CC-2006-10-17

02:13   sabdfl  so, let's look at the agenda
02:13   thoreauputic    bimberi: :)
02:14   sabdfl  are we in a position to take the IRC issue further?
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02:14   thoreauputic    sabdfl: you've probably seen seveas' comments elsewhere on that issue
02:15   Hobbsee sabdfl: i *doubt* anyone's prepared for that, not having expected you to be here.
02:15   elmo    sabdfl: maybe we should defer that till UDS
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02:16   smurf   we have deferred that item for so long, three more weeks won't hurt any :-/
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02:16   elmo    sabdfl: I think it's something the whole CC should discuss (which we can't seem to do often) and would benefit from higher bandwidth
02:16   elmo    but *shrug*
02:17   Kamion  agree
02:17   sabdfl  for the record, i'm not convinced by the GetOffFreenodeSpec
02:17   sabdfl  it's light on substance
02:17   Kamion  I also felt uncomfortable discussing it immediately post lilo's death
02:17   jono    I agree to, and I think we need to talk about a phased move, if anything
02:17   elmo    GetOffFreenodeSpec was meant to be superseded by something more substanial
02:17   elmo    but apparently that never happened
02:17   Kamion  although obviously we can't defer it forever
02:17   thoreauputic    possibly peopel are reluctant to discuss it because it has potential for major disagreements
02:17   sabdfl  well, i think we take it off the CC agenda till someone does a better job of the proposal
02:18   jono    canonical channels moving seems a reasonable reason due to privacy, but I am not convinced by public channels moving
02:18   sabdfl  i don't think the canonical issue is sufficient justification
02:18   ogra    wasnt there a decision to move the -dvel channels already?
02:18   sabdfl  we could run a private SSL-based authenticated IRC server if we really wanted a closed loop
02:18   ogra    *-devel
02:18   Kamion  is everyone in Canonical who cares about the distro in a position to deal with multiple networks easily?
02:18   ogra    (in a former CC meeting)
02:18   sabdfl  we should be where our users and upstream developers are
02:18   Kamion  (I'd hope so)
02:19   jono    sabdfl, I agree - I just heard reports of security issues on freenode
02:19   sabdfl  Kamion: i think Gaim handles that
02:19   sabdfl  jono: irritations more than issues
02:19   jono    I think we need a better proposal as said though
02:19   elmo    sabdfl: well, Debian moved to oftc, they're arguably a large chunk of our upstream
02:19   thoreauputic    please notice that there are still over 600 people in #debian despite their move  - do we want aplit channels?
02:19   JanC    upstream developers are on several networks already (e.g. GNOME)
02:19   elmo    Kamion: yes
02:19   sabdfl  i'd like to propose we remove this from the agenda till someone has done a better rationale
02:19   jsgotangco      thoreauputic: however, that's not upstream channel
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02:19   azeem   thoreauputic: that channel is the exception, all the others have moved
02:19   Kamion  sabdfl: I have no issues with that
02:19   elmo    the canonical stuff is indeed irrelevant - we are going to be running a private IRC server for that
02:20   sabdfl  ok, what's next?
02:20   sabdfl  localisation team leader
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02:20   OgMaciel        morning all
02:20   sabdfl  g'day OgMaciel :-)
02:20   thoreauputic    azeem: my point is simply that splitting  the community seems like a retrograde step
02:20   sabdfl  your timing is rather impeccable
02:20   OgMaciel        hehehe
02:20   OgMaciel        there was traffic
02:20   OgMaciel        just arrived at work
02:20   OgMaciel        ;)
02:20   azeem   thoreauputic: it's the support channel, the community (i.e. #debian-devel) actually got *merged* by the move (it was split for years)
02:20   sabdfl  thoreauputic: agreed, but that's off the agenda now till / unless we get a new proposal
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02:21   thoreauputic    sabdfl: yup - OK
02:21   sabdfl  so let's talk about ubuntu translations, and leadership
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02:21   zakame  hi all
02:21   sabdfl  right now we have a pretty good infrastructure, in rosetta, though there are definitely issues there
02:22   sabdfl  some issues relate to how we coordinate with upstream - i think those are improving, socially and technically
02:22   sabdfl  some issues are to do with how teams are able to do QA on their membership
02:22   quail   evening all
02:22   sabdfl  keeping track of new suggestions and translations by members of the teams
02:22   sabdfl  for teams who KNOW how all this works, it is getting better quickly
02:22   sabdfl  but we don't have anyone leading, championing, translation in Ubuntu
02:22   sabdfl  this person or team would:
02:22   sabdfl  - help new translation teams get started
02:23   sabdfl  - communicate regularly with the translation teams about release status and translation priorities
02:23   sabdfl     (i.e. "please translate Kamion's newest upload asap it cannot be updated post-release")
02:23   sabdfl  - help translation teams and LoCo teams coordinate with relevant upstreams, but telling them about best practice
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02:24   sabdfl  there's also a big opportunity to help improve the state of fontconfig and input method configuration in Ubuntu for many languages
02:24   Kamion  I'd also expect:
02:24   Kamion  - liaise with the development team regarding bugs/issues affecting translations
02:24   sabdfl  which requires working in many cases with the same groups of people
02:24   zakame  hmm something nearly like what bubulle does for debian, right?
02:25   jsgotangco      well we do get alerts from debian to "hey update this and that"
02:25   Kamion  zakame: bubulle and Denis Barbier and others, yes
02:25   sabdfl  elmo, mako, any other suggestions? zakame: yes, bubulle is great
02:26   Kamion  bubulle is very good at making sure translators are clued up on all their technical requirements, and if necessary setting up systems to simplify and automate those
02:26   sabdfl  jsgotangco: we notice updates when we sync in new work from debian
02:26   Kamion  so I'd hope that an Ubuntu translation coordinator would also help to liaise with the Launchpad team regarding blocking issues for translators
02:27   Hobbsee (as a sidenote:  if that someone could deal with the rosetta/kde upstream relationship too, that'd be good.)
02:27   sabdfl  OgMaciel: do you want to tell us a bit about yourself, and how you see the role, and what you would bring to it?
02:27   OgMaciel        sabdfl: sure thing
02:27   sabdfl  Hobbsee: i think the rosetta guys are speaking directly with kde upstream
02:27   Hobbsee sabdfl: oh good.  
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02:27   OgMaciel        sabdfl: I feel very "attracted" to this role, since my involvement with Ubuntu has always been related to translation and advocacy
02:28   OgMaciel        sabdfl: I have formed some ideas about how things should be for things to *just work*
02:28   OgMaciel        things that require a lot of flexibility from all parties
02:28   sabdfl  OgMaciel: do you have much experience with .po, gettext, fontconfig, scim?
