[News]

Earlier this year, the Technical Board agreed to establish a Developer
Membership Board (DMB) with responsibility for approving new Ubuntu
developers and granting them the appropriate privileges in Launchpad.

Previously, this had been the responsibility of the Technical Board itself,
but for various reasons, it was prudent to separate this function into its
own governance board, for example:

* The Technical Board had been responsible for new core developer
applications, while the MOTU Council was responsible for new MOTU
applications. This was confusing for applicants, as the two groups
evolved different processes, and doesn't make as much sense in the
context of ArchiveReorganisation[1]. The DMB will be a central governing
body for all developers, regardless of which teams they contribute to.

* The Technical Board would prefer to conduct all of its discussions in
public, while DMB may have cause for private deliberation. This means