ubuntu-fridge team mailing list archive

["Joey Stanford" <joey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Vid,

Matthew did a good job of answering the Ubuntu side. I'll address the
Launchpad side.

> Secondly i have been rejected earlier from the LP beta testers team,
> because i openly objected to the rule that women should not be forced
> to reveal their real name (see thread in LP, around April/May2007 i
> think.)

As of last summer we require all new applicants to use their full name
and have a contactable email address as it helps us to communicate
with the testers more effectively.

> I never bothered to apply again because I dont want to
> be forced to use my full real name or reveal irrelevant details just
> because i choose to volunteer in the technical community. Not that I
> like anonymity perforce, rather prefer the freedom to choose.
>
> Anyway today, I found the following people dont use their real names
> and yet became LP testers :
>
> 0] https://edge.launchpad.net/~dotbg
> [with a non-existant / empty wiki page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/dotbg]
>
> 1] https://edge.launchpad.net/~btrevisan
> [with a non-existant / empty wiki page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bt2]
>
> 2] https://edge.launchpad.net/~77demo
> [with a non-existant / empty wiki page : https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Demo77]
>
> The above are examples which tells me there are different standards
> applied and we dont have consistent rules. Correct me if i am wrong.

These folks were most likely added to the early beta program (early in
2007) before we formalized the requirements. As such they were
grandfathered in.  I have often thought of asking that we send a
targeted email to these folks to correct it.  In at least one case I
am aware of folks who, after joining, have reverted their names to
something else.

However lately I've been building up gumption to challenge the
decision to require real names at all.  Partly due to privacy and
partly due to administrative overhead.

As a general reminder to everyone, issues related to the beta test
team, including membership requirements, can be taken up on the
Launchpad-Users email list.

Joey

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