11:58 <jared> #startmeeting 1200 UTC Ubuntu Membership Board
11:58 <meetingology> Meeting started Wed Aug 20 11:58:53 2014 UTC.  The chair is jared. Information about MeetBot at http://wiki.ubuntu.com/meetingology.
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11:59 <jared> Hello and welcome to the Ubuntu Membership Review Board for the 1200 UTC meeting for August 20, 2014.
11:59 <jared> The wiki page for the Review Board is available here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards
11:59 <jared> We will attempt to get through all of the applicants that have added themselves to that list before today's meeting. If we are unable to make it through the entire list due to time constraints, then at the next meeting we will pick up where we left off.
11:59 <jared> The format for the meeting is as follows: We will go through the list of applicants one by one, by date of application (FIFO).
11:59 <jared> Each applicant should introduce themselves (1-5 sentences) and provide links to their Ubuntu Wiki page. After the introduction the members of the Membership Review Board will review the pages and, if needed, ask the applicant further questions.
11:59 <jared> 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 most likely reading wiki/launchpad/forum/other pages and deciding how they are going to vote.
11:59 <jared> 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 the sum of those numbers is positive, then the applicant is now an official Ubuntu member! (feel free congratulate them!)
12:00 <rickspencer3> hey all
12:00 <Tribaal> hi all
12:00 <jared> #voters belkinsa Pendulum cyphermox Destine jared
12:00 <meetingology> Current voters: Destine Pendulum belkinsa cyphermox jared
12:00 <rickspencer3> I'm not a voter?
12:00 <popey> uh
12:00 <RoozbehShafiee> Hi
12:00 <popey> me too ☻
12:00 <belkinsa> Oh, looks like who we have seven today.
12:01 <jared> Ha sorry guys, was just reading off those I knew to be around
12:01 <jared> #voters belkinsa Pendulum cyphermox Destine jared rickspencer3 popey
12:01 <meetingology> Current voters: Destine Pendulum belkinsa cyphermox jared popey rickspencer3
12:01 <rickspencer3> :)
12:01 <belkinsa> I made the call in #ubuntu-rmb for who was going to come.
12:02 <jared> So, how many of the 4 applicants do we have this evening, we usually try to go in the order they were added to the wiki?
12:02 <Tribaal> I'm here
12:02 <filipsohajek> I'm here too
12:03 <jared> vovd doesn't appear to be here just yet, RoozbehShafiee are you at your keyboard?
12:03 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: yes
12:03 <jared> thanks Tribaal & filipsohajek
12:03 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: im here :)
12:03 <jared> Awesome.
12:04 <jared> So as discussed we'll go in order of being added to the wiki
12:04 <jared> #subtopic RoozbehShafiee
12:04 <jared> RoozbehShafiee: can you please introduce yourself to the board while we read over your application?
12:04 <RoozbehShafiee> \o/
12:04 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: ye
12:04 <RoozbehShafiee> yes
12:04 <rickspencer3> hi RoozbehShafiee
12:04 <RoozbehShafiee> hi rickspencer3
12:04 <belkinsa> o/ RoozbehShafiee
12:04 <RoozbehShafiee> belkinsa: :)
12:05 <RoozbehShafiee> I'm Roozbeh Shafiee
12:05 <RoozbehShafiee> Iran OpenStack community coordinator
12:05 <RoozbehShafiee> and also contributor in openstack
12:06 <RoozbehShafiee> one of Iran ubuntu loco team and ubuntu.ir forum moderator
12:06 <RoozbehShafiee> since april 2009
12:07 <RoozbehShafiee> a KDE fan since many years ago and actually one of KDE forum moderators
12:07 <RoozbehShafiee> my career and job is cloud infrastructure and virtualization architect
12:08 <RoozbehShafiee> a user of ubuntu since 2006
12:08 <RoozbehShafiee> senior member of Isfahan linux users group
12:09 <RoozbehShafiee> and in the end of introduction, I coordinated ubuntu conf in isfahan-Iran in 2008
12:10 <cyphermox> Hi RoozbehShafiee
12:10 <jared> RoozbehShafiee: thanks for that, one of the questions I have is that the wiki page seems to mention a lot of activity around 2008-2010, has there been much involvement since then you can point to?