02:29   OgMaciel        sabdfl: not extensive for the bulk of my work has been done through Rosetta
02:29   OgMaciel        sabdfl: but I do thing Rosetta has the potential to lessen the learning curve there
02:30   OgMaciel        that is the beauty of things
02:30   sabdfl  part of this job is social - leadership and communication and advocacy
02:30   OgMaciel        if we all can get together and talk to upstream folks, we could have a system that would benefit everyone
02:30   sabdfl  part of it is technical
02:30   jono    OgMaciel, what impact would the role have with your duties in your LoCo team?
02:30   sabdfl  do you think that should be split into two roles?
02:31   OgMaciel        jono: I have thought of that... and I believe it is time for someone else take the leadership of pt_BR LoCo...  someone local
02:31   jono    OgMaciel, ok
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02:32   OgMaciel        sabdfl: I actually see this as a sub-group activity
02:32   OgMaciel        sabdfl: a couple of guys sharing these responsibilities
02:32   sabdfl  OgMaciel: what would you say you have learned from the pt_BR experience?
02:33   OgMaciel        sabdfl: in terms of translations, I noticed that a few things need to be changed as far as nomenclature goes, in order for people to feel they're part of something
02:33   OgMaciel        sabdfl: the word "leader" and "oficial" throws people off
02:33   Kamion  OgMaciel: how comfortable would you be liaising with the development team, and how would you go about identifying and addressing problems affecting translations?
02:34   OgMaciel        Kamion: for one thing, I'd set up regular meetings where groups could get together and discuss issues
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02:34   OgMaciel        Kamion: it would also serve as a source of sharing info
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02:35   OgMaciel        I also believe it is extremelly important to get upstream more involved
02:35   Kamion  as in translation groups, or translators+developers, or somewhere in between?
02:35   jsgotangco      why not revive the traffic in the -translators list as well
02:35   OgMaciel        jsgotangco: +1
02:35   OgMaciel        Kamion: between
02:35   OgMaciel        I envision a worldwide repository of translations
02:36   OgMaciel        where upstream would step up
02:36   OgMaciel        and actually stear things
02:36   OgMaciel        I would gladly take their experience in account
02:36   OgMaciel        make upstream pristine
02:37   OgMaciel        and make Rosetta a never ending source of suggestions
02:37   jono    OgMaciel, how would you resolve conflict?
02:37   OgMaciel        jono: I would make upstream pristine and the default translation
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02:37   OgMaciel        jono: and would sit down with them
02:37   OgMaciel        upstream that is
02:38   OgMaciel        and lock them up until they were convinced to jump in and help us turn Rosetta into a repository of suggestions
02:38   OgMaciel        and have them teach us their methods
02:38   OgMaciel        and speed things up
02:38   sabdfl  easy, OgMaciel, i don't think you should base your plans on huge changes in rosetta
02:39   OgMaciel        sabdfl: got carried away there
02:39   OgMaciel        ;)
02:39   sabdfl  most of what we are looking at now is not based on rosetta, but on community leadership and coordination
02:39   joeCoT  or extreme cooperation from upstream :)
02:39   OgMaciel        hehe
02:39   sabdfl  getting carried away won't help - we're really looking for someone who can coordinate and lead the existing effort
02:40   jsgotangco      OgMaciel: most people will actually tell you how efficient doing translations in cvs is compared to rosetta despite the extremely low learning curve
02:40   OgMaciel        well, I would suggest that people get a hold of their respective upstream groups and initiate some communication
02:40   jono    OgMaciel, exactly, this role really requires diplomacy at all levels
02:40   OgMaciel        jono: agreed
02:40   sabdfl  i think it most requires patience and diligence, together with some champion-advocacy
02:40   Kamion  phone
02:40   Hobbsee OgMaciel: which is difficult when they tell you that it's a waste of time to be using rosetta?  How do you deal with such things?
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02:41   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: I usually show them Rosetta in action
02:41   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: for instance
02:41   Hobbsee ouch, my timing is a litle bad, sorry.
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02:41   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: I would pick a string that is considered to be inaccurate
02:41   Belutz  is the loco meeting started yet?
02:42   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: and would show them how to "fix" it
02:42   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: and I would approve the fix
02:42   gnomefre1k      Belutz: this is the CC meeting
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02:42   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: get the PO, do a switch-a-roo, and voila'
02:42   Hobbsee Belutz: just over 2 more hours
02:42   Belutz  gnomefre1k: oopss, must be the time difference
02:42   jono    Belutz, not for a while yet
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02:43   OgMaciel        sabdfl: there is only one major issue for me
02:43   OgMaciel        sabdfl: time
02:43   OgMaciel        this is a somewhat huge task
02:44   OgMaciel        and my new job doesn't give me a lot of free time
02:44   sabdfl  it is a big responsibility, yes
02:44   jsgotangco      but i think you don't need a one-to-one conversation to do most of the work
02:44   OgMaciel        so I'm here to support maybe someone else to take the role... and I would do my best to support this individual
02:44   Kamion  OgMaciel: is your new job free-software-friendly?
02:44   OgMaciel        Kamion: extremelly friendly
02:44   OgMaciel        ;)
02:45   Kamion  that often helps
02:45   OgMaciel        my boss is very easy going
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02:45   OgMaciel        and we are on IRC all the time
02:46   OgMaciel        I guess for starters, starting regular meetings for translators could get the ball rolling
02:46   OgMaciel        rosetta guys could also attend them
02:46   jono    it might be an idea to get an idea for minimum time commitment for the role and see if OgMaciel can satisfy that
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02:47   OgMaciel        jono: I like the sound of that
02:47   OgMaciel        I am more than willing to step into this position
02:47   sabdfl  yes, we could definitely get the rosetta guys to those meetings
02:48   amachu  hi all
02:48   amachu  Sri Ramadoss alias amachu here
02:48   amachu  has the meeting started?
02:48   mindspin        cc already
02:49   OgMaciel        we could start holding some online "classes" for translators too
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02:50   Hobbsee OgMaciel: hooking up with the ubuntu classroom people, maybe?
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02:50   OgMaciel        Hobbsee: asolutely  ;)
02:50   OgMaciel        absolutely
02:52   jsgotangco      are there any questions for OgMaciel?
02:52   jsgotangco      any more
02:52   jono    if no decision is being made today, can I suggest the applicants for this position maybe write up a wiki page with their plans, experience etc for further discussion
02:52   jsgotangco      jono: +1
02:52   jsgotangco      but amachu is here already might as well give him a chance as well since OgMaciel did say his piece
02:53   mindspin        Isn't it an issue between those who did translation work for other projects and those who stumble into rosetta and start doing translations "from the bottom line"?
