A New Agenda for Ubuntu CC Meetings
Yesterday, for the first time, I attended an Ubuntu Community Council meeting. The meeting was held in the #ubuntu-meeting channel on irc.freenode.net. The meeting itself was a bit of a non-event for myself; I was on the agenda to have my membership application heard, however, Mark Shuttleworth stated that membership applications would not be on the agenda. Membership applications will now be processed by one of three regional teams. More information about the new "streamline" process can be found at: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StreamlineMembershipApproval
Personally, while feeling a little disappointed at not having had my moment, I also felt somewhat relieved. I think I had adequately prepared for the meeting, however, it will be good have a reprieve to work on strengthening my application. Becoming an Ubuntu member is a personal goal of mine, but it is not the be all and end all — making new friends, acquaintances and just being involved in this fantastic community is much more important :)
Regarding the new "Streamline Membership Approval", it can only be a good thing; as part of my preparation for yesterday's meeting I read numerous logs from previous Community Council meetings. Something that I noticed, while reading these logs, was the amount of time taken up by processing membership applications. I am sure that the Community Council members have more important things to discuss in the limited time they have available. Therefore, I, for one, am glad that the membership applications have been delegated; hopefully this will provide the Community Council more time to discuss the wider issues affecting the Ubuntu Community.
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