22:04 <elacheche_anis> #startmeeting 22 UTC Membership Board Meeting
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22:04 <elacheche_anis> Hello and welcome to the Membership Board meeting! The wiki page for
22:04 <elacheche_anis> the Review Board is available here:
22:04 <elacheche_anis> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards. We will attempt to get
22:04 <elacheche_anis> through all of the applicants that have added themselves to that list
22:04 <elacheche_anis> before today's meeting. If we are unable to make it through the entire
22:04 <elacheche_anis> list due to time constraints, then at the next meeting we will pick up
22:04 <elacheche_anis> where we left off. The format for the meeting is as follows: We will go
22:05 <elacheche_anis> through the list of applicants one by one, by date of application
22:05 <elacheche_anis> (FIFO). Each applicant should introduce themselves (1-5 sentences) and
22:05 <elacheche_anis> provide links to their Ubuntu Wiki page. After the introduction the
22:05 <elacheche_anis> members of the Membership Review Board will review the pages and, if
22:05 <elacheche_anis> needed, ask the applicant further questions. During this time it is
22:05 <elacheche_anis> encouraged for other members of the community to show their support for
22:05 <elacheche_anis> the applicant. Do not be alarmed if the members of the Membership Review
22:05 <elacheche_anis> Board are quiet during this time; they are most likely reading
22:05 <elacheche_anis> wiki/launchpad/forum/other pages and deciding how they are going to
22:05 <elacheche_anis> vote
22:05 <elacheche_anis> #topic DS-McGuire
22:05 <elacheche_anis> DS-McGuire, please introduce yourself to the board, and share a link to your LP and wiki
22:05 <DS-McGuire> My name is Daniel McGuire, I am 20 years old and I study software engineering at Cardiff Metropolitan University in Wales. I have tried to become a major player in the Ubuntu community over past last year and I see myself in the future using the skills I learn both in and out of Uni to help develop the Ubuntu operating system. My main focuses are design and development of software, at the moment since I am not the best with
22:05 <DS-McGuire> programming, I am sticking mostly to design until I can get better skills.
22:05 <DS-McGuire> Launchpad: https://launchpad.net/~daniel-mcguire351 Wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/daniel-mcguire351
22:07 * ahoneybun is 22
22:07 <elacheche_anis> Any questions for DS-McGuire? Any supporters here?
22:07 <ahoneybun> o/
22:07 * cm-t I have to d/c because métro will close, But I will just say DS-McGuire is very friendly guy, I just opened a group on telegram with the topic of ubuntu/apps and he already launched a topic for a design icon
22:08 <DS-McGuire> :)
22:08 <elacheche_anis> Good cm-t :) ahoneybun if you have a question go ahead and ask it :)
22:08 <ahoneybun> supporter
22:08 <toddy> DS-McGuire: Do you has contact (real-life) to your loco group in wales?
22:08 <cm-t> gn8 guys thank you
22:08 <ahoneybun> DS-McGuire, do you see yourself helping other devs with UI and icon designs?
22:08 <Kilos> TY cm-t
22:08 <Kilos> eish caps lock
22:09 <elacheche_anis> #voters Kilos elacheche_anis toddy ahoneybun wxl cwayne popey
22:09 <meetingology> Current voters: Kilos ahoneybun cwayne elacheche_anis popey toddy wxl
22:09 <cwayne> DS-McGuire: do you anticipate becoming more active in the development side as well? (as you get better skills)
22:09 <DS-McGuire> toddy, I have yet to meet with the loco group in my area, this is because of traveling to and from the place they meet since I cannot afford it. I am planning on going to the next Ubuntu-fr meeting if I can afford that.
22:10 <cwayne> and if so, what type of development?  specifically apps? or other parts of the OS too?
22:10 <DS-McGuire> ahoneybun, Yes. That is one area I want to be a major player in.
22:10 <Kilos> DS-McGuire  is there a loco in wales?
22:11 <DS-McGuire> cwayne, Yes, albeit I find the community very intimidating because of its professionalism however I do see myself contributing directly to Ubuntu/Unity 8 in the next few years.
22:11 <Kilos> ah
22:11 <hggdh> elacheche_anis: can I be a voter as well?
22:12 <DS-McGuire> apps are focus for me since I do plan to make a living from them and the Ubuntu 8 operating system gives me an amazing platform to develop on.