02:53   OgMaciel        jsgotangco: +1
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02:53   sabdfl  amachu: we are discussing the translation leadership position
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02:53   amachu  sabdfl: yes
02:53   sabdfl  could you introduce yourself, tell us a little bit about your experience with translation, fontconfig, input methods, etc
02:53   sabdfl  also, contributions and participation in ubuntu translation
02:53   amachu  yes..
02:53   sabdfl  and how you would lead such an effort?
02:54   amachu  shall i start?
02:54   sabdfl  yes please!
02:54   Kamion  sabdfl: perhaps it would be fair to repeat your intro from earlier?
02:54   sabdfl  i must unfortunately step into another meeting now.
02:54   amachu  I am sri ramadas, contact person of Ubuntu Tamil Team
02:54   sabdfl  Kamion: ok, can I paste?
02:54   Kamion  sure
02:54   sabdfl  (13:21:46) sabdfl: so let's talk about ubuntu translations, and leadership
02:54   sabdfl  (13:21:55) zakame [n=zakame@ubuntu/member/zakame]  entered the room.
02:54   sabdfl  (13:21:58) sabdfl: right now we have a pretty good infrastructure, in rosetta, though there are definitely issues there
02:54   sabdfl  (13:21:58) zakame: hi all
02:54   sabdfl  (13:22:17) sabdfl: some issues relate to how we coordinate with upstream - i think those are improving, socially and technically
02:54   sabdfl  (13:22:28) sabdfl: some issues are to do with how teams are able to do QA on their membership
02:54   sabdfl  (13:22:32) quail: evening all
02:54   sabdfl  (13:22:38) sabdfl: keeping track of new suggestions and translations by members of the teams
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02:54   sabdfl  (13:22:48) sabdfl: for teams who KNOW how all this works, it is getting better quickly
02:54   sabdfl  (13:22:56) sabdfl: but we don't have anyone leading, championing, translation in Ubuntu
02:54   sabdfl  (13:23:01) sabdfl: this person or team would:
02:54   sabdfl  (13:23:08) sabdfl:  - help new translation teams get started
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02:54   sabdfl  (13:23:25) sabdfl:  - communicate regularly with the translation teams about release status and translation priorities
02:54   amachu  we started in august and is now twelve in number
02:54   sabdfl  (13:23:43) sabdfl:    (i.e. "please translate Kamion's newest upload asap it cannot be updated post-release")
02:55   sabdfl  (13:24:10) sabdfl:  - help translation teams and LoCo teams coordinate with relevant upstreams, but telling them about best practice
02:55   sabdfl  (13:24:35) sabdfl: there's also a big opportunity to help improve the state of fontconfig and input method configuration in Ubuntu for many languages
02:55   sabdfl  (13:24:37) Kamion: I'd also expect:
02:55   sabdfl  (13:24:38) Kamion:  - liaise with the development team regarding bugs/issues affecting translations
02:55   sabdfl  (13:24:44) sabdfl: which requires working in many cases with the same groups of people
02:55   sabdfl  (13:24:59) zakame: hmm something nearly like what bubulle does for debian, right?
02:55   amachu  we perform translation on rosetta,
02:55   sabdfl  (13:25:19) jsgotangco: well we do get alerts from debian to "hey update this and that"
02:55   sabdfl  (13:25:22) Kamion: zakame: bubulle and Denis Barbier and others, yes
02:55   sabdfl  (13:25:23) sabdfl: elmo, mako, any other suggestions? zakame: yes, bubulle is great
02:55   sabdfl  that's it
02:55   sabdfl  i'll read scrollback later
02:55   amachu  hi.. sabdfl: listening to me?
02:55   sabdfl  cheers all
02:55   zakame  cheers sabdfl
02:55   sabdfl  amachu: yes, the rest of the group is, i need to step afk
02:55   OgMaciel        take care sabdfl
02:56   Belutz  cheers sabdfl :)
02:56   Fujitsu Bye, sabdfl_afk!
02:56   jono    later sabdfl_afk
02:56   amachu  We all in our Team use SCIM input method for Translation
02:56   amachu  www.ubuntu-tam.org is our website
02:57   amachu  Now, my opinions of Translations and plans...
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02:57   amachu  1) We need to have strong back up of vocalulary of local language, to carry out translation
02:57   amachu  vocabulary
02:58   amachu  so we tied up with Tamil Wiktionary, a Wikipedia project, to collect English words and theri corresponding Tamil words
02:59   OgMaciel        cool
03:00   amachu  http://ta.wiktionary.org/
03:00   jsgotangco      amachu: how would you work on upstream with regards to translations, not just with tamil?
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03:01   amachu  we find the way we work in Tamil is paying dividends and can be applied to other teams also
03:02   amachu  Rosetta as such has one disadvantage as far as developing countries..
03:02   zakame  brb
03:02   amachu  unavailabity of broad band connections...
03:03   amachu  so colleges and other educational institutions are the key
03:04   jsgotangco      amachu: im sorry but most of these are infrastructural and the position of translation team leader is more social in nature (but there are some technical issues as well), the model the tamil team adopts may not be as successful to other teams, for various reasons and require nurturing
03:04   amachu  sure
03:04   amachu  jsgotangco: I agree
03:05   Kamion  amachu: we'd like to hear more about how you'd liaise with other teams (including Ubuntu development and Rosetta), train new translators, that ort of thing
03:05   Kamion  ort -> sort
03:07   amachu  Kamion: training new translators, we should have pre-prepared documents on training tools.. the transalating tools like KBabel, GTranslator...
03:09   amachu  Next, All the words that have bee translated uptill now should be available for download collectively (one time download), since brb is not readily available..
03:09   Kamion  have you done anything to date that involved working with code changes required to support translations better?
03:09   OgMaciel        I think amachu touched an important part, which is getting more documents about *best practices* for performing translations using Rosetta, etc
03:10   jono    agreed
03:10   OgMaciel        it would be interesting getting LoCo teams that share some of the languages, like spanish for instance, together
03:10   amachu  no not as yet...
03:10   OgMaciel        there's a slight chance that they could benefit from each others efforts
03:11   amachu  Now if all translations done uptil now are available then huge amount of time will be saved in re-translating the same word
03:11   amachu  Rosetta does that but brb is concern
03:11   Kamion  "brb"?
03:12   amachu  broad band connectivity
03:12   OgMaciel        maybe someone could start a thread titled: "How we [LoCo team name goes here]  operate"?
03:12   amachu  Kbabel is the best tool we have witnessed
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03:12   amachu  it comes with Dictinary management services
03:14   fouadbajwa      a small question, shouldn't there be a feature in Launchpad for a team admin to be able to send a message to all team members
03:14   amachu  so, if the teams could download the PO file that contains all translations, add it to their local Kabel dictionary, half the time is saved...
