HI Steve, 'Loco' stands for Local community. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loco_team
Cheers. On Mar 8, 9:10 am, "Steve Pagratis" <ste...@wifi-tech.com> wrote: > what is a LoCo ? > > steve > > -----Original Message----- > From: ubuntu-au-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com > > [mailto:ubuntu-au-boun...@lists.ubuntu.com] On Behalf Of > ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > Sent: Monday, 8 March 2010 9:31 > To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > Subject: ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 49, Issue 8 > > Send ubuntu-au mailing list submissions to > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > ubuntu-au-requ...@lists.ubuntu.com > > You can reach the person managing the list at > ubuntu-au-ow...@lists.ubuntu.com > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of ubuntu-au digest..." > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU (Matthew Rossi) > 2. Can this 3 mobile be installed on Ubuntu 9.10 (Narayan Murthy) > 3. elections (peter baker) > 4. Re: Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU (AndrewG) > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 00:20:44 +1100 > From: Matthew Rossi <m...@pcpodcast.org> > Subject: Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU > To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: > <f72040fb1003070520icf967bybae47dd5e7529...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hello, > > In light of the recent discussions regarding the future of our LoCo, I > thought that I would pitch in my own idea for how we can govern the LoCo. > Over the last few years, it has become obvious that the unstructured way > that our LoCo operates isn't working too well. From the surface, it doesn't > appear that a lot is being done, and those who are actually volunteering are > flying under the radar. As a LoCo I believe we should become more organised > and structured in our approach, so I am proposing a small committee system > to be formed within the LoCo to essentially run the show and direct the LoCo > as a whole towards achieving the stated goals of the group. > > The following is a basic outline of the structure of my committee proposal. > There are references to a charter, which would be formed by the committee > itself if established: > > Personnel: > > *Chairperson (Virtually a Ceremonial Role)* > > Responsibilities > > - > - to act as an independent adjudicator of all elections and votes held > within the committee itself and the broader LoCo community as per the > rules > of the charter > - to give assent to the results of votes and elections as stipulated > above, and to change the charter where the committee has approved an > amendment via a vote > - to ensure that all rules as set in the charter are enforced within the > organisation > - to set the time, place, agenda, chair and provide logs/recordings (via > the mailing list and wiki) of all meetings in consultation with the > committee > - to represent the Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the > organisation and the Ubuntu distribution where necessary. > - to serve as a mailing list (or IRC if necessary) moderator > > If this proposal is implemented, I request that for the first term that I > take the role of chairperson without an election to ensure that this system > is implemented smoothly. > > *President (Team Contact)* > * > * > Responsibilities > > - to serve and fulfil the role of Team Contact for the Ubuntu-AU LoCo in > its present form > - to organise promotional events, exhibition stalls, CD distribution etc. > - to represent the Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the > organisation and the Ubuntu distribution where necessary amongst the > public > - to liaise with the broader Ubuntu-AU community to gain access to > volunteers for events and to reflect the views of the broader community. > - to attend and actively contribute to all meetings organised by the > chairperson > - to serve as a mailing list (or IRC if necessary) moderator > > *Vice-President (Treasurer)* > * > * > Responsibilities > > - to assist the President in the previously mentioned roles > - to represent the Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the > organisation and the Ubuntu distribution where necessary amongst the > public > - to liaise with the broader Ubuntu-AU community to gain access to > volunteers for events and to reflect the views of the broader community. > - to regularly maintain a database for tracking membership within the > Ubuntu-AU LoCo and it's committee > - to track the receipt and allocation of funds and other materials within > the LoCo > - to attend and actively contribute to all meetings organised by the > chairperson > - to serve as a mailing list (or IRC if necessary) moderator > > *Ordinary Committee Member* > * > * > Responsibilities > > - to support and actively contribute to the initiatives set by the whole > committee > - to attend and actively contribute to all meetings organised by the > chairperson > - to represent the Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the > organisation and the Ubuntu distribution where necessary amongst the > public > - to represent the views of the wider LoCo