#debian-dpl Meeting

Meeting summary

1. agenda / 2 weeks status report (zack, 17:03:44)
   1. volunteer needed to request creation of debian-cloud@lists.d.o and see how it goes (zack, 17:06:05)
   2. ACTION: topic to raise at UDS: ask what Debian could do to avoid Ubuntu's need to fork packages (zack, 17:14:42)
   
   
2. important/urgent topics (zack, 17:18:09)
   1. ACTION: zack (at UDS) to ask Ubuntu contributors to send a mail to inform relevant Debian maintainers when a UDS proposal affect their packages, so they know about it/ can provide feedback before implementation starts (lucas, 17:18:55)
   2. suggestion for release process: UDD-based script to generate Tolimar-like bugs stats, and give evidence of BSP results and the like (zack, 17:26:45)
   3. suggestion for the release process: mechanism to encourage "peer review" of unblock requests, RC bug triage, etc (zack, 17:27:14)
   4. ACTION: zack to draft a RT mail outline and pass it on to RT (zack, 17:29:31)
   5. patches welcome to improve niels workflow for identifying removals svn://svn.debian.org/svn/collab-qa/rc-buggy-leaf-packages (zack, 17:33:28)
   
   
3. review action items from last meeting (zack, 17:35:27)
   1. ACTION: Diziet start conversation on -project about dpl statement process (Diziet, 17:37:01)
   2. ACTION: Diziet draft more formal statement re trademarks and discuss on -project, apropos of https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/02/msg00073.html (Diziet, 17:37:20)
   3. ACTION: zack to ask SFLC / other project re making DMCA policy draft public (zack, 17:39:44)
   4. ACTION: algernon to review draft DMCA policy and adapt for the mentors.d.o use case (algernon, 17:39:53)
   5. ACTION: zack to write an outline of the -companies announcement and mail it to press@d.o (zack, 17:40:43)
   6. ACTION: lucas to finalize salvaging thread and prepare devref patch (zack, 17:44:21)
   7. ACTION: lucas wrap-up the salvaging/orphaning thread and submit dev-ref patch. also address #681833. (lucas, 17:44:22)
   8. ACTION: Diziet to bug zack re next meeting agenda (Diziet, 17:44:55)
   9. restricted logo has been renamed as such and is now live on the website (zack, 17:44:58)
   
   
4. next meeting (zack, 17:45:15)
   1. ACTION: zack to write an outline of the -companies announcement and mail it to press@d.o (zack, 17:46:35)
   2. Next meeting Tue Nov 6 18:00:00 GMT 2012 date -d @1352224800 (Diziet, 17:49:53)
   
   
5. miscellanea (zack, 17:50:13)

Action items

1. topic to raise at UDS: ask what Debian could do to avoid Ubuntu's need to fork packages
2. zack (at UDS) to ask Ubuntu contributors to send a mail to inform relevant Debian maintainers when a UDS proposal affect their packages, so they know about it/ can provide feedback before implementation starts
3. zack to draft a RT mail outline and pass it on to RT
4. Diziet start conversation on -project about dpl statement process
5. Diziet draft more formal statement re trademarks and discuss on -project, apropos of https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/02/msg00073.html
6. zack to ask SFLC / other project re making DMCA policy draft public
7. algernon to review draft DMCA policy and adapt for the mentors.d.o use case
8. zack to write an outline of the -companies announcement and mail it to press@d.o
9. lucas to finalize salvaging thread and prepare devref patch
10. lucas wrap-up the salvaging/orphaning thread and submit dev-ref patch. also address #681833.
11. Diziet to bug zack re next meeting agenda
12. zack to write an outline of the -companies announcement and mail it to press@d.o

Action items, by person

1. algernon
   1. algernon to review draft DMCA policy and adapt for the mentors.d.o use case
2. Diziet
   1. Diziet start conversation on -project about dpl statement process
   2. Diziet draft more formal statement re trademarks and discuss on -project, apropos of https://lists.debian.org/debian-project/2012/02/msg00073.html
   3. Diziet to bug zack re next meeting agenda
3. lucas
   1. lucas to finalize salvaging thread and prepare devref patch
   2. lucas wrap-up the salvaging/orphaning thread and submit dev-ref patch. also address #681833.
4. zack
   1. zack (at UDS) to ask Ubuntu contributors to send a mail to inform relevant Debian maintainers when a UDS proposal affect their packages, so they know about it/ can provide feedback before implementation starts
   2. zack to draft a RT mail outline and pass it on to RT
   3. zack to ask SFLC / other project re making DMCA policy draft public
   4. zack to write an outline of the -companies announcement and mail it to press@d.o
   5. Diziet to bug zack re next meeting agenda
   6. zack to write an outline of the -companies announcement and mail it to press@d.o

People present (lines said)

1. zack (161)
2. Diziet (27)
3. lucas (27)
4. Maulkin (23)
5. algernon (20)
6. moray (18)
7. MeetBot (2)