03:14   fouadbajwa      i know the LoCo team lists are there
03:14   fouadbajwa      but still
03:15   Kamion  fouadbajwa: I think that's off-topic here; #launchpad, or a bug report
03:15   fouadbajwa      oh
03:15   fouadbajwa      i was asking in light of LoCo Teams
03:15   amachu  now Teams should be encouraged to create communities dedicated for a particular application
03:15   fouadbajwa      seeking suggestion
03:15   fouadbajwa      whether to propose or not
03:15   OgMaciel        fouadbajwa: please do file a feature request about that :)
03:15   Kamion  ok
03:16   fouadbajwa      okay, this has to be done at #launchpad right
03:16   amachu  so that their translation of a particular application doesn't get obsolete when a new version of that application is released
03:16   JanC    that bug rapport exists and is a year old or something like that  :)
03:16   Kamion  amachu: thanks for your comments; I think the CC will need some time to consider the applications
03:16   fouadbajwa      i think if all of the teamleads here propose
03:16   fouadbajwa      it might just wokr
03:16   OgMaciel        fouadbajwa: correct... let me know in pvt if you need help with that
03:16   fouadbajwa      work
03:16   Kamion  so we will report either next meeting, or after the conference in Mountain View
03:16   fouadbajwa      hmm,
03:16   fouadbajwa      right
03:17   Kamion  elmo: any idea whether sabdfl's going to be back for locoteam/membership?
03:17   elmo    Kamion: no, he's appeared but already run off to another meeting
03:17   elmo    how about we use this opportunity to trial jono
03:17   amachu  Kamion: Thank U
03:17   jono    elkbuntu, surwe
03:17   jono    sure
03:17   Kamion  certainly for locoteams, at least
03:17   fouadbajwa      haha
03:18   elmo    get him to act as 3rd, and have sabdfl ok that and/or the applicants later?
03:18   fouadbajwa      we don't have to trial Jono
03:18   Kamion  (we've never been too bothered about strict voting requirements on those)
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03:18   fouadbajwa      he has already proved his mark
03:18   fouadbajwa      with the Official Ubuntu Guide ;)
03:18   fouadbajwa      have you all read the guide
03:18   elmo    ok, so let's do locoteams
03:19   fouadbajwa      does anyone have a pdf version of the Official Ubuntu Book?
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03:19   fouadbajwa      i have chm version
03:19   jsgotangco      fouadbajwa: please OT
03:19   jono    right can I make a few points about loco's first?
03:19   amachu  fouadbajwa: the desktop guide?
03:19   gnomefreak      fouadbajwa: i think thats a bit offtopic for this meeting
03:19   fouadbajwa      okay
03:19   elmo    jono: sure
03:20   jono    I have restructured how LoCos get approved a little - they still need to go before the CC, but I have written https://wiki.ubuntu.com/LoCoGettingApproved and ask them to make an approval wiki page
03:20   jono    this gives CC members and others a good way of looking at an application
03:20   jono    if the CC are ok with it, I would like to make this a requirement to be approved
03:21   jono    it makes the process quicker and clearer
03:21   jono    LoCo teams can liase with me to get their approval pages written and up to scratch
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03:21   jono    when they are done, we can present them at a CC meeting such as this and make a decent decision - I will then move teams to the approved status if required
03:22   jono    thats it really :)
03:22   jono    just so everyone was clear on what I have been doing :)
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03:22   jono    ok, so lets look at each team
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03:23   jono    should we do Bangledeshi team then :)
03:23   jono    did youy guys want to say a few things to support your application?
03:23   Ekushey jono: like what?
03:24   Kamion  jono: I am entirely OK with that procedure. Also worth noting that we like to see that the team is broadly secure in its structure (i.e. no major conflicts over leadership, etc.)
03:24   jono    Kamion, right
03:24   Kamion  which brings us rather neatly to the Bangladeshi team ;)
03:24   jono    have their been leadership issues here?
03:25   Kamion  jono: see last meeting's log
03:25   Kamion  Ekushey: btw, yes, your mail arrived, sorry nobody replied to say that
03:25   Ekushey Kamion: there isn't any leadership or other kind of conflicts. it's just that this guys named MAK doesn't like me personally so he says all crap.
03:26   Kamion  Ekushey: perhaps I should have said alleged conflict
03:26   Ekushey Kamion: did that guy wrote to CC?
03:26   Kamion  give me a chance to check my archives here
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03:26   elmo    I can't see anything
03:27   Ekushey Kamion: so can we get our team approved? we've been waiting for a long time now.
03:27   Kamion  Ekushey: HANG ON :-)
03:27   Ekushey ok
03:28   Kamion  OK, so Ekushey's mail seems entirely reasonable to me; it appears to be a grudge that should not be relevant to the Ubuntu team
03:28   Kamion  makl10n has not mailed us to defend himself
03:29   Ekushey Kamion: i don't understand why he's after me :(
03:29   Ekushey Kamion: he keeps on sending me hate mails
03:29   jono    I don't think I can comment either way as I am not familar with the conflict
03:29   jono    application looks reasonable, would be nice to see a bit more experience
03:29   Kamion  so I think at this point we should consider that conflict irrelevant
03:29   Kamion  elmo: ?
03:30   elmo    agreed
03:30   jono    sounds reasonable
03:30   jono    Ekushey, do you lead the team?
03:30   Ekushey jono: yes
03:30   jono    Ekushey, the IRC channel seems very empty
03:31   Ekushey jono: irc isn't very popular in bangladesh
03:31   jono    right
03:31   jono    the list also seem fairly quiet
03:31   Ekushey jono: i've mailed and asked ppl to join the irc channel but appearently they don't like it much
03:31   jono    I think I would recommend building up the groups communication channels
03:32   jono    Ekushey, sure, but I think it would be wise to encourage discussion on the mailing list
03:32   jono    I would see an approved team having a certain amount of information flow going on
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03:32   Ekushey jono: we've started doing monthly meetings, and i'm sure it'll help
03:32   jono    the work you are doing Ekushey looks great, I just think it maybe needs a touch more to get things rolling
03:32   jono    Ekushey, excellent :)
03:33   Ekushey jono: we had our first meeting yesterday, 13 joined
03:33   jono    Ekushey, fantastic, that is the kind of stuff to get things moving
03:33   Ekushey jono: i'm trying
03:33   Ekushey jono: i'm trying my best
03:33   jono    I would recommend you keep doing these things to build up the communication and defer approval for a little while
03:33   Ekushey jono: oh ok.
