Hello Ubuntu Technical Board, I am writing to request your review of a new draft specification that defines the roles, responsibilities, and processes for official Ubuntu flavors.
During our regular flavor sync meetings over the last few months, I noticed that our documentation was not sufficient to cover all the aspects of what a flavor is, what are the responsibilities, the expectations, and the relationships with other Ubuntu teams. This caused misunderstandings, and sometimes frustrations with representatives of the flavors. I also noticed other shortcomings in some of the processes. This spec is my effort to improve these areas. I also worked to propose better perks, to ensure that the officially recognized flavors are set up for success and rewarded for their sustained contributions to the Ubuntu project. Please note that the spec is not written in stone. I want to promote collaboration with the CC and the TB. However, I find it easier, faster and more efficient to modify a completed draft, rather than starting from scratch. So far it has been reviewed by the Ubuntu Community Council, Sebastian Trzcinski-Clément and Jon Seager. I would like to invite members of the TB to review it. I have granted access with commenter rights to the google accounts I know of TB members. However, if I missed someone, please request access. *Ubuntu Flavors spec:* https://docs.google.com/document/d/16M72G41SX_VXKd9RJ74CVFsE-XccOiPiezcrqxcoUnc/edit?tab=t.0 Once I have your initial feedback, I would like to open it up to flavor leads as well. In order to make things clear and transparent, I am posting on this mailing list. All flavors already know that this initiative is ongoing. The only reason why I do not want to make the spec public yet, is because I want to encourage conversations between the CC and TB, and find an initial alignment. Once both the TB and the CC are comfortable with the spec, I will be very happy to publish it for the community to see. Thank you. *Mauro Gaspari* Community Engineer Canonical *[email protected]* <[email protected]>
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