Thank you for the update Best regards/Nio On 2013-11-13 08:40, Ali Linx (amjjawad) wrote: > Hello everyone (it is good morning here) :) > > I am going to share with you all the information I have gotten for the > last 24hours so that you guys remain updated in case I will fade away > for whatever reason :P > No seriously, I must share this with you all :) > > I am sending this to Team Leaders of Lubuntu + two very active members > (Lars and Nio) and CC'ing two sub-teams (Comms and Brainstorming) > because these are the people who are or should be involved, at least IMHO :) > > 1- This is an email from a long time Lubuntu User/Member and he knows Mario > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 4:47 PM > Subject: Re: http://lubuntu.net > To: "Ali Linx (amjjawad)" <amjja...@gmail.com <mailto:amjja...@gmail.com>> > > > Hi Ali, > > I saw his Gmail many times so I know how he filters his mails. I know > you have already included him in recipient lists however if your mail > matches his Lubuntu's label filter he can skip your mail from his inbox. > This is why he doesn't get bothered by Lubuntu mailing list mails for > years, as you have already seen. > > Just another note, he is the owner of lubuntu.net <http://lubuntu.net> > domain, it will expire in next January, if he is not interested in or > forgets to extend the domain, we will lost it. So if he contacts you, > make sure you deal with him not only about the website or accessing > acounts but also about the domain. > > I hope everything will be fine soon. > > Regards, > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > 2- I have sent this email to CC (Community Council) - that was Howard's > suggestion : > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com <mailto:amjja...@gmail.com>> > Date: Tue, Nov 12, 2013 at 1:51 PM > Subject: Lubuntu Website > To: community-coun...@lists.ubuntu.com > <mailto:community-coun...@lists.ubuntu.com> > > > Dear Community Council, > > My name is Ali - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad - and I have many > roles with Lubuntu, Ubuntu GNOME and Ubuntu Quality. When it comes to > Lubuntu - https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Lubuntu-Team - I am currently > the Team Leader of Lubuntu Brainstorming Team and active member of other > Sub-Teams within Lubuntu. > > For two years now or maybe more, we have unresolved issue that despite > the fact we have tried so many times to solve the issue in a very nice, > polite and civil approaches, we have failed and we have reached to no > where (dead end). > > http://www.lubuntu.net/ > > Simply, Lubuntu Team has no control over its own website. We have no > idea who has access to the website as of today. Previously, "Mario > Behling" was in charge but for one year and a half, no one heard a > single word from him. We have sent so many emails to the main mailing > list of Lubuntu but no one has replied yet: > > https://blueprints.launchpad.net/lubuntu-brainstorming/+spec/lubuntu-website > > And above, is a blueprint so the whole Lubuntu Community can work > together to solve this issue but lack of manpower and activities, made > the progress so slow. However, Howard Chan (smartboyhw) has suggested to > approach you and send you an email hence this message/email. > > I do understand, for sure, that this is an internal issue that Lubuntu > Team must solve and fix. But, I am afraid the team couldn't do it. Sad > but true. > > I have so many tasks with Ubuntu GNOME Team - > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/UbuntuGNOME-Team - and no much of time > but I do love Lubuntu a lot and I couldn't remain silent so I am trying > to do something. > > Kindly advise, what can we do? you know that any project/team in the > world needs a Website. The website has some mistakes and missing > information. We are simply wasting lots of time and ended banging our > head against the wall if we just want a simple edit and it is either > done after so many tries or not done. Odd enough, there is someone with > access who sometimes read the emails but he/she is totally silent and > work in the shade. NO one knows who has access and who can do some edits. > > When I joined Ubuntu GNOME and Peppermint, I have had access to the > Websites form day one. I don't want to have access over Lubuntu Website, > I want Lubuntu Communications Team to have it - > https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-comms > <https://launchpad.net/%7Elubuntu-comms> - and not the whole team, at > least one or two active members. > > Sorry to disturb you but we are in bad need to your help. This is our > last hope! > > Thank you so much :) > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 3- After all the above and before I sleep, I logged in to IRC and I have > this information: > > * Beside Mario, Julien has access to the website. This is as of today. > Before, other people used to have access but not anymore so those > who can do any kind of update, etc are: Mario and Julien ONLY - AFAIK. > * Julien is not replying his emails because he is very busy in Real > Life. And, it seems that he is busy to the point that he can't read > or reply his emails. > * NOT sure but it seems either Julien (most likely) or Mario who did > the last change on the website after we send lots of emails. I have > seen Nio's email this morning and it seems the information is wrong > yet again. Of course, there are other mistakes on the website like > the wrong Twitter account and the slide show is telling the world > that Lubuntu is shipped with Chromium by default while we do know > starting from 13.10, Lubuntu is shipped with Firefox. > * Most likely, our efforts are going to no where. Some good friends > think whatever we are doing is useless and we will never have access > to the website because that is the way it is for the moment. > However, I personally will never give up unless I will be asked to > shut my mouth and most likely, I won't listen :P > * I have talked to someone who works with Canonical but he has no idea > what else we could try more. > * There are many on IRC last night who offered their help to make > Lubuntu Website much better than the current one but of course, that > can only be done after we solve the unsolved issue for 2 years or > more now. > * Because Lubuntu is an official flavour, Canonical has something to > do with the website. Not sure what exactly that is but for example, > I can not change the theme of Ubuntu GNOME website unless I submit a > request to Canonical to do that. So, I guess same applies for > Lubuntu Website. > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > 4- History of Lubuntu Website: > https://lists.launchpad.net/lubuntu-comms/msg00845.html > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > Okay, so this is all what I know regarding the website. Now, you are > aware. I hope I am not alone in this :) > > > Finally, there is a suggestion that some of us have already agreed to it > and we are waiting for Rafael's approval: > https://lists.launchpad.net/lubuntu-comms/msg00889.html > > I just updated the blueprint. > > > Rafael is busy. He didn't tell me but I know that because he is not > replying. I have worked with him for 2 years and if he is about, he will > reply right away. > > > Thank you so much! > > -- > Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." > Best Regards, > amjjawad <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad> > Areas of Involvement <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/AreasOfInvolvement> > My Projects <https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad/Projects>
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