03:34   jono    not sure what the CC think though
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03:34   jono    Ekushey, I don't want to dishearten you, but I think you are 80% there and just need to get the communication flowing on your mailing list
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03:35   Ekushey jono: 56 signed up on the list, but they don't reply my posts
03:35   Ekushey jono: i got your point
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03:35   Kamion  I think if they're on the right direction, rather than having to go through another round of meetings, maybe we should just monitor for a while and only bring them back if there seems to be a problem
03:35   jono    Ekushey, well we can have a chat about how to get things rolling
03:35   Kamion  does that sound reasonable?
03:36   jono    Kamion, you mean approve with a probationary period sort of thing?
03:36   jono    I am happy to keep an eye on what they are doing an approve it then if needed
03:36   Kamion  yeah, I'm kind of thinking out loud
03:37   jono    so if the CC are happy with the structure of the group (which seems sound) - I can then finally approve when the comunication is up and running
03:38   Kamion  I'm provisionally OK, pending comment from elmo/sabdfl
03:38   jono    ok
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03:38   Ekushey so we'll have to wait longer, right?
03:38   elmo    works fo rme
03:39   jono    Ekushey, approval is not the end game, getting an active LoCo is
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03:39   jono    Ekushey, we are saying that you are provisionally approved - you just need to get more communication going and then I will finally approve it :)
03:39   Ekushey jono: alright i understand, thanks
03:40   jono    Ekushey, :)
03:40   Kamion  Ekushey: aim of this exercise is that you won't have to sit through another CC meeting as long as you're still basically on the right lines :)
03:40   jono    exactamundo
03:40   Ekushey thanks Kamion
03:40   Ekushey thanks to elmo too
03:40   jono    are we going to wait for sabdfl's views for when he gets back?
03:41   Kamion  he can fill us in later
03:41   jono    ok
03:41   jono    so, Belgian team
03:41   looksaus        ok...
03:42   jono    the application looks excellent
03:42   JanC    here  :)
03:42   Swaps   here
03:42   looksaus        have a look at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/BelgianTeamApprovalApplication
03:42   jono    how is leadership in the team folks?
03:43   looksaus        officially, at the beginning, there was Lionel "ploum" Dricot
03:43   looksaus        he got quite a few ubuntu-minded people together in february 2006
03:44   JanC    (during FOSDEM)
03:44   looksaus        at FOSDEM, a free and open source developer meeting
03:44   looksaus        he seemed to have little spare time and things
03:44   jono    right
03:45   JanC    so now looksaus is pulling us forward  :)
03:45   looksaus        so in may, I brought people together for preparing press attention for the Dapper release and things
03:45   looksaus        Lionel seems to like that
03:45   looksaus        for the little we've still heard of him
03:45   jono    so it sounds like a happy relationship
03:45   looksaus        yes
03:45   jono    well its a +1 for me
03:46   jono    you guys some to be doing a rocking job
03:46   looksaus        heh, thx...
03:47   Kamion  the Belgian team has been around for a long time, and I've never heard any complaints
03:47   Kamion  the support points map is a neat idea and seems to have a fair bit of participation; great
03:47   MagicFab        looksaus, what is the licence of the maps / support app ?
03:47   looksaus        free software, of course, with an invitation for other teams to join in on the development
03:48   looksaus        https://launchpad.net/people/mapdevs/+branch/support.points.map/dev
03:48   MagicFab        looksaus, it would be nice to make that clear either on lp or the site (or both)
03:48   jono    could I encourage the belgian team to write about the support points map on loco-contacts so other groups can set up a similar thing
03:48   looksaus        jono, have done so already
03:48   JanC    of course
03:48   looksaus        :)
03:48   jono    oh cool :)
03:48   looksaus        you were on holiday
03:48   jono    is there a HOWTO of how to do it?
03:49   looksaus        the code behind the running thing is really simple, but a bit messy
03:49   Kamion  worth getting somebody to package it, maybe
03:49   jono    ok, we can discuss this later :)
03:49   JanC    currently there is the old, currently running code and the new version which is not ready yet
03:49   jono    elmo, thoughts on the belgian approval?
03:49   looksaus        what's there on new code is very clean, with clear use cases behind it
03:50   looksaus        it's almost ready for general use in other locoteams
03:51   MagicFab        looksaus, that URL doesn't offer a package, nor the licence in a clear way, would love to see that (for use in 2 locoteams I help with)
03:51   looksaus        ah, maybe a bit special about our locoteam is that we would like to have JanC
03:51   looksaus        as our main locoteams contact
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03:51   elmo    jono: looks fine to me
03:51   looksaus        so no me
03:51   elmo    sorry, was afk
03:51   jono    can we do the pakistani team now as fouadbajwa must leave for prayers in 20 mins
03:51   looksaus        so not me...
03:51   fouadbajwa      hi again
03:52   jono    ok we will wait for sabdfl's views until he returns
03:52   Kamion  looksaus: shouldn't be a problem
03:52   fouadbajwa      sure
03:52   looksaus        k, thx
03:52   elmo    jono: I think we can assume loco teams are ok with the 3 of us
03:52   Kamion  looksaus: you're Mark van den Borre?
03:52   looksaus        yes
03:52   jono    ok
03:52   jono    elmo, sounds cool
03:53   jono    this approval application is astonishingly detailed
03:53   fouadbajwa      we got Ubuntu rolling with 4800 certified Ubuntu Linux users in the market endorsed by the Government of Pakistan, Government of Punjab, University of the Punjab
03:53   jsgotangco      4800 wow
03:53   fouadbajwa      215,000 Free CDs rolling in the market
03:54   fouadbajwa      and we did a visit to CD vendors
03:54   looksaus        sponsored by local government?
03:54   fouadbajwa      place boxes everywhere
03:54   fouadbajwa      yes
03:54   jsgotangco      double wow
03:54   fouadbajwa      The Govt of Pak and the Pakistan Telecommunications Authority and the Higher Education Commission are considering Ubuntu to be loaded into the government
03:54   jono    fouadbajwa, tell us about leadership
03:55   fouadbajwa      We have two leaders at the moment, since i am in Punjab in the provincial capital, the other team leader is for translation l10n Urdu
03:55   MagicFab        fouadbajwa, is there any difference between work done/endorsed by fossfp.org and the Loco Team itself ?
03:55   fouadbajwa      we are now starting 2 meetups atleast per month
03:55   fouadbajwa      from my city first
03:56   fouadbajwa      i have been able to form a consortium of companies to participate
03:56   fouadbajwa      ISVs are on our hitlist
03:56   fouadbajwa      Mark advised me to focus on ISVs when he visited us in January this year
03:56   fouadbajwa      8000 telecenters are also in pipeline
03:56   jsgotangco      does the locoteam itself = fossfp.org?
