20:03 <diddledani> #startmeeting Ubuntu Membership Board
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20:03 <diddledani> there we go
20:03 <nicoz-> :D lol
20:03 <diddledani> thanks :-)
20:03 <nicoz-> ;*
20:03 <diddledani> here comes the big paste
20:03 <diddledani> Hello and welcome to the Ubuntu Membership Review Board meeting for 6th January 2022 (yes, 2022!). The wiki page for the Review Boards is available here: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership/Boards
20:03 <diddledani> 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.
20:03 <diddledani> 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 <diddledani> Each applicant should introduce themselves (1-5 sentences) and 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 <diddledani> 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.
20:03 <diddledani> 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!)
20:03 <Wild_Man> I have the same problem
20:03 <diddledani> Now, with any further ado, let's get started with the first applicant...
20:03 <Mr_Pan> me  ?
20:04 <Mr_Pan> Hello everyone
20:04 <Mr_Pan> my name is Marco, 48 yers old, Italian but i live in Gemrmany
20:05 <Wild_Man> Mr_Pan, please post links to your wiki and launchpad pages
20:05 <Mr_Pan> I wors as IT administrator in a Foudation that deals with projects for environmental protection
20:05 <diddledani> First up we've got Mr_Pan. Can you introduce yourself to the board and share the link to your wiki page or forum post and your launchpad.net profile
20:05 <Mr_Pan> ok
20:05 <Mr_Pan> LP Profile https://launchpad.net/~mrpan
20:07 <Mr_Pan> My name is Marco, I am Italian, 48 years old and I live in Germany.
20:07 <Mr_Pan> I work as IT Administrator in a foundation that deals with projects for environmental protection.
20:07 <Mr_Pan> I approached the world of Linux for the first time in 1996 with RedHat and in 2006 I installed my first version of Ubuntu 5.04, distribution that I have not left since, choosing XFCE as DE.
20:07 <Mr_Pan> In Italy I was the founder of a Linux User Group called "GioveLUG" now closed.
20:07 <Mr_Pan> For 3 years I operate as OP of the Italian IRC Ubuntu channels
20:08 <diddledani> Can you also share your wiki page link, please?
20:09 <Wild_Man> Mr_Pan, how much have you been directly contributing to Ubuntu? and in what ways?
20:09 <Wild_Man> For how long
20:09 <Mr_Pan> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/mrpan
20:09 <Mr_Pan> sorry
20:10 <Mr_Pan> c
20:10 <nicoz-> are both Op delegates on ubuntu-it channels
20:11 <Mr_Pan> Wild_Man, with activity on IRC and i  organinized some Linux Day in Italy
20:11 <nicoz-> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-it-irc/+members
20:12 <nicoz-> both pug and mrpan
20:12 <Wild_Man> Is the Linux day specifically for Ubuntu?
20:12 <Mr_Pan> Wild_Man, no
20:13 <Mr_Pan> it is an open day for all linux distro
20:13 <Wild_Man> That is what I was thinking
20:14 <Mr_Pan> Wild_Man, ok ...
20:14 <Mr_Pan> i use ubuntu since 2006 version 5.06
20:15 <diddledani> FTR there are testimonials here: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/mrpan-membership-application/25706
20:15 <Mr_Pan> right
20:16 <Mr_Pan> <Mr_Pan> i use ubuntu since 2006 version 5.06   >> 5.04 ... sorry
20:16 <Kilos> http://wiki.ubuntu.com/mrpan
20:17 <Kilos> oops
20:17 <Mr_Pan> Kilos, don't worry
20:18 <diddledani> Quick question while we review the testimonies, you have signed the Ubuntu Code of Conduct. Did you, and do you understand it, and do you confirm that you will be held to it for the duration of your membership if granted?
20:18 <Mr_Pan> yes i confirm
20:20 <Wild_Man> Mr_Pan, pan do you plan to contribute in any other ways in the future?
20:20 <Mr_Pan> for now my commitment is online. I am always available.
20:21 <Wild_Man> Okay
20:21 <nicoz-> he provides support on ubuntu-it irc and forums
20:21 <Mr_Pan> I am available for other activities in addition to irc if there was the possibility
20:21 <Wild_Man> Thanks nicoz-
20:22 <nicoz-> https://forum.ubuntu-it.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=2260
20:22 <nicoz-> especially on irc.. for this are op delegates both he and Carlino
20:24 <diddledani> any further questions from the board?