12:10 <belkinsa> I have the same one to and do you have anyone from your teams that can cheer for you here?
12:11 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: since 2010 I got a good jobs in linux administration field
12:11 <RoozbehShafiee> job *
12:11 <RoozbehShafiee> belkinsa: yes
12:11 <RoozbehShafiee> belkinsa: one of ubuntu members danialbehzadi is here
12:12 <belkinsa> Okay. danialbehzadi do you have anything to add about him?
12:12 <danialbehzadi> Hey all,
12:12 <danialbehzadi> I am Danial Behzadi, Ubuntu member from Iran. i can confirm that RoozbehShafiee is active in Persian community of Ubuntu during all these years
12:12 <cyphermox> RoozbehShafiee: could you tell us a bit about the requirements for joining the Ubuntu Iran LoCo team?
12:12 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: recently we had ubuntu party in May 2014 in tehran but I forgot mention this activity in my wiki page
12:13 <belkinsa> RoozbehShafiee, make sure you add that in.
12:13 <RoozbehShafiee> belkinsa: ok I'll add it :)
12:13 <RoozbehShafiee> cyphermox: yes
12:14 <rickspencer3> I am happy that RoozbehShafiee has applied for Ubuntu Membership, is it time to vote?
12:14 <RoozbehShafiee> cyphermox: one day Mehdi Hassanpour. the Iran loco team coordinator contact me by email
12:15 <RoozbehShafiee> cyphermox: and he wanted to me about joining to iran loco team because of my activities in ubuntu.ir forums
12:15 <RoozbehShafiee> cyphermox: and I accepted his request
12:15 <cyphermox> great
12:18 <rickspencer3> ?
12:18 <belkinsa> Are we ready to vote?
12:19 <cyphermox> I think we're ready to vote
12:19 <jared> #vote RoozbehShafiee for Ubuntu Membership
12:19 <meetingology> Please vote on: RoozbehShafiee for Ubuntu Membership
12:19 <meetingology> Public votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (for private voting, private message me with 'vote +1/-1/+0 #channelname)
12:19 <belkinsa> +0 for needing more documentation/testimonials
12:19 <meetingology> +0 for needing more documentation/testimonials received from belkinsa
12:19 <rickspencer3> +1
12:19 <meetingology> +1 received from rickspencer3
12:19 <popey> +0 I'd like to see more evidence of recent sustained contributions
12:19 <meetingology> +0 I'd like to see more evidence of recent sustained contributions received from popey
12:19 <cyphermox> +1
12:19 <meetingology> +1 received from cyphermox
12:20 <Pendulum> +0 Please come back with more testimonials about your recent work :)
12:20 <meetingology> +0 Please come back with more testimonials about your recent work :) received from Pendulum
12:20 <jared> +0 I think it's possible you have some good work in there it's just not well documented for us to see
12:20 <meetingology> +0 I think it's possible you have some good work in there it's just not well documented for us to see received from jared
12:21 <jared> #endvote
12:21 <meetingology> Voting ended on: RoozbehShafiee for Ubuntu Membership
12:21 <meetingology> Votes for:2 Votes against:0 Abstentions:4
12:21 <meetingology> Motion carried
12:21 <jared> Unfortunately I didn't prime the bot
12:21 <jared> #votesrequired 4
12:21 <meetingology> votes now need 4 to be passed
12:21 <popey> So 2x+1, 4x+0, that's a +0 effectively, right?
12:22 <RoozbehShafiee> yes
12:22 <jared> RoozbehShafiee: what that means is we feel it's possible you might meet the criteria but we can't see it clearly enough now to be sure. If you're willing to wait around after the meeting we can go through some information on how to prepare the application a little better
12:22 <popey> RoozbehShafiee: I'd love to see you come back in a couple of months with a wiki page fleshed out with more contributions and testimonials. Keep up the good work!