03:56   fouadbajwa      no
03:56   fouadbajwa      FOSSFP is just an enabler
03:57   fouadbajwa      a voluntary associate of Scholars, Govt people, Students, Professional users
03:57   fouadbajwa      they push anything thats FOSS
03:57   fouadbajwa      working with the United Nations
03:57   fouadbajwa      at civil society level
03:57   jono    fouadbajwa, there seems to be an awful lot of ideas, but how many get achieved?
03:57   fouadbajwa      but have heavy influence in govts and all
03:58   fouadbajwa      most of them are already achieved, not ideas, i have sent in reports
03:58   fouadbajwa      and the canonical team has met with the govt leaders and IT industry
03:58   jono    right
03:58   fouadbajwa      we are now supporting the ecosystem through making available
03:58   jono    fouadbajwa, any problems in the group?
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03:58   fouadbajwa      technical support and more participation in localization efforts
03:58   fouadbajwa      a bit
03:58   fouadbajwa      Urdu
03:58   fouadbajwa      not many people speak english
03:59   jono    any conflicts with other members?
03:59   fouadbajwa      and software piracy
03:59   fouadbajwa      there are some conflicts that get settled with communication
03:59   jono    right
03:59   fouadbajwa      and the result of a recent one has been that the member was allowed leadership so that he could experience the real issues
03:59   jono    well this looks all very good to me
03:59   fouadbajwa      its better to let them take lead
03:59   jono    I know fouadbajwa has worked very hard
03:59   fouadbajwa      and see it for themselves
04:00   jono    so its a +1 for me
04:00   fouadbajwa      i would also like to mention here
04:00   fouadbajwa      that our region is south asia
04:00   elmo    ack from me too
04:00   MagicFab        Pardon my intrusion, but I don't see anything explicitly defining a Loco team for Pakistan vs. FPSSFP.org + Canonical. See: http://www.fossfp.org/ubuntupakistan
04:00   fouadbajwa      Magic that is very old information from last year
04:01   fouadbajwa      we were then advised from Canonical and the Ubuntu community to take the team out in the public
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04:01   fouadbajwa      i will have fossfp remove that information
04:01   jono    fouadbajwa, how does FOSSWP and ubuntu-pk differ?
04:01   fouadbajwa      as it is no valid now
04:01   MagicFab        Ubuntu is about more than "just open source / free software" which would seem to go agains FOSSFP.org mission / objectives. Can that be clarified ? We have similar issues for local groups here (QC, Canada)
04:01   jsgotangco      just a question, how does fossfp and iosn south asia cooperate at the moment (i know its pretty OT)
04:01   fouadbajwa      like i said FOSSFP only housed the team for a few days during the national FOSS awareness campaign
04:01   fouadbajwa      giving us 600 computers, 600 volunteers and 22 Ubuntu trainres
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04:02   fouadbajwa      after that it was moved out of the University and has been operating independently building more community members from the open
04:02   fouadbajwa      now within the meetups from november
04:03   fouadbajwa      we will be engaging at an average 10 new members per month
04:03   fouadbajwa      and as the telecenter initiative rolls out
04:03   jsgotangco      for all its worth a lot of ubuntu advocacy has been done for sure
04:03   MagicFab        fouadbajwa, I feel it needs clarification unless today you are proposing to forma a distinct, independent group not necessarily 100% aligned with FOSSP.org
04:03   fouadbajwa      we can imagine the number of Ubuntu system admins
04:03   fouadbajwa      Magic, there is no FOSSFP any more with Ubuntu-pk
04:04   fouadbajwa      it only supported it
04:04   fouadbajwa      in terms of infrastructure and advocacy
04:04   MagicFab        fouadbajwa, that sound great! So it's only misunderstanding from outdated info.
04:04   fouadbajwa      FOSSFP is a UNCTAD partner for developing world countries
04:04   fouadbajwa      it works in all of south asia
04:04   elmo    fouadbajwa: Jane Silber has some concerns about the language on that page WRT Canonical - could you be sure to coordinate with her about getting those resolved?
04:04   fouadbajwa      i only do reports for them now
04:04   fouadbajwa      no official status
04:04   elmo    (the FOSSFP page, I mean)
04:04   fouadbajwa      yes elmo
04:05   elmo    fouadbajwa: ok, good, thanks
04:05   fouadbajwa      i am sending a note to fossfp for complete removal
04:05   MagicFab        I also think FOSSFP.org and ubuntu-pk.org badly need updating before getting any official team status.
04:05   fouadbajwa      and if there are any more issues, they will meet resolution immediately
04:05   fouadbajwa      yes Jono and Mathew are working with me
04:05   fouadbajwa      since we had no Moin Moin expertise
04:05   fouadbajwa      we have ported to drupal
04:06   fouadbajwa      we are working on the drupal site now
04:06   fouadbajwa      smurf has been notified about the new dns changes
04:06   fouadbajwa      that will soon point to the new ubuntu-pk.org
04:06   MagicFab        ubuntu-pk.org has 0 content, so I guess there are plans to move things there eventually
04:06   fouadbajwa      and u will all be pleased to see Ubuntu in full bloom
04:06   fouadbajwa      oh
04:06   fouadbajwa      if you can make host changes to your host file, i will give you the IP of the new siet
04:07   fouadbajwa      site, that should be pointed to the new settings within this week
04:07   MagicFab        fouadbajwa, no rush, just asking.
04:07   fouadbajwa      Jono can u back the detail of the ubuntu-pk.org that Mathew and i have been ccing :)
04:07   jono    yes
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04:07   fouadbajwa      no problems Magic, i am here to clarify anything
04:07   jono    there has been some discussion about setting up the site
04:08   fouadbajwa      the theme has been contributed from Ubuntu Chicago
04:08   fouadbajwa      wiki has been loaded by the Ubuntu webmaster
04:08   jono    fouadbajwa, so all of the experience and roadmap on the application is part of ubuntu-pk?
04:08   jsgotangco      heh the universal ubuntu drupal theme heh
04:08   fouadbajwa      yes, no more fossfp :)
04:08   fouadbajwa      yeah great work Chicago
04:08   fouadbajwa      !
04:08   fouadbajwa      fabulous
04:09   fouadbajwa      and more teams have also shared there themes, there should be a wiki ;page on ubuntu with all these themes
04:09   jono    fouadbajwa, ok if you can state for the record that this is all part of ubuntu-pk, then this is fine with me
04:09   elmo    Kamion: what do you think?
04:09   fouadbajwa      yes this is all Ubuntu-pk
04:09   jsgotangco      fouadbajwa: it just so happened that we were on the same server so we shared the theme from the beginning
04:09   MagicFab        I am just worried that you're putting all the weight of FOSSFP in your application and it's not clear how bot relate(d). But if there's been other comm. I miseed, I can see how it's evolved.
