) 20:19:06 takes time to get used to the new commands 20:19:11 <---- right here :) 20:19:17 added tonywhitmore to ~ubuntumembers 20:19:19 I saw a tweet and assumed it was a public channel with a public vote. Sorry :( 20:19:22 and Cheri703 is up next :) 20:19:29 np flibblesan 20:19:30 #topic Cheri703 20:19:38 Hi! I am Cheri, I'm from Ohio 20:19:38 * ogra_ hands the mic to Cheri703 20:19:42 Ohio! 20:19:54 Fair warning, I am mobile and tethered, so I have a bit of lag 20:19:56 ok again only highvoltage stgraber popey ogra_ dubin and myself are to vote 20:20:05 Pendulum is going to paste my wiki page for me I believe 20:20:29 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Cheri703 20:20:31 Cheri703: what's your biggest goal or wish for the Ubuntu Women project? 20:20:40 I am active in my LoCo, a member of our 3 person council, and founder of my area's ReLoCo 20:21:25 Well, I am hoping that I can help increase some of the visibility (so many people seem to think we are a separatist group or something) as well as doing LoCo outreach 20:21:35 working with LoCos to be more women friendly 20:21:40 (well, EVERYONE friendly, but including women) 20:21:46 great 20:22:14 Cheri703: nice to hear 20:22:27 good work Cheri703 20:22:36 woo 20:22:39 great testimonials 20:22:42 yeah 20:23:05 any more questions ? 20:23:08 in case anyone couldn't tell, I'm here in support of Cheri703 :) 20:23:10 yes 20:23:12 :) 20:23:17 ditto 20:23:20 ogra_: I'm good thanks 20:23:28 Cheri703: how do you plan to raise awareness of the projects you're working on? 20:23:30 Cheri703: how do you think the ubuntu community can do better to encourage more women to take part ? 20:23:31 I am also in support of Cheri703 20:23:50 * highvoltage is supporting Cheri703 too, met her at UDS and as a newcommer to Ubuntu she wasn't afraid to just jump in and get involved 20:24:35 popey: when interacting/discussing projects with people, I try to mention how they can tie into other projects, and how certain aspects of the community or even development can benefit the others 20:24:53 (i.e. x can benefit accessibility too! or y is part of what can help with making things more inclusive) 20:24:58 that was to popey 20:25:17 cross-pollenation ☺ 20:25:37 czajkowski: I think that a lot of it is cultural 20:25:48 there are a lot of things that seem ingrained in "this is how it's always been done" 20:25:49 Cheri703 is very ambitious with a lot of needed enthusiasm and energy 20:26:10 and that it can help to open people up to the idea of slight tweaks that will make it easier/more open to others 20:26:51 Cheri703: that is true 20:26:56 I've no more questions 20:27:00 ditto 20:27:02 it doesn't have to be MASSIVE change, just little adjustments :) 20:27:19 awesome, so shall we vote ? 20:27:21 * highvoltage thinks it's just natural that there will be "guarded monkeys" in community projects where there is a big flow of people 20:27:30 any ONLY BOARD MEMBERS VOTE !!! 20:27:36 hehe 20:27:37 (but it is something that people should be aware of) 20:27:48 #vote on Cheri703 20:27:48 Please vote on: on Cheri703 20:27:48 Public votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (private votes don't work yet, but when they do it will be by messaging the channel followed by +1/-1/+0 to me) 20:27:49 ogra_: now you know how I feel each month :) 20:27:52 +1 [ Great Ubuntu community participation and outreach and excellent feedback from well-known Ubuntu members ] 20:27:52 +1 [ Great Ubuntu community participation and outreach and excellent feedback from well-known Ubuntu members ] received from highvoltage 20:27:56 +1 20:27:56 +1 received from ogra_ 20:27:58 +1 20:27:58 +1 received from drubin 20:28:01 +1 great wiki and well done 20:28:01 +1 great wiki and well done received from czajkowski 20:28:10 +! 20:28:14 heh 20:28:15 bah 20:28:16 +1 20:28:16 +1 received from popey 20:28:21 * czajkowski hands popey a large cup of coffee 20:28:23 highvoltage: guarded monkeys? 20:28:26 Cheri703: congratulations and welcome :) 20:28:29 popey: still not off holiday brain? 20:28:30 thanks! 