Understanding the definitions and expectations of our membership processes

[Benjamin Drung]

Am Dienstag, den 26.07.2011, 15:53 -0500 schrieb Dustin Kirkland:
>  - The pressing need for some standards for what counts as "enough".
> I've long been frustrated with the fuzzy, moving targets we have for
> membership and privileges in Ubuntu, and I think we are long, long
> overdue for some better published standards.  I'm not suggesting tick
> boxes, but better guidelines for how much/long is enough.  This would
> be a refreshing change to a process that makes me shudder every time I
> hear a friend or colleague is up for vote :-(  I immediately offer
> condolences to them, as I know the pain they're about to feel, like
> some college fraternity pledge about to get hazed for silly,
> traditional reasons.  Honestly, I'm so, so, *so* proud of what we
> accomplish in the project that is Ubuntu, but I'm really quite
> embarrassed by our membership/privilege according processes.  I'm
> having a harder time encouraging any mature, professional developer in
> good faith to embark on the roller coaster that is Ubuntu membership
> or upload privileges.

I totally agree that we need better guidelines for what we expect. The
applicants should know what we expect from them. They shouldn't fear the
application. We don't bite and we don't decline application, we only may
defer them.

-- 
Benjamin Drung
Debian & Ubuntu Developer
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