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09:00   mdz     let's begin
09:00   mjg59   Evening
09:00   mdz     I updated the agenda to reflect the reorganization of Launchpad teams which was carried out by the new MOTU council
09:00   mdz     (thanks sistpoty)
09:01   mdz     I believe we have one applicant for -core-dev
09:01   mdz     asac: are you here?
09:02   mdz     asac's application was deferred from the last meeting because his sponsor wasn't present, and he hadn't had much experience in Ubuntu yet
09:03   mdz     ok, he doesn't seem to be present
09:03   mjg59   Hm.
09:03   mdz     is there a MOTU council representative here?
=== ajmitch is here
09:03   Keybuk  but he has such a wonderful level of contribution to Fooix the Wonder Toaster!
09:03   ogra    Fooix the Wonder Toaster ?
09:04   mdz     ajmitch: are there any MOTU applications to be considered by the tech board?
09:04   Keybuk  ogra: LP beta joke
09:04   ajmitch mdz: we haven't had any applications come to us yet, though we're still waiting on a mailing list to handle them
09:04   ogra    Keybuk, ah ...
09:04   mdz     ajmitch: IIRC we referred some applicants to the Council a couple of meetings ago
09:05   mdz     but the council wasn't quite operational yet
09:05   mdz     so please check back with them now that you're ready to process them
09:05   mdz     ajmitch: feel free to forward them by email to technical-board@ so that they don't block until the next TB meeting
09:06   mdz     the first and only discussion item is one I added
09:06   mdz     Technical Board nominations
09:07   ajmitch sure
09:07   sabdfl  actually, it would be great to make that std operating procedure
09:07   sabdfl  so those applications don't block onmeetings
09:07   sabdfl  unless an application raises a question the TB feels should be discussed here
09:07   ajmitch I think that was what was originally proposed
09:07   sabdfl  it should be possible to just +1 it and be done
09:08   mdz     yes, we agreed that
09:08   mdz     just reconfirming
09:09   mdz     so, tech board nominations.  sabdfl, I think this ball is in your court.  how can we help to move it forward?
09:10   sabdfl  my apologies
09:11   sabdfl  if we want to just nominate and have confirmation votes, we are good to go
09:11   mdz     I'm happy to assist with the legwork if that helps
09:11   sabdfl  if we want more of a runoff, then we need some testing of an appropriate voting stuff in lp
09:11   sabdfl  let's just do the easy thing
09:11   mdz     I think that nominate+confirm is appropriate
09:11   sabdfl  ok, it makes for less exciting voting though :-)
09:11   sabdfl  but it's fine for this round
09:11   sabdfl  we've delayed enough
09:12   mdz     it's also what's written in the governance documents ;-)
09:12   mdz     if you would like to send me your nominees, I can set up the polls and announce the vote
09:13   mdz     sabdfl: sound ok?
09:13   sabdfl  super
09:13   sabdfl  thanks mdz
09:13   mdz     great
09:14   mjg59   Sounds good to me
09:14   mjg59   asac: Still not around?
09:14   sabdfl  mdz: i think we have enough wiggle room in the governance docs to have a runoff
09:14   sabdfl  it's still nominate+confirm
09:14   sabdfl  just a "not everyone gets confirmed" twist
09:15   sabdfl  if you think we should make that possibility explicit, we should do it sooner rather than later
09:15   sabdfl  discuss at CC
09:15   mdz     I'll ping asac and remind him to follow up on his application
09:16   mdz     I expect pitti and cjwatson will have feedback on his work so far
09:16   mdz     in fact, if they're here, I'd be happy to consider him in absentia
09:16   ajmitch could ubuntu-dev please be set to a restricted team now?
09:17   mdz     ajmitch: oh, good idea
09:17   mjg59   Pitti doesn't seem to be around
09:17   mjg59   cjwatson: Ping?
09:17   mdz     ajmitch: I'll also update the documentation on UbuntuDevelopment
09:18   ajmitch thanks
09:18   ajmitch & we'll chase up those proposed members on ubuntu-dev
09:18   mdz     cjwatson was around a minute ago, but seems to be no longer
09:19   mdz     that's all for developer applications.  is there any other business?
09:19   sabdfl  ajmitch: really happy to see you guys kicking into action!
09:19   mjg59   None from me
09:19   Keybuk  just a confirmation; do existing TB members need to re-apply for nomination?
09:19   ajmitch it's good to be organised & kicking universe into shape :)
09:21   sabdfl  Keybuk: i don't think so
09:21   mdz     Keybuk: I wouldn't expect so
09:21   mdz     this is meant to be a fairly stable group
09:22   sabdfl  mdz: mostly
09:22   sabdfl  mjg59: incidentally, DO you disappear when turned 90 degrees?
09:22   mjg59   sabdfl: Depends on how good your eyes are
09:22   sabdfl  passed the latest test, but i could see the nurse was being nice about it
09:22   mdz     sabdfl: stable in composition, not necessarily in individual psychology
09:23   sabdfl  that's what teams are for - makes for a more interesting whiskey collection
09:23   sabdfl  ok, thanks all
09:23   mdz     yep, sounds like we're done
09:23   sabdfl  cheers all!
09:23   mdz     actions: mdz to summarize meeting for UWN, mdz to remind asac et al about his core-dev application
09:24   mdz     actions: sabdfl to email nominations to mdz
09:24   mdz     mdz to create polls, announce confirmation vote
09:24   ogra    he left in time :)
09:24   mdz     anything else?
09:24   mdz     ok, adjourned. thanks all
09:25   mdz     (hmm, UWN seems to be dead)
09:25   mdz     I'll just mail ubuntu-devel instead