January 2022 - openSUSE Project - openSUSE Mailing Lists

Minutes of openSUSE Board meeting 2022-01-17
by Maurizio Galli 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

= Minutes of openSUSE Board meeting 2022-01-17 = Present: Attila, Axel, Gerald, Gertjan, Maurizio, Neal, Syds Guests: Bill, Doug, Emily Minutes: Maurizio == Minutes taking == - Gerald reminds board members who are taking minutes not to forget to post them in the wiki. - It was suggested to ensure contact details of meeting guests are collected so that we can ask people to review the minutes. - Drafts of minutes could be taken using collaborative tools such as Etherpad to be used privately by board members and guests. == (Re)confirmation of Syds as Treasurer == - All board members agreed to reconfirm Syds as Treasurer. Big congrats and thank you to Syds from everyone. == Travel Support Program == - Syds to contact heroes as he needs to have access to the Travel Support Program portal in order to approve requests. == Bar T-shirts == - Bill confirmed that it is happening, as soon as we agree on a logo and once Leap 15.4 artwork is finalized the news will be announced through the openSUSE channels. == Moderation - Issues #9 and #27 == - Attila, Gertjan and Maurizio to meet this week to get this started and will update on the progress. - See issue tickets at https://code.opensuse.org/board/tickets/ == openSUSE Conference Board Face-to-Face Meeting == - June 2nd to 4th are the dates of the openSUSE Conference. - The Board could have a face-to-face meeting before the openSUSE Conference, possibly the 30th/31st of May. However because of COVID-19 and strict quarantine regulations in Hong Kong and Indonesia, Maurizio and Attila may not be able to attend as it is hard to predict if regulations will relax by then. - It could be possible, for those who cannot physically attend, to make arrangements to join virtually. == openSUSE Survey on Safety and Well Being == - Survey ran for one month, during December 2021, and focuses on community members sense of safety and well being across different communication mediums and social media platforms used by openSUSE. - Results in the form of stats and graphs will be shared with the community, however because of privacy concerns, data that may connect to personal information such as comments will not be shared. - General take on the data is positive with the majority of community members feeling "safe". However the data also suggests that improvements are needed and comments indicate that issues are directed to poor behavior of individuals and a deterioration or a lack of appropriate moderation on some of the platforms. - We lack a common and formal approval process for moderators and each platform does so independently, usually based on merits. We consider moderators as contributors so it would be useful to have a formal approval process, best practices and perhaps training for moderators. - The Board response to issues needs to be more determined and faster. - On social media platforms that are beyond the Board's control, it was confirmed that openSUSE Guiding Principles still apply and inappropriate behavior of openSUSE members should have consequences. - The Board should evaluate in extreme situations if memberships should be stripped away. - There is a discrepancy between the Board's duties of Conflict Resolution, as defined by the bylaws, and expectations from many community members who view it as "Board of Directors" or expect more leadership. - It was suggested to review and evaluate if Conflict Resolution or at least part of it could be delegated to a new and separate team, under the Board's supervision. This could open more contribution possibilities for less technical community members and allow the Board to focus on creating partnerships. - We concluded that implementing changes will take time and discussions, so moderation issue #27 is the first step to take before we do anything else. == Meeting times == - Suggestion to switch from CET to UTC as it's more common outside of Europe. To consider if it makes life easier and to re-discuss in the next meeting if necessary. -- Maurizio Galli (m4u) openSUSE Board openSUSE Xfce Team

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Re: openSUSE Annual Survey - section Communication
by Per Jessen 20 Jan '22

20 Jan '22

It is very disappoiting to see "Mailing lists" having been left out from this section. -- Per Jessen, Zürich (2.7°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes

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openSUSE Conference & Summit and OSCAL Meeting
by ddemaio 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

Hi all, Please find the notes below from yesterday's meeting on the planning of the openSUSE Conference and the openSUSE Summit at OSCAL. You can also find it at https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/osc220118 Chair: ddemaio Attendees: Sidorela, Redon, ddemaio, knurpht, Emily Topic: openSUSE Conference Planning Copy of meeting notes needs to be sent to opensuse-project(a)opensuse.org after end of the meeting. Topics being tracked: Next meeting on 25.01 ## Summit at OSCAL Setup of Summit as event (done) Splash Page (wait until CfP) Logo (done) CfP - Annouce one week after OSCAL annouces CfP Video Team T-Shirts Contract (waiting on physical location) Contributors (added to OSEM) #openSUSE Conference The conference will follow the rules set by the ministry of health for the state CfP (article sent out. Closes on April 14) Video Team (needs followup) T-Shirts (need to discuss) Contract (waiting for a signature) Contributors

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Re: openSUSE Annual Survey
by singletonw 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

> I started doing the survey decided to stop and not finish. Pretty much every single one of the question that offered a "pick one of these answers" options should have been multiple choice instead except for the details about the person answering - and what are those even needed for. I am relieved there was not more multiple choices answers. That would not have made much sense. There is a typo in one of the "How much do you agree with" questions, I think on users to recommend openSUSE to. Great work overall, I don't recall seeing such an extensive survey in other distros, and I found most of the answers insightful. Yours, Max

