On Wed, Jan 15, 2020 at 9:41 AM Robie Basak <[email protected]> wrote: > > [Note that this email is public; I see no reason to keep it private. I'm > asking the current DMB and TB for advice, but I'm also interested in > hearing the opinions of other Ubuntu developers (ie. the electorate)] > > I am preparing a call for nomimations for the developer membership board > as some members' terms have expired and others' are expiring soon. > > I seem to recall that there was a question last time about whether there > should be a core dev requirement to serve on the board, as otherwise we > end up in a situation where non core devs vote to grant core dev > membership to others or even themselves. This may or may not be > perfectly fine depending on your point of view. > > I believe this happened to Simon - but as we expected at the time he > applied and got core dev shortly afterwards (I believe he recused > himself from that vote) and so the situation was resolved that way. > > It's also worth noting that the DMB is usually short of nominees when it > comes to board elections, and attendance from quite a few board members > has been very low for the last few years, causing much frustration > amongst applicants when we have not been able to make quorum. Therefore, > from the other side, limiting eligibility has the potential to be > harmful. > > So here's the question: how should we define the set of people who are > eligible for a seat on the developer membership board?
As DMB members are expected to have familiarity with the process, I think it's reasonable to limit eligibility to members of ~ubuntu-core-dev, ~ubuntu-sru-developers, or ~motu. > > In case this ends up being contentious, I should note that > organisationally I believe this is ultimately a matter for the current > DMB and current TB to decide between themselves. But it seems > appropriate to invite comment from the electorate to help them form an > opinion. > > Thanks, > > Robie > -- > Devel-permissions mailing list > [email protected] > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/devel-permissions -- technical-board mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/technical-board