community during meetings > - to serve as a mailing list moderator > > Other > > - There will be around 4 - 6 Ordinary Committee Members (the exact number > to be determined) > - Preference for 2 of the positions will be given to those who reside in > a state outside of Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland; as well as a > younger member of the LoCo. If the position can not be filled by a > person > in that target area, the position will be opened to any interested party > along with the rest of the Ordinary Committee Member positions > > Election to the Committee: > > - The Chairperson officially calls and operates all elections and votes > as per the rules stated in the charter. > - Ordinary Committee Members will serve two year terms. At the end of > the two year term of the group of members elected, an election will be > held > to any member who has explicitly agreed to the Ubuntu Code of Conduct > within > the Australian LoCo. Votes can be registered by any member who is not > part > of the committee or is standing for election. After that round of > voting, > the top candidates (according to the no. of positions available) will be > elected. If there are any ties or the Chairperson deems the majority to > be > not suitable, the committee itself will elect. > - Vice President's and Presidents will serve three year terms, to be > elected by the Ordinary Committee Members. Members on the committee may > nominate themselves for the positions, and normal LoCo members may have a > committee member nominate them. > - The election rules for the Chairperson is the same as for the > Vice/President, however the Chairperson has an option to extend their > term > by 2 years without the need for an election. > - Any elected committee member may re-nominate themselves for new terms. > There is no limit on the number of terms a committee member can serve. > - An elected member may resign from their post, or be 'sacked' from their > position (if they miss a certain number of meeting w/o permission from > the > Chairperson or if they act in a manner that is against the CoC). In that > case, the Chairperson in consultation with the committee may decide to > either call upon the first runner up of the election from that member, or > can call an open election for an 'interim member' position to fill that > position until the expiration of that term as per the above guidelines. > > Meetings: > > There are two types of meetings. These include community meetings and > committee meetings. > > *Community Meetings* > * > * > > - Meetings to be held in the IRC channel once a month to be chaired by > the Chairperson > - The Chairperson will set the time of the meeting in consultation with > the LoCo members and the committee > - These meetings are open to any member within the LoCo > - Anyone can request for points to be added to the agenda, but the person > who requested the item must attend the meeting in order to explain it > otherwise that item will be skipped > - The meeting will be fully logged and the Chairperson will post the log > onto the mailing list and the Team Wiki > > *Committee Meetings* > > - Meetings that include all elected committee members. > - The Chairperson will arrange the time and venue of the meeting > - These meetings should occur somewhere between once a month, to once > every three months. > - The Chairperson, in consultation with the committee may organise > meetings to be held in a physical location to allow members of the > committee > to be able to meet outside of the internet, however this is not > compulsory > as organising such meetings can be difficult. > - The Chairperson will publish the recorded minutes of committee meetings > on the mailing list and the wiki for all LoCo members to read. > > This is a basic preamble of the model that I would suggest, and some details > haven't been worked out. I encourage anyone reading this to tell me what > you think and how you would change it. > > Regards, > Matthew Rossi > m...@pcpodcast.org > Tel: +1 253 987 6413 > Mob: +61 488 122 990 > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL:https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/attachments/20100308/b945... > tachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 06:33:49 -0800 (PST) > From: Narayan Murthy <blueeyessh...@gmail.com> > Subject: Can this 3 mobile be installed on Ubuntu 9.10 > To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: > <580c568c-ea5d-4774-a959-932d6cac8...@k18g2000prf.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Yes Subject line makes it pretty clear what I am looking for , please > advise. > > Thank You. > > Cheers, > Narayan > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:27:33 +1100 > From: peter baker <jellyw...@gmail.com> > Subject: elections > To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: > <a24e338c1003071427s5c7823ffhd5794067321ff...