20:24 <Wild_Man> No
20:24 <Mr_Pan> no i have not questions
20:24 <Kilos> nope
20:24 <Bashing-om> no
20:24 <diddledani> ok
20:24 <diddledani> #vote Mr_Pan's membership
20:24 <meetingology> Please vote on: Mr_Pan's membership
20:24 <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')
20:24 <diddledani> wait for it
20:25 <diddledani> #voters Wild_Man Bashing-om diddledani Kilos
20:25 <meetingology> Current voters: Bashing-om, Kilos, Wild_Man, diddledani
20:25 <diddledani> go
20:25 <Wild_Man> +1
20:25 <meetingology> +1 received from Wild_Man
20:25 <Kilos> +1
20:25 <meetingology> +1 received from Kilos
20:25 <Bashing-om> +1 due to CoC confirmations and supporting testimonies.
20:25 <meetingology> +1 due to CoC confirmations and supporting testimonies. received from Bashing-om
20:26 <diddledani> +0 I'm going to abstain this time, because I'm not certain either way
20:26 <meetingology> +0 I'm going to abstain this time, because I'm not certain either way received from diddledani
20:26 <diddledani> #endvote
20:26 <meetingology> Voting ended on: Mr_Pan's membership
20:26 <meetingology> Votes for: 3, Votes against: 0, Abstentions: 1
20:26 <meetingology> Motion carried
20:26 <nicoz-> congrats Mr_Pan ;) welcome to board
20:26 <Kilos> Mr_Pan  congratulations
20:26 <Mr_Pan> thank u :D
20:26 <Wild_Man> Congratulations Mr_Pan
20:26 <diddledani> #topic Carlin0
20:26 <Bashing-om> congrats here too Mr_Pan :D
20:27 <Mr_Pan> :)
20:27 <Carlin0> Hello, I started using Ubuntu in 2009 and having previous experiences with linux I immediately dedicated myself to helping less experienced users both on the Italian forum and on IRC
20:27 <Carlin0> Unfortunately my presence on the forum stopped only 3 years later ( in which I wrote about 7500 msg https://forum.ubuntu-it.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=89839 ) due to misunderstandings and disagreements with the forum staff
20:27 <diddledani> OK, next up we have Carlin0. Could you please introduce yourself to the board and share the links for your wiki page or forum post and your launchpad.net profile
20:27 <Mr_Pan> thank u so much ... Vielen Dank ... Molte Grazie
20:27 <Carlin0> Hello, I started using Ubuntu in 2009 and having previous experiences with linux I immediately dedicated myself to helping less experienced users both on the Italian forum and on IRC
20:27 <Carlin0> Unfortunately my presence on the forum stopped only 3 years later ( in which I wrote about 7500 msg https://forum.ubuntu-it.org/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=89839 ) due to misunderstandings and disagreements with the forum staff
20:27 <nicoz-> https://launchpad.net/~carlin0
20:28 <Carlin0> Various links → https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/carlin0-membership-application/25618/2 https://launchpad.net/~carlin0 https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Carlin0 https://wiki.ubuntu-it.org/Carlin0
20:28 <Carlin0> I finished... and thank you for your time ;)
20:28 <diddledani> ok, question the same as for Mr_Pan, you've signed the Code of Conduct. Did you, and do you understand it, and do you confirm that you will be held to it for the duration of your membership if granted?
20:29 <Carlin0> of course diddledani
20:29 <Carlin0> But I continued on IRC where I found a better environment for myself, and my commitment to helping and maintaining a clean environment was recognized with the proposal to become an "Ubuntu Italian IRC Operator" in 2018
20:29 <Carlin0> In the future I would also like to dedicate myself to documentation, despite the obstacles that the Italian community poses me (I'm working on it)
20:30 <diddledani> what kind of obstacles do you see with working in the Italian community?
20:30 <nicoz-> no obstacles.. we are solving everything
20:31 <nicoz-> had problems in the past with the ubuntu-it forum staff
20:31 <Carlin0> diddledani, the Italian documentation group is mainly coordinated on the forum and I’m banned from the forum
20:32 <nicoz-> but I know Carlino is bringing a great job to the wiki and on irc... a very experienced user
20:32 <diddledani> ah, I see, thanks for that.
