On Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:57:29 -0700 "Jordan Mantha" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Tue, Aug 19, 2008 at 12:56 PM, Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 2008-08-19 20:51:20 +0200, Reinhard Tartler wrote: >>> Michael Bienia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: ><snip> >> Or to put it an other way: what makes a person a "MOTU"? >> - is it the membership in the ~motu team (and it's a coincidence that >> the team has upload rights) >> - or is it the upload rights to universe/multiverse (which are granted >> by being a member of ~motu) > >I think it's basically both indistinguishable from each other. A >person can have great technical skills (like say a Debian Developer) >and that doesn't give them an automatic MOTUship, primarily because >MOTU involves both upload rights and a correct understanding of >Universe policies and relationship with the Universe community. It's >these last two bits that are relevant to this thread. What concerns me >about granting MOTUship to people who don't do any significant work in >Universe or contribute to the Universe community (in #ubuntu-motu or >on the mailing list) is that the difference between Universe and Main >is often more than just which LP access team you're in. There are >sometimes subtle but significant policy differences. There are >noticeable cultural differences as well. > >> Perhaps I see a difference where no exists, but it depends on how one >> defines "being a MOTU". And I currently don't know which view is correct >> (if there is a correct view), perhaps it's like the "wave particle >> duality" of a photon. > >/me <3 photons ;-)
Well then I guess I'm left feeling like this is the unwritten "Server Team need not apply" rule. When I've brought this up about people who were active in #ubuntu-desktop, but not #ubuntu-motu my concerns were dismissed. I feel like it's a clear double standard. Scott K -- Ubuntu-motu mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-motu