12:22 <belkinsa> +1
12:22 <RoozbehShafiee> popey: OK :)
12:23 <Destine> +0
12:23 <RoozbehShafiee> popey: no problem ;)
12:23 <RoozbehShafiee> danialbehzadi: thank you buddy :)
12:23 <danialbehzadi> RoozbehShafiee: you're welcome (:
12:24 <RoozbehShafiee> danialbehzadi: see you in today meeting in the 78cafe :)
12:24 <jared> So for the sake of time we'll move to the next applicant, however RoozbehShafiee if you're wanting some help we'lll defintely hang around after the meeting if you like
12:24 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: yes of cource
12:25 <jared> #subtopic Tribaal
12:25 <Tribaal> Hi everyone!
12:25 <jared> Hello Tribaal, can you please introduce yourself to the board
12:25 <RoozbehShafiee> jared: we have Iran ubuntu loco team meeting. but after that we can talk about it :)
12:25 <Tribaal> So my name is Chris "Tribaal" Glass, I'm an Ubuntu user since breezy.
12:26 <Tribaal> I'm French, but I was born and raised in Switzerland - and recently moved to Tanzania
12:26 <Tribaal> I'm a software engineer, passionate about "cloud" technologies and distributed systems
12:27 <Tribaal> I currently work for Canonical in the Landscape team, and do quite some openstack work (although not direct contributions yet)
12:28 <popey> "While I am a Canonical employee this is my own initiative, and is neither required nor sanctionned by my employer. I feel that I belong as a member of the community in my own right"  ← I like this
12:29 <Tribaal> I did a few contributions along the years, especially as part of LoCos and forums in the beginning, then to code and packages more recently
12:29 <Tribaal> popey: thanks, I would be the second Ubuntu member in my team (of 13), it's not a requirement at all
12:29 <Tribaal> I just felt it was a natural step to take for me at this point
12:30 <Tribaal> I will also apply for upload rights in the future, but that is a separate process :)
12:30 <cyphermox> great :)
12:30 <Tribaal> One particular highlight of my "contributions"
12:30 <jared> Tribaal: thanks for the well prepared application, one question. I clicked through to find out about the Tanzanian LoCo but couldn't find much. Is there a wiki page or website?
12:30 <Tribaal> that is dear to me
12:31 <Tribaal> jared: oh, not at the moment unfortunately - I took over really recently (last week), because I discovered a basically dead LoCo on arrival in Tanzania
12:31 <jared> Tribaal: ah fair enough. Just curiosity really.
12:31 <Tribaal> jared: I really hope to revive the LoCo, the number of Users in Tanzania is quite high
12:32 <belkinsa> +1
12:32 <popey> How long have you worked at Canonical? Did you work on Ubuntu before that?
12:32 <Tribaal> popey: I work for Canonical since... Jan 2012
12:33 <Tribaal> popey: most of my contributions to Ubuntu before that were "soft" (LoCos, forums, install parties)
12:33 <rickspencer3> I wouldn't underestimate the value of those contributions
12:33 <popey> Yeah, that's some of the most valuable. Especially in your own time.
12:33 <Tribaal> popey: but many of my contributions since then were not motivated by my work
12:33 <Destine> +1
12:33 <Tribaal> indeed
12:34 <Tribaal> I'm not minizing the importance of community at all :)
12:35 <popey> I have no more questions.
12:35 <jared> So anymore questions from the other board members or shall we vote?
