2013/11/15 David Yentzen <dbyent...@gmail.com>: > > > > On Fri, Nov 15, 2013 at 10:43 AM, Ali Linx (amjjawad) <amjja...@gmail.com> > wrote: >> >> Dear Lubuntu Community, >> >> Kindly have a read at this Blueprint/Proposal: >> >> >> https://blueprints.launchpad.net/lubuntu-brainstorming/+spec/lubuntu-community-council >> >> And, if you are using a Cell Phone or any device and for whatever reason >> can't access the link, here is the text: >> >> -------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Lubuntu Community Council is my proposal/idea to clean the current mess in >> Lubuntu Community and solve the pending issues that the community is facing >> in order to move forward to build a healthy community and a rock solid >> system for old machines with LTS. >> >> ------------------------------ >> Given Information: >> ------------------------------ >> 1- Lubuntu Community Has NO Actual Leader Starting from 15-May-2012 - >> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/lubuntu-users/2012-May/001516.html >> >> 2- Lubuntu Community and Sub-Teams are a real mess. Lubuntu Communications >> Sub-Team and Lubuntu QA Team are both without 'Active' Team Leaders. The >> whole team needs a clean up, reorganize and re-assessment. >> >> 3- The Activities of the Community has dropped due to lack of >> communications and some core old members of the team has left/quit/resigned >> and the rest are inactive and only very few are still active but that is not >> enough. >> >> 4- Lubuntu 13.10 was a bit of disappointment for as per users and members >> feedback and some nasty bugs. >> >> ----------------- >> Roadmap: >> ----------------- >> A- Not only one person must lead Lubuntu but instead of that, a Community >> Council consists of many members - the idea inspired by: >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/CommunityCouncil >> >> B- LCC (Lubuntu Community Council) elect one member to lead this Community >> Council at the very beginning of each release cycle and this election will >> take place every 6 months. Members of LCC will elect their leaders. >> >> C- This is a NON-Technical Board or Council. >> >> D- This Council is in charge of: >> 1- Lubuntu Guards and Keepers - make sure everything goes as smooth as >> possible and make sure Ubuntu Code of Conducts applies and everyone respects >> the other. >> 2- Make sure to build a healthy community based on Team Work, Sharing and >> Motivation. >> 3- No Dictatorship: No one will lead the whole community but instead a >> group of people will do that. >> 4- Any Lubuntu Member can be a member of this Community Council. >> 5- Team Leaders of Lubuntu Sub-Teams are members of this Council. >> >> E- Requirements: >> 1- Must be Active Lubuntu Member at least for 6 months Minimum. >> 2- Members must have proven record of some Lubuntu Community Experience >> (NON-Technical) and members with minimum one year with Lubuntu Community are >> preferred. >> 3- Technical People can join but the above points (#1 and #2) must apply. >> 4- Must sign Ubuntu Code of Conducts. >> 5- Must have a Wiki Page. >> 6- Must have proven record of team work. >> 7- Friendly and nice. >> 8- Must communicate. >> 9- Must leave a note if he/she is busy or will be away. >> 10- Before stepping down, must give a notice >> >> F- Decision Making: >> Lubuntu Community Council is in charge of decision making and the future >> of Lubuntu is between the hands of this council. HOWEVER, NO decision to be >> made UNLESS the whole community (members+users) must be aware of that - to >> send an email to the mailing list. Some decisions can be made by this >> council if and only if it is a derision that requires a high skill of >> Community Experience + Technical Experience which other users may not meet >> this requirement. But all in all, each and every decision will be made >> publicly. >> >> G- Meeting: >> Lubuntu Community Council must have at least one meeting per month. Even >> better, one meeting every two weeks if possible. After the meeting, the log >> must be shared with everyone belong to Lubuntu Community + must be published >> on Lubuntu Social Media >> >> H- Launchpad: >> This Council must have a Launchpad Team + a Mailing List. The >> owner/creator of that team on Launchpad is NOT necessarily the leader of >> this Council. He/She could be anyone who would like to help to set up this >> area. >> >> I- This proposal idea will be on this blueprint. Lubuntu Brainstorming >> Team will be assigned to this proposal. Team Leader of Lubuntu Brainstorming >> Team must send an email to both Lubuntu Brainstorming Team + The General >> Mailing List. >> >> J- Discussion will be made here and if most of the active members of >> Lubuntu Community Agree, this idea will be implemented immediately. >> >> K- Lubuntu Community Members can propose some changes on the above but >> must communicate first with Lubuntu Brainstorming Team before doing >> anything. Or simply, just add your comment to the whiteboard. >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Thank you! >> >> amjjawad >> Lubuntu Brainstorming Team Leader >> https://wiki.ubuntu.com/amjjawad >> >> -- >> Remember: "All of us are smarter than any one of us." >> Best Regards, >> amjjawad >> Areas of Involvement >> My Projects >> >> -- >> Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-brainstorming >> Post to : lubuntu-brainstorm...@lists.launchpad.net >> Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-brainstorming >> More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > > Dear Lubuntu Community, > +1 This is an excellent idea. Lubuntu, in the long term, is better off > being led by a rotating group of active members of the community. This > ensures the workload and tasks of the community are shared among members and > avoids individual member burnout or overburden. > If this is not done and Lubuntu continues in its current direction, I do not > hold high hopes for it long-term. Every organization, at some point in its > early development, makes the transition from a small size to a larger more > complex size. How successfully this is done determines, in a large way, the > long-term success of the organization. The community council model is the > best way to ensure Lubuntu's continued existence because it more fairly > distributes the tasks and no one person becomes overburdened. > Let's move forward. > > Best Regards, > David Yentzen > https://launchpad.net/~dbyentzen > > -- > Lubuntu-users mailing list > lubuntu-us...@lists.ubuntu.com > Modify settings or unsubscribe at: > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/lubuntu-users > I agree Ali,
this could be a good way to back on track, and Lubuntu really needs that now. LTS is not so far as we can think and without a good reorganization we will fail. The problem is, who could be a member of the new council? Not me, as you know Ali I can't assume control on any Team now, nor help constantly. My real life (and my new business incoming) first. Beside that I travel A LOT, so would be difficult to properly follow a project. Mmmmm.... Curiously I'm still here working for testing/QA. :) F. -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
