What if we transfer ownership of the KCC to the Kubuntu Developers? -v On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 5:59 PM, Aaron Honeycutt <[email protected]> wrote: > I don't like giving control over to the UCC even if one of our TOP > developers is on it. Clay suggested on IRC about having a team managing it, > I suggest having it like before (the kinda acting leader, in that case Jon > but in here Philip) then we can just change ownership if someone else takes > that "chair" > > On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 7:45 PM, Valorie Zimmerman > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> On Wed, Feb 24, 2016 at 2:35 AM, Daniel Holbach >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > On 24.02.2016 11:25, Valorie Zimmerman wrote: >> >> As a historic fact, the Kubuntu Community Council began before there >> >> was a UCC. >> >> >> >> Can you explain what sort of bottleneck you are speaking of? Please >> >> explain why the historical facts should be swept away so the org chart >> >> can be all neat and tidy? >> > >> > As one example, we quite often had the case where terms of board members >> > ended before we had replacements. In this case the owner of the team can >> > quickly go in and extend the term by a few weeks to make additional >> > time. Ownership in Launchpad not only reflects a structure in an org >> > chart, but it also comes with access privileges. >> > >> > As Jonathan is not involved in the Kubuntu Council anymore, I think we >> > should move on and update Launchpad. >> > >> > Have a great day, >> > Daniel >> >> Hello folks, I'm having another think. Daniel was friendly, and it is >> true that Jon has moved on, and probably will not be interested in a >> KC seat in the future. I'm CC'ing Jon so he can object if he wants. >> >> Scarlett is now on the UCC, and she has asked in IRC for us to >> consider the "bus factor". If one person is the owner, and something >> happens to them, what happens to the team? To prevent this, having >> group ownership is the best protection, and the UCC is the logical >> owner. So I propose a new response, as follows: >> >> Hello Daniel and the UCC, >> >> Thanks for your response. We were all taken aback by the abruptness of >> the first request, and given the past history of the perceived >> disregard of the KCC by the UCC, rather insulted. We all felt we were >> being instructed to change ownership for no reason. >> >> Scarlett and Daniel have both now given us a reason: the bus factor >> when a group is owned by a person. We see that that is worth >> evaluating, and we are consulting among ourselves. >> >> All the best, >> >> Valorie >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council >> Post to : [email protected] >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kubuntu-council >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > >
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