20:33 <nicoz-> a user with a very friendly approach and always present and with excellent solutions
20:33 <Bashing-om> Carlin0: Presently there is a big push to get our docs updated. How will these changes in procedure affect your effort to contribute to documentation translations ?
20:34 <nicoz-> carlin0 is not very practical with English but is very useful on both forum and irc
20:35 <Carlin0> Bashing-om, translation is not really my forte, but I can try.
20:35 <diddledani> Thanks for helping out, nicoz- . Your input here is greatly appreciated :-)
20:35 <nicoz-> ;)*
20:37 <nicoz-> As a member, I tell you that Carlino deserves more than me membership... in the years he contributed more than me
20:37 <Kilos> lol
20:37 <nicoz-> is a very experienced user... see ubuntulog... almost always its supports help people
20:38 <Mr_Pan> he will write guides for the italian ubuntu site
20:38 <nicoz-> in presence and constancy, one of the best of the Italian IRC team
20:38 <diddledani> any more questions from teh board members?
20:39 <Kilos> and plenty support
20:39 <Kilos> not here
20:39 <diddledani> okthen, here we go.
20:39 <nicoz-> thanks for listening to me..
20:39 <Bashing-om> no - satisfied.
20:39 <diddledani> #vote Carlin0 membership application
20:39 <meetingology> Please vote on: Carlin0 membership application
20:39 <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')
20:40 <diddledani> #voters diddledani kilos Bashing-om Wild_Man
20:40 <meetingology> Current voters: Bashing-om, Kilos, Wild_Man, diddledani, kilos
20:40 <diddledani> go
20:40 <Kilos> +1
20:40 <meetingology> +1 received from Kilos
20:40 <Bashing-om> +1 again, due to CoC confirmations and supporting testimonies.
20:40 <meetingology> +1 again, due to CoC confirmations and supporting testimonies. received from Bashing-om
20:40 <nicoz-> ;)
20:40 <Wild_Man> +1
20:40 <meetingology> +1 received from Wild_Man
20:41 <diddledani> +1 I see you've got the sum total of one person mad at you in your forum post, but the overwhelming support from your other community fellows shows you're doing things right.
20:41 <meetingology> +1 I see you've got the sum total of one person mad at you in your forum post, but the overwhelming support from your other community fellows shows you're doing things right. received from diddledani
20:41 <diddledani> #endvote
20:41 <meetingology> Voting ended on: Carlin0 membership application
20:41 <meetingology> Votes for: 4, Votes against: 0, Abstentions: 0
20:41 <meetingology> Motion carried
20:41 <nicoz-> congrats Carlin0
20:41 <diddledani> Congratulations Carlin0
20:41 <nicoz-> 4 to 4
20:41 <nicoz-> woooow
20:41 <Kilos> congrats Carlin0
20:41 <nicoz-> :P
20:41 <Carlin0> WoW thankks all
20:41 <Wild_Man> Congratulations Carlin0
20:41 <Kilos> welcome aboard
20:41 <Bashing-om> \o/ Carlin0
20:41 <nicoz-> Wild_Man diddledani Bashing-om Kilos thanks your time
20:41 <Kilos> guys can we do something from here about unbanning him
20:42 <nicoz-> Wild_Man diddledani Bashing-om Kilos thanks for your time
20:42 <Mr_Pan> congrats Carlin0 !!!!
20:42 <Kilos> or do we need CC help
20:42 <nicoz-> Kilos thank you for introducing this argument
20:42 <Wild_Man> Thank you nicoz- you help is very much appreciated
20:42 <nicoz-> thank you Wild_Man
20:42 <Kilos> thank you nicoz-
20:43 <Carlin0> i'm very happy :o)
20:43 <diddledani> We'll get both Mr_Pan and Carlin0 added to the ubuntumembers group shortly. When you're added you may then claim your certificate at https://forms.canonical.com/certificate/ Don't forget to check the rest of the perks at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership#The_Perks Your @ubuntu.com emails will go live within 48 hours. Please do not set your @ubuntu.com email as your primary Launchpad.net address as that will cause loops
20:43 <diddledani> and with that, I'll end the meeting
20:43 <diddledani> #endmeeting