Comments on: Ubuntu Membership: debunking myths http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540 Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:26:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Daniel Holbach http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540&cpage=1#comment-131584 Daniel Holbach Mon, 04 Jan 2010 16:05:05 +0000 http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540#comment-131584 It's not "important who you know", but it's important that you have worked with other people in Ubuntu who can endorse your work. That's slightly different. It’s not “important who you know”, but it’s important that you have worked with other people in Ubuntu who can endorse your work. That’s slightly different.

]]> By: Scott Evans http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540&cpage=1#comment-131421 Scott Evans Sat, 02 Jan 2010 01:45:14 +0000 http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540#comment-131421 Unfortunately for me, the application process wasn't as I had expected in that I was left feeling like to gain Ubuntu Membership is an "exclusive club" and it wasn't so much of what you know but who you know. This isn't to say that it's this way, but it certainly left me to not bother with applying again (I've tried twice!) I realise that I'm only one, but if there are others that have had a similar experience then maybe the "Myths" are real! Unfortunately for me, the application process wasn’t as I had expected in that I was left feeling like to gain Ubuntu Membership is an “exclusive club” and it wasn’t so much of what you know but who you know.

This isn’t to say that it’s this way, but it certainly left me to not bother with applying again (I’ve tried twice!)

I realise that I’m only one, but if there are others that have had a similar experience then maybe the “Myths” are real!

]]> By: nacross http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540&cpage=1#comment-130258 nacross Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:26:16 +0000 http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540#comment-130258 I use Ubuntu time to time, not my default distro. As a FOSS activist I keep one eye on what everybody is doing in the other LUGs. We help each other, no matter what distro it is. There was one time that I attended to a regional board meeting to approve Ubuntu members via IRC, I was disappointed. One of my friends was bounced because his work was not overwhelming Ubuntu. He helped in all Ubuntu local activities, but as he helped in other activities his contribution was diluted. The decision was that he was a good foss activist, but not Ubuntu exclusively. So being a "team player" is not an option. This poisoned my help in Ubuntu activities, as I was aware that from that moment on all my Ubuntu friends will be counting karmas in any join effort among LUGs. Anyway, I was shocked. Several months later, I still dislike Ubuntu membership process. I use Ubuntu time to time, not my default distro. As a FOSS activist I keep one eye on what everybody is doing in the other LUGs. We help each other, no matter what distro it is. There was one time that I attended to a regional board meeting to approve Ubuntu members via IRC, I was disappointed. One of my friends was bounced because his work was not overwhelming Ubuntu. He helped in all Ubuntu local activities, but as he helped in other activities his contribution was diluted. The decision was that he was a good foss activist, but not Ubuntu exclusively. So being a “team player” is not an option. This poisoned my help in Ubuntu activities, as I was aware that from that moment on all my Ubuntu friends will be counting karmas in any join effort among LUGs. Anyway, I was shocked. Several months later, I still dislike Ubuntu membership process.

]]> By: Links 05/12/2009: KDE Software Compilation 4.4 (“Kompilation”) in Beta | Boycott Novell http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540&cpage=1#comment-130015 Links 05/12/2009: KDE Software Compilation 4.4 (“Kompilation”) in Beta | Boycott Novell Sun, 06 Dec 2009 04:12:48 +0000 http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540#comment-130015 [...] Ubuntu Membership: debunking myths One thing I really like about Ubuntu is that all kinds of contributions to Ubuntu are valued and recognised through Ubuntu membership. We have several hundreds of Ubuntu members already who have all kinds of backgrounds and all kinds of different areas of expertise. They are united by having made significant and sustained contributions to Ubuntu. [...] [...] Ubuntu Membership: debunking myths One thing I really like about Ubuntu is that all kinds of contributions to Ubuntu are valued and recognised through Ubuntu membership. We have several hundreds of Ubuntu members already who have all kinds of backgrounds and all kinds of different areas of expertise. They are united by having made significant and sustained contributions to Ubuntu. [...]

]]> By: Daily Digest for December 5th | Risto H. Kurppa http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540&cpage=1#comment-129932 Daily Digest for December 5th | Risto H. Kurppa Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:37:32 +0000 http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540#comment-129932 [...] Shared Ubuntu Membership: debunking myths. [...] [...] Shared Ubuntu Membership: debunking myths. [...]

]]> By: Matthew Helmke (dot) Net » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Membership Myths Debunked http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540&cpage=1#comment-129903 Matthew Helmke (dot) Net » Blog Archive » Ubuntu Membership Myths Debunked Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:26:46 +0000 http://daniel.holba.ch/blog/?p=540#comment-129903 [...] Holbach just posted this on his blog. As a member of the Ubuntu Regional Membership Board for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, I [...] [...] Holbach just posted this on his blog. As a member of the Ubuntu Regional Membership Board for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, I [...]

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