First, I would like to apologize to the LoCo Council members. Our LoCo team requires assistance. I appreciate the generous efforts already offered and I look forward to working with council and team members moving forward.
I feel that despite several internal efforts by different individuals and/or groups we have not been able to promote or exemplify the spirit or letter of the CoC, deal with team issues and preserve good will. Some problems have not even been acknowledged, let alone cooperation given to related communication and cooperative efforts made toward resolution. I welcome the guidance and assistance of the LoCo Council in helping our team get unstuck and move Ubuntu forward in California. Mirroring the Internet architecture itself, we have seen our team fragment and try to route around real and perceived communication problems. It is not desirable or sustainable to burn out well intentioned volunteers yet we seem to have done that. I believe the openness of the LoCo structure itself has been abused in this case to artificially prolong some key team issues. I do not believe (as I have heard that some people believe even now) that our present course is a real or legitimate option moving forward without any change. Most people I have talked with agree that something must change before rebuilding can occur. Denying issues exist from a position of relative authority, working through others and/or hiding from legitimate issues are unsustainable responses from any leader. The Ubuntu Code of Conduct (CoC) and the Leadership CoC speak to related types of conduct. The state of California is one of the most populous, economically active and technologically progressive states in the USA. Why then is our LoCo not only relatively weak but at times burdensome to those that even attempt to participate actively? A weak California team is mysterious given the activity levels of Linux and Ubuntu in the (world famous) Silicon Valley and elsewhere in our state. A significant amount of all open source development takes place right here in the Golden State. Given the team history, I do not seek an elected position at this time. I do ask that a fair process is established. I do not claim that, in hindsight, each and every one of my actions has been the best possible choice. I would like to apologize for any action that was or seemed to be less than helpful. I can only speak for myself but I am ready, willing and able to do my part in the process moving forward. My LoCo team experience negatively colored my Ubuntu contributions. I hope the LoCo situation can be improved so that future contributors can have a better experience than I had. California LoCo team problems seem highly inconsistent with my experiences of other parts of the Ubuntu community that I have seen and been involved with. I look forward to assisting in whatever corrective action is deemed appropriate by the council and getting our team back on track. Regards, Grant Bowman Ubuntu Member https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CaliforniaTeam -- Ubuntu-us-ca mailing list [email protected] Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-us-ca