20:28:32 Congratulations, Cheri703. You earned it. 20:28:32 #endvote 20:28:32 Voting ended on: on Cheri703 20:28:32 Votes for:5 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0 20:28:32 Motion carried 20:28:32 * nigelb hands popey and unshift key 20:28:34 congrats Cheri703 :) much deserved 20:28:38 :D 20:28:43 congrats Cheri703! 20:28:44 Cheri703: congrats! 20:28:44 congrats Cheri703 20:29:03 Cheri703: wel done and welcome 20:29:07 maco: oops, gorillas, even. See: http://blog.dustinkirkland.com/2010/11/guarded-gorilla.html 20:29:16 thanks! 20:29:23 now on to the most beautiful designed wikipage today :) 20:29:28 41 20:29:30 gah 20:29:38 rafaellaguna, you're next :) 20:29:42 #topic rafaellaguna 20:29:49 * popey adds cheri703 to ~ubuntumembers 20:30:00 ogra: he he 20:30:34 rafaellaguna, mind to introduce yourself ? 20:31:17 Ok. My name's Rafael Laguna, from Spain. I'm a designer and live in Valencia (east coast) 20:31:35 rafaellaguna: your wiki page mentions upstream art contributions to LibreOffice, KDEnlive and the Gimp. Do you have examples of your contributions there? 20:32:26 Those programs were used to explain how Ubuntu works in some schools 20:32:58 rafaellaguna: of the themes you've created for Lubuntu, do any of them ship on the CD? 20:33:17 popey: he's created several of the default ones 20:33:27 The intention was showing that not everything is pay software, that there're alternatives in price and, more important, with community support 20:33:36 * head_victim is here to cheer 20:34:15 rafaellaguna: what do you give schools when they wand a disc? Lubuntu or Edubuntu? :) 20:34:19 popey: they are all included (until Oneiric, finishing) in the ISOs, as the community voted it 20:34:27 rafaellaguna: excellent work! 20:34:53 highvoltage: Ubuntu was the choice 20:34:55 rafaellaguna is the make up artist of lubuntu :) 20:35:19 And I must say they adapted so well to that "serious" interface 20:35:37 heh 20:35:45 ogra_: :) 20:36:07 any more questions to rafaellaguna ? 20:36:14 Not from me. 20:36:43 nobody else speaks up, so lets vote 20:36:49 #vote on rafaellaguna 20:36:49 Please vote on: on rafaellaguna 20:36:49 Public votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (private votes don't work yet, but when they do it will be by messaging the channel followed by +1/-1/+0 to me) 20:36:52 +1 [ Great artwork contributionsin Lubuntu, advocacy in schools and great testimonials from Lubuntu contributors ] 20:36:52 +1 [ Great artwork contributionsin Lubuntu, advocacy in schools and great testimonials from Lubuntu contributors ] received from highvoltage 20:37:07 +1 [Sustained work and good testimonials ] 20:37:07 +1 [Sustained work and good testimonials ] received from drubin 20:37:08 +1 20:37:08 +1 received from popey 20:37:12 +1 driving artwork for a distro alone is nearly a fulltime job 20:37:12 +1 driving artwork for a distro alone is nearly a fulltime job received from ogra_ 20:37:29 czajkowski, *poke* 20:37:49 +1 20:37:49 +1 received from czajkowski 20:37:56 #ednvote 20:37:56 blame compiz!!!! 20:38:01 #endvote 20:38:01 Voting ended on: on rafaellaguna 20:38:01 Votes for:5 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0 20:38:01 Motion carried 20:38:03 rafaellaguna: congratulations and welcome! 20:38:10 congrats rafaellaguna !! 20:38:14 rafaellaguna: this is the second time you have applied right? 20:38:23 rafaellaguna: Well done! Glad you made it! 20:38:30 * ogra_ points czajkowski to andyrock 20:38:41 rafaellaguna: Well done 20:38:41 highvoltage: yep, 2nd one :) 20:38:47 heh 20:38:52 Unit193: thanks 20:38:56 rafaellaguna: added to ~ubuntumembers 20:38:58 rafaellaguna: great, glad that you applied again! 20:39:03 Congrats! 20:39:09 thank you all 20:39:09 and yes glad you applied :) 20:39:20 i'm happy :) 20:39:43 sooo, seems that was it for today ... 20:39:53 wow that is a record! 20:40:01 thanks ogra_ for chairing! 20:40:09 thanks everyone 20:40:13 thanks everyone for attending ! 20:40:18 nice one ogra_ 20:40:19 Thanks everyone! 20:40:22 and thanks for cheering everyone 20:40:26 and to ogra_ for chairing, I never thought I'd see that :p 20:40:32 heh 20:40:51 #endmeeting Generated by MeetBot 0.1.5 (http://wiki.ubuntu.com/AlanBell/mootbot)