@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > melissa said > > While elections are typically how we used to do this back in 2006 when > > we (both the team and ubuntu in general) were much smaller, it's > > generally now expected that a meritocratic process be followed -- put > > a motion to the team participants that the role be passed to the > > particular someone who has demonstrated they can do it, as opposed to > > taking random names and choosing who is most popular at the time. > > I don't think that the leader of a community has a right to tell the > community how the position of leader is created or maintained. I believe we > should have regular elections for leader positions within the community to > ensure that the community remains vibrant/active. > > --www.peter.id.au > -------------- next part -------------- > An HTML attachment was scrubbed... > URL:https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/ubuntu-au/attachments/20100308/fb1e... > tachment-0001.htm > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sun, 7 Mar 2010 14:24:40 -0800 (PST) > From: AndrewG <gande...@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: Governance Structure Proposal for Ubuntu-AU > To: ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.com > Message-ID: > <4ef6e612-1806-4e8b-9a74-e96587f7e...@m27g2000prl.googlegroups.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Hi Mathew, > > Thanks for your thoughts as they are very detailed. > Whilst I agree with your sentiment there are a lot of practicalities in > setting up & maintaining such a structure. > > Some time back I started a Wiki page. I would suggest that everybody have > a read. > > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/AustralianTeam/WhiteBoard/BrainStorm andhttps://wiki.ubuntu.com/Roadmaps/Lucid/AustralianTeam > > Once again I like some of the ideas especially about setting up a > committee of 'STATE leaders' > > Andrew G (Brisbane) > > On Mar 7, 11:20?pm, Matthew Rossi <m...@pcpodcast.org> wrote: > > Hello, > > > In light of the recent discussions regarding the future of our LoCo, I > > thought that I would pitch in my own idea for how we can govern the LoCo. > > Over the last few years, it has become obvious that the unstructured > > way that our LoCo operates isn't working too well. ?From the surface, > > it doesn't appear that a lot is being done, and those who are actually > > volunteering are flying under the radar. ?As a LoCo I believe we > > should become more organised and structured in our approach, so I am > > proposing a small committee system to be formed within the LoCo to > > essentially run the show and direct the LoCo as a whole towards achieving > the stated goals of the group. > > > The following is a basic outline of the structure of my committee > proposal. > > ?There are references to a charter, which would be formed by the > > committee itself if established: > > > Personnel: > > > *Chairperson (Virtually a Ceremonial Role)* > > > Responsibilities > > > ? ?- > > ? ?- to act as an independent adjudicator of all elections and votes > > held ? ?within the committee itself and the broader LoCo community as > > per the rules ? ?of the charter ? ?- to give assent to the results of > > votes and elections as stipulated ? ?above, and to change the charter > > where the committee has approved an ? ?amendment via a vote ? ?- to > > ensure that all rules as set in the charter are enforced within the ? > > ?organisation ? ?- to set the time, place, agenda, chair and provide > > logs/recordings (via ? ?the mailing list and wiki) of all meetings in > > consultation with the ? ?committee ? ?- to represent the Ubuntu-AU > > LoCo as a leader and to promote the ? ?organisation and the Ubuntu > > distribution where necessary. > > ? ?- to serve as a mailing list (or IRC if necessary) moderator > > > If this proposal is implemented, I request that for the first term > > that I take the role of chairperson without an election to ensure that > > this system is implemented smoothly. > > > *President (Team Contact)* > > * > > * > > Responsibilities > > > ? ?- to serve and fulfil the role of Team Contact for the Ubuntu-AU > > LoCo in ? ?its present form ? ?- to organise promotional events, > > exhibition stalls, CD distribution etc. > > ? ?- to represent the Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the ? > > ?organisation and the Ubuntu distribution where necessary amongst the > > public ? ?- to liaise with the broader Ubuntu-AU community to gain > > access to ? ?volunteers for events and to reflect the views of the broader > community. > > ? ?- to attend and actively contribute to all meetings organised by > > the ? ?chairperson ? ?- to serve as a mailing list (or IRC if > > necessary) moderator > > > *Vice-President (Treasurer)* > > * > > * > > Responsibilities > > > ? ?- to assist the President in the previously mentioned roles ? ?- to > > represent the Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the ? > > ?organisation and the Ubuntu distribution where necessary amongst the > > public ? ?- to liaise with the broader Ubuntu-AU community to gain > > access to ? ?volunteers for events and to reflect the views of the broader > community. > > ? ?- to regularly maintain a database for tracking membership within > > the ? ?Ubuntu-AU LoCo and it's committee ? ?- to track the receipt and > > allocation of funds and other materials within ? ?the LoCo ? ?- to > > attend and actively contribute to all meetings organised by the ? > > ?chairperson ? ?- to serve as a mailing list (or IRC if necessary) > > moderator > > > *Ordinary Committee Member* > > * > > * > > Responsibilities > > > ? ?