Hi all, Yesterday I attempted to attend a DMB meeting, but unfortunately only two members showed so there wasn't a quorum. I think I've been to about an equal number of meetings where quorum has and has not been reached :(. This led me to think that there must be a better way to handle DMB proceedings.
My proposal would be to do away with formal meetings, at least for evaluating typical applications, and move them to Launchpad. Create a project (maybe "ubuntu-developer-membership") and then have people open bugs when they have something to bring up before the board. Here's an example of a bug I would create for this: --- Affects: ubuntu-developer-membership Status: New Importance: Medium Assigned to: Unassigned Description: I, Chase Douglas, am applying for Ubuntu Core Dev upload rights. <Full application (what is normally filled out on a wiki page)> --- Endorsements can be added as bug comments. Since Launchpad is authenticated, this removes the necessity of GPG signing of endorsements (which no one seems to do anyways). Once an applicant is ready to submit the application for review, they subscribe the developer-membership-board team. Each board member can review the application and ask questions in the bug comments. Once each member has made a decision, they can comment with a +1/0/-1. When all the votes are in (or a necessary amount), the bug can be moved to Fix Committed or Fix Released. Fix Committed would mean a decision was reached and following step must take place, like adding the developer to the ubuntu-dev team. Fix Released would mean a decision was made and any following steps have been completed. One nice thing about this system would be the ability to re-open applications. If an application is deferred, when the applicant is ready to re-apply they can simply reopen the bug with more information. This also can shorten the turn-around time for simple tasks, like adding a package to a package set. These trivial tasks are slowed down by waiting for a DMB meeting (with a quorum!), when they are very likely to receive quick +1's from all the board members. What do you think? Thanks! -- Chase -- ubuntu-devel mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel
