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== Present == | == Present == | ||
;Board members: Walter Bender, James Cameron (chair), Samson Goddy, Lionel Laské, Alex Perez, and Devin Ulibarri. | ;Board members: Walter Bender, James Cameron (chair), Samson Goddy, Lionel Laské, Alex Perez, and Devin Ulibarri. (Claudia Urrea was in flight at the time.) | ||
== Visitors == | == Visitors == | ||
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* possibility of ending our relationship with the Conservancy, | * possibility of ending our relationship with the Conservancy, | ||
;AGREED MOTION 2019-13: | ;AGREED MOTION 2019-13: appoint Devin Ulibarri as Project Representative to the Software Freedom Conservancy. | ||
== Receive Report from Google Summer of Code Sugar Labs organisation administrator == | == Receive Report from Google Summer of Code Sugar Labs organisation administrator == | ||
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Lionel agreed to add his mail address to his GitHub profile. | Lionel agreed to add his mail address to his GitHub profile. | ||
We did not make a decision. | |||
== Complaints == | == Complaints == | ||
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* who we are, | * who we are, | ||
* this is an important issue, | * this is an important issue, | ||
* why people would tell Samson, | |||
* newcomers can think their ideas are wonderful, | * newcomers can think their ideas are wonderful, | ||
* careful replies are seen as condescending, | * hasty replies are seen as rude and brief, yet careful replies are seen as rude and condescending, | ||
* possibility of anonymous suggestion box, risks | * the complaint can be a criticism of the power we have in the meritocracy, (or a failure to engage in the meritocracy), | ||
* possibility of anonymous suggestion box, or survey, but this risks further trolling, and how asking questions about a problem makes a problem larger, | |||
* need to accommodate new and veteran contributors, ... let them make mistakes and learn, | * need to accommodate new and veteran contributors, ... let them make mistakes and learn, | ||
* we are all very pressured time- | * we are all very pressured time-wise, it is so boring to repeat the same advice over and over, | ||
* we might ask our Ombudsman to investigate, | * we might ask our Ombudsman to investigate, | ||
* we have a welcome to Sugar Labs checklist, (lists the skills and achievements to attain), | * we have a welcome to Sugar Labs checklist, (lists the skills and achievements to attain), | ||
* private complaints should be public so the community can react, | * private complaints should be public so the community can react, | ||
* use more empathy, | * use more empathy, | ||
* a perception of non-inclusiveness, caused by using wrong forum, code of conduct | * the assisting mentor issue; a perception of non-inclusiveness, caused by using wrong forum, a code of conduct issue. | ||
We did not make a decision. | |||
Meeting closed at around 21: | Meeting closed at around 21:12. | ||