maemo.org Community Management/Relationship handed back to Quim Gil

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: fiferboy

Matti Airas made the announcement that the maemo.org community management resposibilities are being handed back over to Quim Gil: Quim will be the first Nokia point of contact for the community from now on. Quim was an integral figure already back in the days when Maemo.org was set up and is well capable of handling all present issues as well. Quim, best of luck and welcome back home! Although he wasn't really gone from the community if you knew where to look for him, your editor is sure there are many people who will be pleased to see Quim back in the (Maemo) public eye.

Projects having problems with maemo.org infrastructure?

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Andrew Flegg

Timo Härkönen started a thread on TMO to shine some light on to the infrastructural problems which have been discussed as an "issue" the council has been unable to achieve action on in the last term: So apparently different parts of the community are having problems with the maemo.org infrastructure and policies? I'm starting this thread to collect the issues in a single place in hope of finding solutions. So in additon to the problem please also tell how you see it should be fixed or do you see a way to work around the problem. If you're just going to bash nokia, nemein, whoever go post somewhere else, please.

Niels Breet has stepped in to the thread and admitted he has perhaps spent too much time on apps.formeego.org in the last few months; which is probably true and started fixing problems. However, in your editor's opinion, very little concrete action has been taken to try and address these, and it's seemed like members of the community have rather had a "bad guy" rather than address the situation. RM Bauer argues differently, however, he's stated that "those of us who are working on maemo are a small group but we know the status of the community and what each of us are about."

As the editor of a large weekly news digest, as well as an active member of the Maemo and Harmattan communities, this is - frankly - a little surprising (if not insulting); however it most shows a lack of communication savvy in using the tools available (such as MWKN) to get more volunteers and contributors. In your editor's opinion, a community facilitator should be reaching out to every communication mechanism possible; not siloing it to those with the time to spend following TMO on an hourly basis.

Forum<->email integration now available on talk.maemo.org

Via: @Jaffa2

Long awaited, to make it easier to follow TMO in a push fashion (and in your favourite mail client), Reggie Suplido has made it possible to follow specific sub-forums on talk.maemo.org via email: The email integration feature is now active in the forum but in "soft launch mode*. This feature will allow you to create new posts, get notified of new posts/replies, as well as post replies to posts that you receive via email. A step-by-step walkthrough is included, showing how to use the feature.

Craig Woodward running in Maemo Community Council election

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Editor: Ryan Abel

Craig Woodward was nominated by RM Bauer for community council, and had provisionally accepted awaiting a karma refresh: And while I'm aware that until the Karma counter updates nothing is 'official', I will accept nomination once I qualify. Craig's karma count has been updated and he has confirmed he is now running.

Gene Venable nominated to Maemo Community Council

Via: @Jaffa2

Editor: Ryan Abel

geneven was nominated to the community council with a group of other individiuals by p sleggs. As of this writing Gene has not yet accepted, writing on talk.maemo.org: I don't read the mailing list messages and consider the mailing list itself inherently elitist.

Joseph Charpak running in Maemo Community Council election

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Editor: Ryan Abel

Joseph Charpak has announced his candidacy for the community council: I nominate myself for council member. In case it is formally necessary to accept your own nomination when you nominate yourself, then I formally accept.

RM Bauer nominated to Maemo Community Council

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Editor: Ryan Abel

RM Bauer, two-time community council member and current chair, has been nominated to the community council, but as of this writing he has not yet accepted nomination.

Iván Gálvez Junquera running in Maemo Community Council election

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Editor: Ryan Abel

Iván Gálvez Junquera has announced his candidacy for the community council, I volunteer to the Concil for this next year. I'm pretty sure I won't have too much spare time but I can promise I won't leave without notice or move to any other platform in the years to come.

gerbick nominated to Maemo Community Council

Editor: Ryan Abel

William McBee has announced he's willing to run for the community council on talk.maemo.org: So is it too late to put my name in the hat? I ask a lot of questions though... The nominated was "seconded" on the Community mailing list but wont be official until William announces his candidacy there.