Edubunteros, During our last meeting we discussed the state of the Edubuntu Members Launchpad team [0], particularly the fact that we have about three times as many "proposed" members as current members. The vast majority of the proposed members are completely unknown to the Edubuntu team. People seem to hit the "join" button for many different reasons. Some people like to join every team with "ubuntu" in the name. Some people want to express their support for Edubuntu. Some people want to become contributors to Edubuntu. In all those cases joining the Edubuntu Members team is not the right path.
The Edubuntu Members team is a special team that recognizes significant and sustained contribution to the Edubuntu project by granting all the rights and privileges of an Ubuntu Member [1]. Indeed, the Edubuntu Council has been delegated the authority to accept people into this team by the Ubuntu Community Council [2]. We decided in our last meeting to purge the current list of "proposed" Edubuntu Members on Launchpad so that we have a better idea of who is actually requesting membership review by the Edubuntu Council. This cleaning of the slate will allow us to hopefully start processing more applications and grow the Edubuntu Members team. This will especially be important as we look to elect three new Edubuntu Council members in the near future as nominees to the Council are approved by a vote of the Edubuntu Members. So, if you get a rejection email from Launchpad and you want to become an Edubuntu Member, don't worry. We will be giving out better instructions ([1] is a good place to look for Ubuntu's version) on how to get your application reviewed. We will also be setting up hopefully in the near future a Launchpad team for all you who want to show your support by becoming a "fan" of Edubuntu. We'll let everybody know when that's in place. Thanks for making Edubuntu a great project to work in and have a nice day! -Jordan [0] https://launchpad.net/~edubuntu-members [1] https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Membership [2] https://launchpad.net/~communitycouncil -- edubuntu-users mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/edubuntu-users