04:10   fouadbajwa      they were just supporting Magic nothing else
04:10   fouadbajwa      they are a consortium of a large number of FOSS activists and researchers
04:10   fouadbajwa      and just contributing local Ubuntu CDs
04:10   fouadbajwa      and software mirrors
04:11   fouadbajwa      you can check within one week, no information on Ubuntu association will be there
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04:13   Kamion  elmo: happy to go with jono here, if the FOSSFP confusion is sorted out
04:13   Kamion  and ubuntu-pk.org is fixed
04:13   MagicFab        I don't say everything ubuntu should disappear from their servers/site, quite the tcontrary. Just that the relationship between both is not clear to any new potential loco members.
04:13   fouadbajwa      will be sorted out within these 7 days,
04:14   jono    ok, lets wait for it to be fixed and then I will approve
04:14   fouadbajwa      mailing list and ubuntu pages have been requested for removal
04:14   fouadbajwa      could this approval then be just based on email notification and show of cause through www.fossfp.org?
04:14   gnomefreak      just a reminder next meeting is in 45 minutes.
04:16   jono    fouadbajwa,I think the general opinion is that we wan to see the changeover happen first and then there will approval
04:17   fouadbajwa      thats what i mean, when i get there email that they have resolved the issue, i will notify you through email
04:17   fouadbajwa      and you can check there website so forth
04:18   jono    sure
04:18   jono    sounds good
04:18   jono    if all is resolved, we can then approve
04:18   jono    if the CC are happy with this, I am :)
04:18   elmo    fine by me
04:18   fouadbajwa      sure okay :) sent out them the email request :)
04:18   elmo    ok, so shall we move then?
04:19   elmo    member candidates...
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04:19   elmo    JohanLundmark sebastean (September 23) - here?
04:19   fouadbajwa      okay guys thanks and bye, i have to leave for prayers
04:20   jono    thanks fouadbajwa
04:20   elmo    Andrew Hodgkinson (September 26) - here?
04:21   elmo    Michael Bienia geser (October 11) - here?
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04:21   lophyte go geser :)
04:21   elmo    geser: go ahead with your intro?
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04:22   geser   sure
04:22   geser   wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MichaelBienia
04:22   geser   LP: https://launchpad.net/people/geser
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04:22   geser   My name is Michael Bienia. I'm 26 years old and live in Dortmund, Germany.
04:22   geser   I'm using Ubuntu since the development cycle of breezy but only started in august 2006 to also contribute to Ubuntu.
04:22   geser   Since than I was fixing packages with unmet deps and doing sync and merges for packages in universe. crimsun sponsored my uploads and also reviewed my sync requests.
04:22   geser   Currently I'm also mentoring/advising lophyte on MOTU work
04:23   geser   questions?
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04:23   elmo    any MOTUs want to comment/cheerlead for geser?
04:24   lophyte I'm not a MOTU, but I can say that geser has done an awesome job helping me out with getting into MOTU work
04:24   lophyte he's been very helpful in bringing me up to date on the swing of things, so to speak
04:24   MagicFab        geser, I don't see that you have signe the code of conduct in LP ?
04:24   elmo    Hobbsee: how were the uploads?
04:25   elmo    magicfab: Ubuntero:  Yes  <-- means he has
04:26   Hobbsee elmo: mostly good.  there were a few errors, but most were fine.  geser's quick to fix any of them though
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04:26   elmo    ok, well, I'm pretty happy, there's a lot of packages here in a realtively short period of time
04:27   elmo    Kamion/jono: what do you think?
04:27   Hobbsee between him and fujitsu...they keep us busy :P
04:27   MagicFab        elmo: there would be a "Codes of conduct" entry in his page, which I don't see.
04:27   elmo    MagicFab: *shrug* I can see it?
04:27   elmo    magicfab: https://launchpad.net/people/geser/+codesofconduct
04:28   Kamion  I've been processing a certain amount of geser's work as an ubuntu-archive member and it's seemed well-organised
04:28   Kamion  he's been contributing for a reasonable amount of time too
04:28   Kamion  I'm happy
04:29   jono    sorry was on phone, reading up
04:29   jono    I don't know geser really
04:30   MagicFab        elmo: access to that page is restricted (so no menu entry), but thanks.
04:31   Hobbsee jono: i would suspect that's because you havent really been in the same circles.
04:31   Hobbsee jono: he's active in -motu, and -bugs - and the u-u-s, of course
04:31   jono    right
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04:35   Hobbsee (where the u-u-s is the ubuntu-universe-sponsors team)
04:35   culix   my name is Mario and it is the first time for me to visit a CC, but i can say that geser is also a good supporter in #ubuntu-de, always friendly and helpful, just my 2 cents
04:36   geser   I try to help in #ubuntu-de when I can
04:36   elmo    ok, so let's move on for now
04:36   elmo    geser: you've got a +2 from kamion and I, sabdfl will be checking the logs later to give you a quorate vote
04:37   geser   thanks
04:37   elmo    PaulSchulz pschulz01 (October 16)
04:37   pschulz01       Greetings all...
04:37   pschulz01       wiki: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaulSchulz
04:37   pschulz01       37 years, live in Adelaide, South Australia, and work as a Linux
04:37   pschulz01       System Adminsitator during the day.
04:37   pschulz01       I first appeared before the CC in May, and was asked to come back with
04:37   pschulz01       some more support. Since then, I have continued my involvement with
04:37   pschulz01       Ubuntu-Au, and have contributed to the translation and bug fixing
04:37   pschulz01       efforts (patches) for edgy, as well as well as keeping an eye on some
04:37   pschulz01       things like the 'Ubuntu Books' Wiki page.
04:38   pschulz01       Member of Ubuntu-Au, BugSquad and English Translation teams
04:38   pschulz01       Do I have any supported still here? (Just past midnight local time.)
04:38   elkbuntu        of course you do :)
04:38   elkbuntu        I cant speak highly enough of paul, he's an active and motivating member of ubuntu-au
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04:38   bimberi pschulz01 is an AustralianTeam stalwart and the initiator/carrier-through-er of many of its best initiatives - two being hassling local notebook suppliers to ship Ubuntu and getting computer shops to distribute Ubuntu CDs. With Paul it's not just "we should do this", it's "here's how I did it - and how you can too".
04:39   yama    I'm not a member (yet), but I've found pschulz01 to be quite helpful on IRC
04:40   elmo    pschulz01: ISTRecognise your name - have you applied before?
04:40   gnomefreak      elmo: he did in may and he was told to come back
04:40   elkbuntu        most of the cheersquad has gone to sleep i believe, but there were many other people who wanted to be here for paul.