- to support and actively contribute to the initiatives set by the > > whole ? ?committee ? ?- to attend and actively contribute to all > > meetings organised by the ? ?chairperson ? ?- to represent the > > Ubuntu-AU LoCo as a leader and to promote the ? ?organisation and the > > Ubuntu distribution where necessary amongst the public ? ?- to > > represent the views of the wider LoCo community during meetings ? ?- > > to serve as a mailing list moderator > > > Other > > > ? ?- There will be around 4 - 6 Ordinary Committee Members (the exact > > number ? ?to be determined) ? ?- Preference for 2 of the positions > > will be given to those who reside in ? ?a state outside of Victoria, > > New South Wales and Queensland; as well as a ? ?younger member of the > > LoCo. ?If the position can not be filled by a person ? ?in that target > > area, the position will be opened to any interested party ? ?along > > with the rest of the Ordinary Committee Member positions > > > Election to the Committee: > > > ? ?- The Chairperson officially calls and operates all elections and > > votes ? ?as per the rules stated in the charter. > > ? ?- Ordinary Committee Members will serve two year terms. ?At the end > > of ? ?the two year term of the group of members elected, an election > > will be held ? ?to any member who has explicitly agreed to the Ubuntu > > Code of Conduct within ? ?the Australian LoCo. ?Votes can be > > registered by any member who is not part ? ?of the committee or is > > standing for election. ?After that round of voting, ? ?the top > > candidates (according to the no. of positions available) will be ? > > ?elected. ?If there are any ties or the Chairperson deems the majority to > be ? ?not suitable, the committee itself will elect. > > ? ?- Vice President's and Presidents will serve three year terms, to > > be ? ?elected by the Ordinary Committee Members. ?Members on the > > committee may ? ?nominate themselves for the positions, and normal > > LoCo members may have a ? ?committee member nominate them. > > ? ?- The election rules for the Chairperson is the same as for the ? > > ?Vice/President, however the Chairperson has an option to extend their > > term ? ?by 2 years without the need for an election. > > ? ?- Any elected committee member may re-nominate themselves for new > terms. > > ? ? There is no limit on the number of terms a committee member can serve. > > ? ?- An elected member may resign from their post, or be 'sacked' from > > their ? ?position (if they miss a certain number of meeting w/o > > permission from the ? ?Chairperson or if they act in a manner that is > > against the CoC). ?In that ? ?case, the Chairperson in consultation > > with the committee may decide to ? ?either call upon the first runner > > up of the election from that member, or ? ?can call an open election > > for an 'interim member' position to fill that ? ?position until the > expiration of that term as per the above guidelines. > > > Meetings: > > > There are two types of meetings. ?These include community meetings and > > committee meetings. > > > *Community Meetings* > > * > > * > > > ? ?- Meetings to be held in the IRC channel once a month to be chaired > > by ? ?the Chairperson ? ?- The Chairperson will set the time of the > > meeting in consultation with ? ?the LoCo members and the committee ? > > ?- These meetings are open to any member within the LoCo ? ?- Anyone > > can request for points to be added to the agenda, but the person ? > > ?who requested the item must attend the meeting in order to explain it > > ? ?otherwise that item will be skipped ? ?- The meeting will be fully > > logged and the Chairperson will post the log ? ?onto the mailing list > > and the Team Wiki > > > *Committee Meetings* > > > ? ?- Meetings that include all elected committee members. > > ? ?- The Chairperson will arrange the time and venue of the meeting ? > > ?- These meetings should occur somewhere between once a month, to once > > ? ?every three months. > > ? ?- The Chairperson, in consultation with the committee may organise > > ? ?meetings to be held in a physical location to allow members of the > > committee ? ?to be able to meet outside of the internet, however this > > is not compulsory ? ?as organising such meetings can be difficult. > > ? ?- The Chairperson will publish the recorded minutes of committee > > meetings ? ?on the mailing list and the wiki for all LoCo members to read. > > > This is a basic preamble of the model that I would suggest, and some > > details haven't been worked out. ?I encourage anyone reading this to > > tell me what you think and how you would change it. > > > Regards, > > Matthew Rossi > > m...@pcpodcast.org > > Tel: +1 253 987 6413 > > Mob: +61 488 122 990 > > > -- > > ubuntu-au mailing list > > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ub > > untu-au > > ------------------------------ > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > End of ubuntu-au Digest, Vol 49, Issue 8 > **************************************** > > -- > ubuntu-au mailing list > ubuntu...@lists.ubuntu.comhttps://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au > > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