22:12 <cwayne> hm, that sounds like something we need to fix, we dont want anyone to ever be intimidated to contribute
22:12 <elacheche_anis> #voters hggdh
22:12 <meetingology> Current voters: Kilos ahoneybun cwayne elacheche_anis hggdh popey toddy wxl
22:12 <hggdh> \o/
22:12 <elacheche_anis> my fault hggdh :)
22:12 <wxl> indeed cwayne
22:13 <wxl> DS-McGuire: you find the ubuntu community intimidating?
22:13 <DS-McGuire> cwayne, Oh not in a bad way. And not by anyone being an a**. It's just looks it when you're a novice hahah!
22:13 <Kilos> yes we can speak to them, everyone should feel welcome in their own loco as well
22:13 <hggdh> DS-McGuire: heh. It helps to keep in mind that we all started as novices
22:14 <DS-McGuire> hggdh, I understand that. :)
22:14 <wxl> i have found the ubuntu community totally welcoming. even the most "professional" folks are just as willing to help as the most "amateur"
22:14 <cwayne> yeah, well I'm glad its not people being jerks at least :)
22:14 <Kilos> yeah
22:14 <wxl> esp. in dev
22:14 <ahoneybun> agreed
22:14 <DS-McGuire> It's not the fact people are not welcoming, it's quite the opposite, I assure you. However I don't want to look like I don't know what I am doing haha!
22:14 <cwayne> DS-McGuire: I totally get what you're saying (I felt the same at first), but that's the beauty of this community, everyone's there to help, not criticize :)
22:14 <wxl> exactly
22:14 <DS-McGuire> cwayne, Definitely :)
22:15 <wxl> not knowing things is an opportunity to get to know
22:15 <cwayne> DS-McGuire: ha, I still don't know what Im doing :P
22:15 <wxl> heh
22:15 <wxl> ditto!
22:15 <elacheche_anis> #votesrequired 4
22:15 <meetingology> votes now need 4 to be passed
22:15 <DS-McGuire> cwayne, I have heard that from a number of people./
22:15 <Kilos> ditto too
22:15 <elacheche_anis> I confirm that DS-McGuire :)
22:16 <DS-McGuire> haha!
22:16 <elacheche_anis> So.. Is there any other questions to DS-McGuire or we can vote :D
22:16 <wxl> vote
22:16 <hggdh> I am OK
22:16 <toddy> vote
22:16 <elacheche_anis> #vote for DS-McGuire Membership!
22:16 <meetingology> Please vote on: for DS-McGuire Membership!
22:16 <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)
22:16 <ahoneybun> +1
22:16 <meetingology> +1 received from ahoneybun
22:16 <toddy> +1 nice to meet you DS-McGuire – I think you make a great job
22:16 <meetingology> +1 nice to meet you DS-McGuire – I think you make a great job received from toddy
22:16 <elacheche_anis> +1
22:16 <meetingology> +1 received from elacheche_anis
22:16 <hggdh> +1 thank you, and keep calm ;-)
22:16 <meetingology> +1 thank you, and keep calm ;-) received from hggdh
22:17 <cwayne> +1
22:17 <meetingology> +1 received from cwayne
22:17 <Kilos> +1 have faith in your abilities and everything else falls into place automatically
22:17 <meetingology> +1 have faith in your abilities and everything else falls into place automatically received from Kilos
22:17 <wxl> +1 reach out to the community— they need you as much as you need them!
22:17 <meetingology> +1 reach out to the community— they need you as much as you need them! received from wxl
22:17 <elacheche_anis> #endvote
22:17 <meetingology> Voting ended on: for DS-McGuire Membership!
22:17 <meetingology> Votes for:7 Votes against:0 Abstentions:0
22:17 <meetingology> Motion carried
22:17 <wxl> yay congrats DS-McGuire
22:17 <hggdh> DS-McGuire: welcome in!
22:17 <elacheche_anis> Congratulations DS-McGuire :)
22:17 <DS-McGuire> \o/ Thank you everyone!!
22:17 <Kilos> DS-McGuire  congrats and welcome
22:17 <wxl> i look forward to further lubuntu contributions DS-McGuire :)
22:17 <ahoneybun> welcome to the fold DS-McGuire
22:17 <elacheche_anis> #endmeeting