12:35 * belkinsa is ready to vote
12:35 <jared> #vote Tribaal for Ubuntu Membership
12:35 <meetingology> Please vote on: Tribaal for Ubuntu Membership
12:35 <meetingology> Public votes can be registered by saying +1, +0 or -1 in channel, (for private voting, private message me with 'vote +1/-1/+0 #channelname)
12:36 <ogra_> rickspencer3, prob with them is that they are harder to measure ;)
12:36 <belkinsa> +1
12:36 <meetingology> +1 received from belkinsa
12:36 <cyphermox> +1
12:36 <meetingology> +1 received from cyphermox
12:36 <rickspencer3> +1
12:36 <meetingology> +1 received from rickspencer3
12:36 <jared> ogra_: that's why testimonials and photos are good for that :)
12:36 <ogra_> yep
12:36 <popey> +1
12:36 <meetingology> +1 received from popey
12:36 <Pendulum> +1 keep up with the good work :)
12:36 <meetingology> +1 keep up with the good work :) received from Pendulum
12:36 <jared> +1 Good evidence to show active involvement both contributor and loco wise
12:36 <meetingology> +1 Good evidence to show active involvement both contributor and loco wise received from jared
12:37 <Tribaal> \o/
12:37 <jared> I know Destine voted before so I'll close it, I believe their connection is a little rusty at the moment
12:37 <jared> #endvote
12:37 <meetingology> Voting ended on: Tribaal for Ubuntu Membership
12:37 <meetingology> Votes for:6 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0
12:37 <meetingology> Motion carried
12:38 <popey> \o/
12:38 <Tribaal> Yay!
12:38 <ogra_> congrats
12:38 <popey> Congratulations Tribaal
12:38 <belkinsa> Tribaal, welcome to the Ubuntu Members!
12:38 <Tribaal> thanks all
12:38 <belkinsa> Congratz.
12:38 <jared> Well done Tribaal, good to see varied and ongoing efforts
12:38 <Tribaal> nice! Thanks a lot!
12:38 <Tribaal> I'll try to do even more - especially in Tanzania
12:39 <belkinsa> Not a problem.
12:39 <jared> Alright, we'lll move on to the last applicant
12:40 <jared> #subtopic filipsohajek
12:40 <filipsohajek> Hi, I give it up, i don't have enough contributions, and i'm not prepared for it. Thanks
12:40 <belkinsa> ...
12:40 <Tribaal> oh
12:40 <belkinsa> I will speak to him if possible.
12:41 <jared> Hm, well if anyone knows filipsohojek please let them know we're here to help if they have any questions
12:41 <belkinsa> And that too.
12:41 <rickspencer3> :(
12:41 <rickspencer3> would have been nice to have provided some encouragement
12:42 <Tribaal> yeah... but he quit so fast :(
12:43 <jared> Ok, well that being said I'll end the meeting unless anyone else has any other business?
12:44 <jared> RoozbehShafiee: we end the meeting for the logs but we're happy to discuss still, just so you don't think we're going to ignore you
12:44 <silverlion> o/
12:45 <jared> silverlion: how can we help
12:46 <silverlion> jared : I am sorry, I was told to be here in this meeting of the ubuntu community
12:46 * silverlion feels bad to be late
12:46 <silverlion> but traffic is to blame
12:46 <cyphermox> silverlion: are you here to cheer for someone?
12:47 <silverlion> cyphermox : no belkinsa told me to be here today ... just got approved by the mailing list
12:47 <silverlion> never mind I'll catch with her later
12:47 <silverlion> disregard my disturbance.
12:47 <belkinsa> silverlion, you are already a member and you don't need to do anything else.
12:47 <popey> ☻
12:47 <popey> Welcome anyway ☻
12:47 <belkinsa> anything else more for it*
12:47 <cyphermox> if you got approved, the best we can do is probably just congratulate you and apologize we couldn't do it "in person" last time :)
12:48 <jared> silverlion: no disturbance at all, well timed to be honest
12:48 <silverlion> jared beg your pardon?
12:49 <jared> silverlion: I was just saying you weren't disturbing, it was a well timed entrance as we'd just finished the applications for this meeting
12:50 <silverlion> jared a ok, now i understood
12:51 <jared> Cool
12:52 <jared> Well it appears there isn't any other business?
12:52 <belkinsa> I think we need to help RoozbehShafiee still.
12:53 <jared> #endmeeting