22:08 <s-fox> #startmeeting
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22:08 <Kilos> hehe had to move usb to another socket
22:08 <s-fox> #topic Membership 22:00 UTC Board Meeting
22:10 <s-fox> Okay, sorry for the delay everyone. Due to a lack of board members the final vote will be taken to our mailing list.  We will contact people with results though. Apologies in advance, We realise that this is not ideal
22:10 <Kilos> np
22:10 <superfly> Thanks
22:10 <s-fox> The first candidate is  Kilos , please introduce yourself
22:10 <cwayne> how many people are we missing?
22:10 <s-fox> 1
22:11 <Kilos> must i wait?
22:11 <s-fox> No,  Please go ahead Kilos :)
22:11 <Kilos> My name is Miles Sharpe,I joined the launchpad team in September 2009. My wiki page is at  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kilos
22:11 <Kilos> I started using Ubuntu on 8.10 and really struggled until Superfly invited me to #ubuntu-za (when he found me struggling on the main ubuntu mailing list) and there I was taught how to think in a new way. Actually taught to think again. Was basically running on subconscious memories before
22:12 <Kilos> We have often joked about me being the greeter bot on #ubuntu-za
22:12 <Kilos> I joined the launchpad team in September 2009. My wiki page is at  https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kilos. My future goals are to keep being the greeter bot in #ubuntu-za , helping newbies as far as I can then pointing them to more knowledgable help when I'm stumped and reporting bugs when I find them
22:12 <s-fox> Wow, so many testimonials! :D
22:12 <Kilos> I am also planning to reach out to other Ubuntu groups in Africa with the intention of helping them to start their own Locos. I have had reply from the Congo Brazzavile so far and they are keen to do so. 20 members
22:13 <Kilos> Africa's northern point measured from Tunisia to most southern point in Cape Town is a total distance: 7,965.97 km with some countries only having one or 2 Ubuntu users. I have created an IRC channel #ubuntu-africa so hopefully the single users have a community to connect with.
22:14 <Kilos> People from 9 different countries have already joined the channel since creating it on Wednesday, 4 February 2015
22:14 <Kilos> thats me guys
22:14 <inetpro> well done Kilos
22:14 <Kilos> ty inetpro
22:15 <s-fox> Is anyone here to support Kilos ?
22:15 <Kilos> was nerve wracking
22:15 <s-fox> Relax, we don't bite. Haha
22:15 <Kilos> haha
22:15 <superfly> me
22:15 <Kilos> this is a big thing for me
22:15 <inetpro> s-fox: if I can I would like to add something
22:15 <s-fox> Go for it inetpro
22:15 <Neo31> i'm here to support Kilos even tough I know him only for few days now :)
22:15 <inetpro> I think the barriers of entry in the Linux world are very low and especially so with the Ubuntu OS and the value is very high, and not just monetary value, but the value is even higher for those who can not possibly afford anything else. Most people unfortunately just don't know it.
22:16 <inetpro> for the guys who do not know Kilos, do yourself a favour to find out more about him
22:16 <Neo31> he seems honest and loves ubuntu and very helpful on irc
22:16 <inetpro> he is the ultimate example of why Ubuntu with it's OS based on free software just has to keep going!
22:16 <inetpro> he has proven, to me at least, how anyone no matter your standing in society, whether rich or poor, whether you're a developer or a normal user or even a mechanic, can play a massive role in the Ubuntu community
22:16 <inetpro> his character and perseverance also reveals the true spirit of Ubuntu! "People are people through other people"
22:16 <inetpro> ..
22:17 <superfly> Yes, I echo what inetpro says.
22:17 <s-fox> This is wonderful to see :)
22:17 <cwayne> Excellent :)
22:17 <s-fox> Okay, i am going to call a vote but it will continue on the membership boards mailing list.
22:17 <s-fox> #voters cyphermox PabloRubianes
22:17 <meetingology> Current voters: PabloRubianes cyphermox
22:17 <s-fox> #voters s-fox
22:17 <meetingology> Current voters: PabloRubianes cyphermox s-fox
22:17 <cwayne> s-fox: im a voter as well
22:18 <s-fox> #voters cwayne
22:18 <meetingology> Current voters: PabloRubianes cwayne cyphermox s-fox
22:18 <s-fox> sorry cwayne :)
22:18 <cwayne> np :)
22:18 <s-fox> #vote Kilos for membership?
22:18 <meetingology> Please vote on: Kilos for membership?
22:18 <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)
22:18 <s-fox> +1
22:18 <meetingology> +1 received from s-fox
22:18 <cyphermox> then we do have quorum I guess
22:18 <cyphermox> +1
22:18 <meetingology> +1 received from cyphermox
22:18 <cwayne> +1
22:18 <meetingology> +1 received from cwayne
22:18 <PabloRubianes_> +1
22:18 <s-fox> #endvote
22:18 <meetingology> Voting ended on: Kilos for membership?