04:40   siccness        :)
04:40   pschulz01       elmo: wiki: MeetingLogs/CC 2006-05-30
04:41   elmo    I can believe anyone fell asleep during a CC meeting?  it's so dynamic and fast paced
04:41   jsgotangco      well its the unholy hour for people in +1-
04:41   jsgotangco      +10
04:41   elkbuntu        it is 00:41 here
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04:42   elmo    jsgotangco: yeah, I was being sarcastic, don't mind me
04:43   pschulz01       I plan to continue my work with the Ubuntu-AU team.. Australia needs an alternative. I'm continutally amazed at the results that other teams are getting.. (Belgium, Pakistan for example :-)
04:43   elkbuntu        i believe paul has also done alot of work gettting ubuntu into his local community, especially with software freedom day last month
04:43   Hobbsee elmo: *g*.  Someone should write a spec on it active participation in meetings by the respective quorums :P
04:44   pschulz01       Any questions?
04:45   elmo    any bugswaud people able to vouch for pschulz01?
04:45   elmo    squad too
04:45   gnomefreak      he has done alot of triaging since may/juneish
04:46   gnomefreak      im happy with the work he has done :)
04:49   elmo    ok, well, I'm happy based on vouching from team-au and the bugsqaud team and the fact that he had the persistence to come back ;-
04:49   elmo    )
04:49   Kamion  I'm fine with pschulz01 for the -au-based advocacy if nothing else
04:49   elkbuntu        yeah.. persistant.. he's definatly that :)
04:50   elmo    jono: any comments?
04:50   Kamion  can I fill in my comments on the other two applicants afterwards? I *have* to get to the post office before closing time and there are a number of things I need to do there
04:50   jono    sounds good to me :)
04:51   jono    I have good things about pschulz01
04:51   elmo    Kamion: sure
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04:51   looksaus        yama, your turn :)
04:51   jono    also we need to start the loco meet soon
04:51   Hobbsee Kamion: bang down the door after hours instead :P
04:51   elmo    jono: define soon?
04:51   elmo    pschulz01: ok, you've got +2, once you get +1 from sabdfl or mako later, it'll become official
04:51   yama    thanks looksaus
04:51   jono    well its due to start in 8mins
04:52   elkbuntu        jono, yes.. we do.. in 8 minutes according to my time :-/
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04:52   jono    night pschulz01 :)
04:52   siccness        Night mate!
04:52   elkbuntu        night paul :)
04:52   yama    cya paul
04:53   looksaus        yama, ?
04:53   jono    should we defer the remaining members till the next meet or just overrun?
04:54   jono    I understand people have stuck around for these members
04:54   yama    I'd like to have a go, if possible
04:54   jono    ok
04:54   yama    thanks
04:54   yama    Firstly, https://wiki.ubuntu.com/SridharDhanapalan
04:54   yama    and https://launchpad.net/people/lordyama
04:54   gnomefreak      jono: weve overrun an hour already and we have another meeting in like 6 minutes :)
04:55   jono    gnomefreak, I know :)
04:55   yama    (Sorry if I sound like I'm rushing. I've stayed up for this. It's almost 1am here in Sydney)
04:55   jono    we could always start the loco meeting in another chan
04:56   elkbuntu        Yama's active in the ubuntu-au community
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04:56   bimberi Huge \o/ from me for yama's efforts to coordinate "Queen's English" (ie. en-GB derived) translation. en-GB is >95% complete for Dapper and would be nowhere near that without his efforts to gather resources and bring the different translation groups together. It has been a determined effort over a number of months and achieved with a minimum of angst amongst some very pedantic people. A sustained and significant contribution (imo
04:56   bimberi :-) ).
04:56   elkbuntu        I can assure the CC that TheMuso intended to support him, but it seems that we lost him
04:56   elkbuntu        <TheMuso> Ok. I have a statement about Yama ready. :) <-- i never saw the statement though
04:57   Hobbsee TheMuso went to bed hours ago
04:57   elkbuntu        Hobbsee, i figured so
04:57   yama    yes, he couldn't stay up
04:57   yama    I'm an active member of ubuntu-au.
04:58   yama    I spend most of my time doing translations for en_GB, because it forms the root of many derivatives like en_AU, en_NZ and so on
04:58   elmo    erm, stupid question, but what do translations for en_GB involve?
04:58   elmo    changing color to colour?
04:59   Hobbsee elmo: i believe so
04:59   yama    much more than that, actually
04:59   yama    there are more subtle things like punctuation differences
04:59   gnomefreak      lol
04:59   yama    and we needed to settle on some different terminologies, which has required co-ordination with upstream en_GB groups
05:00   bimberi https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EnglishTranslation
05:00   yama    I wrote https://wiki.ubuntu.com/EnglishTranslation to guide our efforts
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05:00   bimberi :)
05:00   yama    yep, thanks bimberi :)
05:01   yama    I have turned the en_GB group into an International English one
05:01   yama    it is mostly en_GB, but we take derivatives into consideration when picking words/terms to use
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05:02   yama    there is a lot of work 'herding cats', so to speak
05:02   jono    ok
05:02   jono    any other comments from people?
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05:03   elmo    looks ok to me
05:04   jono    fine to me
05:04   jono    Kamion, and sabdfl_afk are waiting till later right?
05:04   elmo    tho, and no disrespect intended, I'm surprised people find translating to en_GB... worth the effort it must involved?
05:04   elmo    s/d?/?/
05:04   yama    language is an important part of culture
05:04   elmo    esp. since AFAIK rosetta can't do "this string doesn't need translated"
05:04   elmo    jono: right
05:05   jono    ok one more to do right?
05:05   elmo    so shall we move on, and defer the remaining person till next week?  the
05:05   looksaus        me...
05:05   looksaus        https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarkVanDenBorre
05:05   elmo    so shall we move on, and defer the remaining person till next meeting - they only applied today anyway
05:05   yama    elmo: we have a wonderful greasemonkey script to help us
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05:05   jono    right
05:05   jono    thanks folks :)
05:05   Hobbsee impressive.  another 3 hour meeting.
05:05   elmo    looksaus: would you mind waiting?  sorry, it's just been a very long meeting
05:05   looksaus        sure...
05:05   looksaus        or should I paste here for the logs
05:05   looksaus        ?
05:06   yama    thanks for your time, everyone
05:06   jono    looksaus, could you make a wiki page
05:06   jono    we need to start the loco meeting really
05:06   looksaus        I already did, just pasted it
05:06   jono    ahhh thats cool then :)
05:06   looksaus        https://wiki.ubuntu.com/MarkVanDenBorre
05:06   nixternal       i think the CC needs to take the first 5 applicants at each meeting
05:06   jono    nixternal, agreed, these meetings are too long

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