20:01 <Wild_Man> #startmeeting Hello and welcome to the Ubuntu Membership Review Board meeting for 5 December 2024. The wiki page for the Review Boards is available here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards
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20:01 <Wild_Man> You have signed the Code of Conduct. Do you affirm that you have read and understood the whole document, and do you agree to be bound by the terms for the duration of your membership should it be granted?
20:02 <andrew_46> Yes I have read and understand the whole document and I agree to be bound
20:02 <Wild_Man> We will attempt to get through all the applicants that have added themselves to that list, or posted a thread to the Ubuntu Discourse, before today's meeting. If we are unable to make it through the complete list due to time constraints, then at the next meeting we will pick up where we left off.
20:02 <Kilos> great
20:02 <lucyllewy> 👍🏻
20:03 <Wild_Man> The format for the meeting is as follows: We will go through the list of applicants one by one, by date of application (FIFO).
20:03 <Wild_Man> Each applicant should introduce themselves (1-5 sentences) and
20:03 <Wild_Man> provide links to their Ubuntu Wiki page or Ubuntu Discourse thread. After the introduction, the members of the Membership Review Board will review the pages and, if needed, ask the applicant further questions.
20:03 <Wild_Man> During this time, it is encouraged for other members of the community to show their support for the applicant. Do not be alarmed if the members of the Membership Review Board are quiet during this time; they are reading wiki/launchpad/forum/other pages and deciding how they are going to vote.
20:04 <Wild_Man> When the board is ready to vote, they will publicly vote in the channel with either +1, 0, or -1 (for membership, abstain, and against membership, respectively). If most of the voting board members vote +1, then the applicant is now an official Ubuntu member! (Feel free congratulate them!)
20:04 <Wild_Man> Now, with any further ado, let's get started with the first applicant...
20:04 <Wild_Man> #topic andrew_46
20:05 <Wild_Man> So, first up we have andrew_46, could you please introduce yourself to the board, share your pre-written statement, and share the links to your wiki page and launchpad account…
20:06 <andrew_46> Hi! I am commonly known as andrew.46 and I am here to apply for Ubuntu Membership. A membership I allowed to lapse some years ago
20:06 <andrew_46> I have a Discourse application here:
20:06 <andrew_46> https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/andrew-strong-andrew-46-membership-application/49833
20:06 <andrew_46> and a Launchpad page here:
20:07 <andrew_46> https://launchpad.net/%7Eandrew-david-strong
20:07 <andrew_46> I had a long history with the Ubuntu Forums where I wrote many guides and became a part of the Ubntu Community.
20:08 <andrew_46> After some time away from that Community I returned to Ask Ubuntu where eventually I became a moderator
20:08 <andrew_46> https://askubuntu.com/users/57576/andrew-46
20:08 <andrew_46> And have worked there steadily for about 2 years
20:09 <lucyllewy> lapsed..? 😱 *insert Simpson's "that's a paddlin'" meme here (I'm being silly - really happy to see you reapply)
20:09 <andrew_46> And my Forums id:
20:09 <andrew_46> https://ubuntuforums.org/member.php?u=208550
20:10 <andrew_46> Oops, more than 5 sentences :)
20:10 <lucyllewy> :P
20:10 <andrew_46> lucyllewy: Thanks
20:11 <fenris> you may have more than 5 sentences :)
20:11 <Kilos> we forgive
20:12 <Wild_Man> That is because you have a long history andrew_46
20:12 <andrew_46> It has been many years now
20:12 <Kilos> yip, old member that went astray
20:12 <lucyllewy> huff. honestly. can't sum up two decades of work in 5 sentences? what is the world coming to :P
20:13 <Wild_Man> #voters Wild_Man Kilos Bashing-om lucyllewy fenris
20:13 <meetingology> Current voters: Bashing-om, Kilos, Wild_Man, fenris, lucyllewy
20:14 <fenris> @andrew_ : mind to share whats your coming plan on contributing ? are you plan to contribute with other projects ?
20:15 <andrew_46> fenris: I have a deep suspicion with the current turbulence on Ask Ubuntu that my focus will be there for the next few years
20:15 <andrew_46> Specifically the trouble with the owning company and the arrival of AI
20:16 <andrew_46> But I am retired and will be available for other work when this has settled down
20:17 <andrew_46> That may take a while :)
20:17 <Bashing-om> andrew_46: http://www.andrews-corner.org/ubuntu/irssi.html - Is now updated to current ?