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Re: openSUSE Annual Survey
by singletonw 19 Jan '22

19 Jan '22

> I started doing the survey decided to stop and not finish. Pretty much every single one of the question that offered a "pick one of these answers" options should have been multiple choice instead except for the details about the person answering - and what are those even needed for. I am relieved there was not more multiple choices answers. That would not have made much sense. There is a typo in one of the "How much do you agree with" questions, I think on users to recommend openSUSE to. Great work overall, I don't recall seeing such an extensive survey in other distros, and I found most of the answers insightful. Max

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Board Meeting minutes 2022-01-03
by Knurpht-openSUSE 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

Board opens with New Year wishes for every one Board: Gerald, Attila, Maurizio, Axel, Simon, Vinz, Neal, Gertjan, Syds Guests: Bill, Greenwolf ** Handover "old" to "new" Board All welcome Attila and Maurizio to the Board. Thanks to Simon for serving four years and Vinz for one term. Simon brought on the table that, according to the election rules, the handover should be 7 days after the announcement of the election results. Board agrees for the transition to formally take place January 7th ** (Re)confirmation of Syds as Treasurer Due to above the Board decides to move this to next meeting too. ** Travel Support Program Given the possibility of real life events, the TSP needs to be in a workiing state again. We also briefly discussed some ERP solution Bill mentioned. ** Bar T-shirts Bill is driving this, aim is now to have them around 15.4 release. He has already reached out to Sasi who agreed to help ** Moderation - Issues #9 and #27 Maurizio and Gertjan will get together to get moderation more organized Board decides to leave the accountability part for now **Answer to question re. including Community repos / Packman in installer. Basic answer is NO, according to statement from SUSE lawyers Neal mentions that actions are already taken to get more essential codecs into openSUSE Brief mention of nvidia, NO GO either. Requires more follow up, to check what we can and cannot do. Neal mentions how Fedora deals with Flatpaks could work for oS, Board discusses flatpak situation briefly. ** Board election rules Simon brings to the table that we should review these. And possibly fill some gaps in there. Gerald adds that change can be made by a vote by the board or members. Some uncontested changes like covering Emeritus Member status might be candidates for the former; still community should always be informed. ** Sponsorships Simon: We as openSUSE sponsor events, Doug consults the board when in doubt. ** Meeting times From now on the Board Meetings will be on Mon 13:30 CET AI: Axel to change meeting reminder -- Gertjan Lettink a.k.a. Knurpht openSUSE Board openSUSE Forums Team

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OpenSUSE TW on the Server - Linux Unplugged
by Luna Jernberg 17 Jan '22

17 Jan '22

JB and LUP moves to OpenSUSE TW Server: https://linuxunplugged.com/439 from Arch in the first podcast episode of this year

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Reminder meeting : openSUSE Board meeting next Monday (13:00 Europe/Berlin)
by openSUSE Meeting Reminder 15 Jan '22

15 Jan '22

Hello all, The biweekly board conf call will be held in two days at 13:00 Europe/Berlin Meeting will be in the regular Board Meeting Room https://meet.opensuse.org/OSBoard Current Topics: https://code.opensuse.org/board/tickets/issues?status=Open&tags=meeting Board Members: If you cannot participate, please advise by replying to this mail.

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Minutes of openSUSE Board meeting 2021-12-20
by Gerald Pfeifer 14 Jan '22

14 Jan '22

= Minutes of openSUSE Board meeting 2021-12-20 = Present: Axel (after 10'), Gerald, Gertjan, Neal, Simon, Syds Excused: Vinz, Guests: Bill, Doug, Mauricio (after 25') == Elections == - running - To the knowledge of the board all membership requests have been processed, all members (old and new) should have received their ballot with subject "Vote: openSUSE Board Election 2021" - Emeritus membership list is WIP - Emeritus membership and openSUSE Election Rules -- Simon plans to take care ( https://code.opensuse.org/board/tickets/issue/5 ) -- AI Gerald: connect Simon and a volunteer he's been in contact with == Updates on Membership Officials == - Bill volunteers - board happily accepts - AI: Gerald to communicate with membership-officials@ == Bar T-Shirts == - Bill is thinking to do a special shirt for "openSUSE Bar" folks around the 15.4 release. - If existing logos are not changed and only additional elements added, no trademark approval is required. - Bill going reach out to Sasi. == Community Repos == - defer to next meeting - primary question: Lubos and Neal and others working on it, to bring as much as possible from "special" repos (Packman,...) into the regular ones

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Regular Community Meeting Week 2
by ddemaio 14 Jan '22

14 Jan '22

Hi all, Happy New Year! We will have Regular Community Meeting tomorrow at 14:30 UTC. There will be a second meeting on Thursday at 19:00 UTC. We will go over a bit about the openSUSE Conference and continue with the lesson plans we've been creating. View the meeting notes at https://etherpad.opensuse.org/p/weeklymeeting The meetings will take place on https://meet.opensuse.org/meeting v/r Doug

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