ubuntu-us-ohio team mailing list archive

[Michael Gilbert <michael.s.gilbert@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 14:02:43 -0400, Paul Tagliamonte wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 1:56 PM, Michael Gilbert
> <michael.s.gilbert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Hey all,
> >
> > I was looking at historical information about the Ohio loco team in
> > launchpad. It looks like at one point (in 2007) it was decided that the
> > group would be governed by a council.  It looks like we've somewhat
> > strayed from that at this point to dispersed reloco teams, thanks to
> > paultag's handiwork :)
> 
> :)
> 
> >
> > I think that has been a very useful/great development, but now I'm
> > wondering if the council structure still matters?  And how do reloco
> > leads fit into the council sructure?  Are they defacto council members
> > now?
> 
> the "new" council is -- https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-us-ohio-buckeyes
> 
> ReLoCo leads are "Council" members. Everyone ( including contact ) has
> an *equal* say with team matters ( votes, etc )

There are also the rockstars, which include Jacob, Chase, and Johnathan
Mlady (not sure who he is).  Should they automatically be a part of the
council?

> > I couldn't find any historical information about the role of the team
> > contact, so I kind of view that as the position created by paultag,
> > and embodied by his work over the past year or so. I wonder if we
> > need/want a strong lead/executive or if a move back to a council would
> > be better? Figuring all of this out is particularly important in light
> > of the current election.
> 
> It's a LoCo Team thing ( globally ). Every team needs a contact to the
> LoCo Council -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoTeamContacts
> 
> It's the person who talks with Canonical and the LoCo Council about
> the team. It's the "face" of the team to the wider community.
> 
> With some teams, they are the bdfl. I hate taking the title of bdfl,
> so I tried to place other people in charge, so that when ( and if )
> issues arise, they would be there to ensure I was not being heavy
> handed or anything like that.
> 
> We need a "contact". We could always make a pseudo-person the contact,
> and his email be the ubuntu-us-ohio-buckeyes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> mailing list.

Right, my question is more about how important the contact position
itself should be.  Should it be a strong executive position like you've
pushed it toward, or should it be more of an administrative position as
in the past?

I suppose this is actually more up to the future elected contact, so it
would be a good question for the current candidates. What
roles/responsibilities do you see for the team contact, and what is
your "one year" plan for executing the responsibilities of the team
contact position?  Do you have any plans to modify the existing
governing structure?

Gilbert