20:17 <fenris> hoping that you have something that will help the community with the suspicion
20:18 <andrew_46> Bashing-om: There should be a 404 on that one, I moved that one to the Ubuntu Forums I think a whle back?
20:18 <lucyllewy> can confirm.- it goes to 404
20:18 <Kilos> yip
20:18 <Bashing-om> andrew_46: Good works :D
20:19 <andrew_46> I think there is not much Ubuntu material on that web site any more
20:21 <andrew_46> Some became outdated, some went to the Forums and some went to the Ubuntu Community Wiki
20:22 <Bashing-om> andrew_46: Ubuntu Forums soon goes read only - any plans for your post maintenance ?
20:23 <andrew_46> Bashing-om: I have been pretty inactive on the Forums for some time now. Certain of the guides that I wrote I can repurpose to Ask Ubuntu and some would be suitable for my web site
20:23 <Wild_Man> andrew_46, anyone with old guides on the forum can move them to discourse and update them
20:24 <andrew_46> Some might be better to sleep, read only
20:24 <andrew_46> Wild_Man: That is something I had not considered yet
20:24 <andrew_46> The Usenet and mutt material would be best left
20:25 <Wild_Man> the forum goes read only the 12th of January if not sooner
20:25 <andrew_46> Wild_Man: End of an era
20:25 <andrew_46> and the beginning of a new one
20:26 <andrew_46> There is a section on Discourse for such guides?
20:26 <Bashing-om> End of era == Clean out the trash :P
20:26 <mapreri> here!
20:26 <Wild_Man> #vote on andrew_46 membership application
20:26 <meetingology> Please vote on: on andrew_46 membership application
20:26 <meetingology> Public votes can be registered by saying +1, -1 or +0 in channel (for private voting, private message me with 'vote +1|-1|+0 #channelname')
20:27 <Wild_Man> +1
20:27 <meetingology> +1 received from Wild_Man
20:27 <lucyllewy> +1 I can't say enough about how invaluable folks are that work on the forums and askubuntu and related spaces. I'm really happy to be here to give a +1 vote on your membership reapplication. But don't let us catch you accidentally lapsing your membership again, now, y'hear? *bops you on the noggin with a party balloon* :P
20:27 <meetingology> +1 I can't say enough about how invaluable folks are that work on the forums and askubuntu and related spaces. I'm really happy to be here to give a +1 vote on your membership reapplication. But don't let us catch you accidentally lapsing your membership again, now, y'hear? *bops you on the noggin with a party balloon* :P received from lucyllewy
20:27 <Kilos> +1 Glad to  have you back
20:27 <meetingology> +1 Glad to  have you back received from Kilos
20:27 <Bashing-om> +1 - continued contributions that are significant in many roles.
20:27 <meetingology> +1 - continued contributions that are significant in many roles. received from Bashing-om
20:27 <fenris> +1 glad to have you back and continued contributing to the Ubuntu project
20:27 <meetingology> +1 glad to have you back and continued contributing to the Ubuntu project received from fenris
20:28 <Wild_Man> #endvote
20:28 <meetingology> Voting ended on: on andrew_46 membership application
20:28 <meetingology> Votes for: 5, Votes against: 0, Abstentions: 0
20:28 <meetingology> Motion carried
20:28 <andrew_46> Thanks all!!
20:28 <Kilos> congrats andrew_46
20:28 <Wild_Man> topic Congratulations to all the new members. Don't forget to check the perks at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership#The_Perks and once you've been added to the members group remember to apply for your certificate at https://forms.canonical.com/certificate/
20:28 <lucyllewy> congratulations
20:28 <fenris> congrats andrew and welcome back
20:29 <Wild_Man> our @ubuntu.com email address will go live within 48 hours. Do NOT set it as your primary launchpad.net email address because that will cause emails to loop forever and you'll never receive them!
20:29 <Bashing-om> congrats !!
20:29 <andrew_46> A good feeling. Thanks for making the whole process painless
20:29 <Wild_Man> Congratulations andrew_46
20:29 <andrew_46> Wild_Man: I was nervous :)
20:30 <Wild_Man> andrew_46, I understand
20:30 <Wild_Man> #endmeeting