22:18 <meetingology> Votes for:3 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0
22:18 <meetingology> Motion carried
22:19 <PabloRubianes_> 4 votes
22:19 <PabloRubianes_> Grrrr
22:19 <s-fox> Excellent, and we have a qurum
22:19 <cyphermox> the underscore. heh
22:19 <inetpro> \o/
22:19 <cyphermox> s-fox can you fix #voters?
22:19 <s-fox> Yes, sorry i didn't see the other PabloRubianes_  ;)
22:19 <cyphermox> hehe ;)
22:19 <s-fox> #voters PabloRubianes_
22:19 <meetingology> Current voters: PabloRubianes PabloRubianes_ cwayne cyphermox s-fox
22:19 <s-fox> All fixed now
22:19 <chilicuil> congratulations Kilos, you deserve this =)
22:19 <cwayne> congrats Kilos :)
22:20 <s-fox> Well done!
22:20 <Kilos> oh wow ty so much guys
22:20 <s-fox> Really pleased to see you try to grow the locos
22:20 <inetpro> somebody please order ice cream for Kilos
22:20 <cyphermox> congrats Kilos
22:20 * Kilos bows
22:20 <s-fox> Okay, next up is superfly
22:20 <Neo31> congrats Kilos :)
22:20 <superfly> Hi!
22:20 <s-fox> Please introduce yourself
22:20 <superfly> My name is Raoul Snyman, I'm a developer and open source advocate. My wiki page is https://wiki.ubuntu.com/superfly
22:21 <superfly> I started using Ubuntu when it first came out (I remember the picture controversy ;-) ), and soon started hanging out in the South Africa LoCo IRC channel (October 2006). Even though I'd been on the list and in IRC for a while, I didn't get to joining the team on Launchpad until later.
22:21 <superfly> I'm the leader of an open source project, OpenLP, which has a package in both Ubuntu and Debian. I submitted it to Debian because I actually wanted it in Ubuntu, and I knew that Ubuntu pulls from Debian. And there are lots of people who use Debian, so I'd be killing two birds with one stone, so to speak. I'm also part of the team that's bidding to host DebConf 16 in Cape Town.
22:21 <superfly> While I don't have a lot of time on my hands, my intention is to continue to contribute toward Ubuntu-ZA and Ubuntu in general via community participation, teaching others how to use Ubuntu and the technologies associated with it. Just recently, I revamped our website: https://www.ubuntu-za.org/ - it's still a bit of a work in progress, but we're getting there.
22:21 <superfly> That's me in a nutshell.
22:22 * inetpro votes +1 for superfly
22:22 <s-fox> Can you tell us a little more about how you help to grow ubuntu-za ?
22:22 * Kilos votes +1 for superfly
22:23 <Kilos> s-fox  can i say something
22:23 <superfly> Well, I am active on the mailing list and in IRC, where I help folks with problems, contribute ideas, etc.
22:23 <superfly> And as I said before, I'm also the developer and maintainer of the web site.
22:24 <s-fox> Okay, I see lots of support again.
22:24 <s-fox> Anyone here to shout for superfly ?
22:24 <inetpro> o/
22:24 <Kilos> +1
22:24 <cocooncrash> o/
22:24 <inetpro> he is a tutor of note
22:25 <inetpro> s-fox: others are sleeping unfortunately
22:25 <superfly> Oh yes, almost forgot about that... I've started giving tutorials in IRC on bzr, Launchpad, and other technical things
22:25 <Unit193> As a personal reference, +1
22:26 <s-fox> Okay, time for a vote :)
22:26 <Kilos> without superfly  our channel would be missing its life blood
22:26 <s-fox> #vote superfly for Ubuntu Membership?
22:26 <meetingology> Please vote on: superfly for Ubuntu Membership?
22:26 <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)
22:26 <s-fox> +1
22:26 <meetingology> +1 received from s-fox
22:26 <cyphermox> +1
22:26 <meetingology> +1 received from cyphermox
22:26 <cwayne> +1
22:26 <meetingology> +1 received from cwayne
22:26 <chilicuil> +1
22:26 <PabloRubianes_> +1
22:26 <meetingology> +1 received from PabloRubianes_
22:26 <s-fox> #endvote
22:26 <meetingology> Voting ended on: superfly for Ubuntu Membership?
22:26 <meetingology> Votes for:4 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0
22:26 <meetingology> Motion carried
22:26 <s-fox> Congratulations :D
22:26 <superfly> wooh! Thanks :-D
22:26 <Kilos> yay
22:26 <Neo31> congratz superfly :)
22:27 <Unit193> Congrats, superfly.
22:27 <cyphermox> congrats!
22:27 <superfly> Thanks folks
22:27 <chilicuil> it's easy when you so many good references, thanks guys for your hard work and inspiration
22:27 <Kilos> congrats superfly
22:27 <inetpro> well done guys, both of you really deserve this promotion! :-)
22:27 <chilicuil> when you see*
22:27 <s-fox> Thank you for all coming :)
22:28 <inetpro> thanks s-fox, have a nice day/night everyone
22:28 <s-fox> We will sort the launchpad groups out later :)
22:28 <s-fox> Welcome
22:28 <superfly> Cool, ta.
22:28 <Kilos> thanks guys
22:28 <s-fox> #endmeeting