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Summary of my contributions to Ubuntu

Over the course of the past couple of months, I have contributed to the Ubuntu community through community interactions and creative participation.

I also created a comprehensive inventory of all RSS feeds available across the Ubuntu Discourse community. The goal was to make these feeds easier for Ubuntu members to discover and subscribe to, while also enabling the creation of a centralized monitoring “Slack RSS control tower” for tracking community activity and updates.

Additionally, I co-won the background competition for the upcoming Ubuntu release, Stonking Stingray . I will be deeply honored and humbled to see my dmxplx background included in the upcoming release this fall.

I understand that I have a relatively fresh profile, but I respectfully believe that Launchpad seniority is not the sole measure of community contribution or motivation to date. Actually, maybe this could even be part of the “plans” section below: exploring how Launchpad’s karma score could be recalculated to account for off-platform contributions, such as activity on Discourse. Your account karma - Launchpad manual

Link to my Launchpad profile

https://launchpad.net/~dmxplx

Plans and ideas for Ubuntu in the future

I will continue to increase my presence and engagement on Ubuntu Discourse. I would also love to explore how we can further develop and strengthen local community meetings, if this work is not already underway, and potentially support Canonical in the execution of major company events, including the Ubuntu Summit.

Why do I want to become a Ubunut Member

I would like to increase my participation in open-source communities and give back in ways that extend beyond code, commits, and pull requests. I believe open-source communities benefit from many different forms of contribution, including community organization, communication, infrastructure, creative work, and helping others. I want to continue contributing wherever my skills and efforts can provide meaningful value.

Feel free to connect

https://dimitripletschette.com

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Joined Launchpad today :wink:

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@carlin0 nice to meet you, indeed. I was made aware of the Launchpad criteria yesterday and joined the community discussion on May 25. As mentioned in my post, I believe there is more than one way to contribute. I hope you share this perspective too.

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Actually, maybe this could even be part of the “plans” section as a side project: exploring how Launchpad’s karma score could be recalculated to account for off-platform contributions, such as activity on Discourse. https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/explanation/your-account-karma/

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Contributing to Ubuntu is not only about writing code.
Dimitri made great artwork for the 26.10 Stonking release that people will see on their desktops, and he brings good energy to Discourse :slight_smile:

Happy to support his application. +1 from me.

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Thanks Viktor :slight_smile:
I really appreciate.

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Ubuntu Membership has a number of links, ie.

I’ve always been told it’s reflecting a significant and sustained contribution to the Ubuntu project. Myself, I became a member due to Ubuntu News contributions, ie. no coding involved there.

The first link I provided says

Membership Requirements

We look for sustained and significant contributions in membership applications. While there is no precise period that we look for, it is recommended that individuals applying for membership have at least six months of sustained Ubuntu-related contributions along with supporting testimonials from other contributors and Ubuntu Members in the community.

So six months is what it suggests, myself I was told it was at least one cycle (with release cycles ending in April & October, that too is six months).

I have seen membership granted for shorter periods, but in those cases it was a rather obvious & significant contribution being made.

The thread’s title is now “Discarded” which is supposed to mean what? That title is not helpful.

If you want to remove the thread but cannot, saying so on a post on the thread, then flagging it so moderators get notification of request maybe the solution. Changing the title to ‘DIscarded’ so its possibly confusing to readers is not very helpful. Even if moderators aren’t willing to delete thread (due replies or policy), they maybe able to unlist it.

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Hello, I am on the Ubuntu Membership Board and I recommend after you meet the requirements listed above and familiarize yourself with the criteria and the CoC that you reapply.

I am sorry that you didn’t see the requirements among all the links, we are here to help if we can.

Please take the time to reflect on the spirit of the CoC this will help your membership application process go much smoother.

I also apologize that I didn’t get to reply to your pm today but I have been busy with real life outside of the community all day.

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@guiverc @Wild_Man
Thank you very much for the feedback and for taking the time to reply. When I saw the original post, specifically, “Who can apply: Any Ubuntu Member,” I hadn’t realized that this did not necessarily refer to Ubuntu Discourse members (Trust Levels). I can see now that there are different types of members within Ubuntu, as well as a broader set of documentation and processes, with Launchpad and Karma playing an important role that does not directly reflect Discourse contributions and efforts. Thank you very much for your time. I might rethink it in the future. Have a great weekend.

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Just as an FYI, but the group of Ubuntu Members on this discourse is seen at

https://discourse.ubuntu.com/g/ubuntumembers

Most members will show a round Ubuntu flair which is visible with their profile picture; though as some have multiple [earned] choices available to them they maybe showing something else (eg. mine currently shows my Lubuntu membership instead).

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Even this is not looked at nearly as much as overall contributions. Certainly Discourse contribution and efforts are looked at as well. The Ubuntu Forums, which are the precursor to this very Discourse, had their own council which had a way to confer Ubuntu Membership to their most active contributors, but that has been since been folded into the overall Ubuntu Members.

With that in mind, Discourse participation is certainly a path among many.

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