ubuntu-us-ohio team mailing list archive

[Paul Tagliamonte <paultag@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 2:19 PM, Michael Gilbert
<michael.s.gilbert@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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

John is dvz- -- and everyone in that group is *@ubuntu.com or *@canonical.com

I figure it's a cool way to thank people who work for the Ubuntu project

> council?

IMHO, yes

>
>> > 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

+1

> 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?

Lets hear it, boys!

>
> Gilbert
>
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