Re: Contributor Summit planning

From: Derrick Stolee <stolee@gmail.com>
Date: Aug 27, 2018, 13:30 UTC
Message-ID: <4f0e85ed-6402-65b2-442e-67a1a7a7486d@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <nycvar.QRO.7.76.6.1808271458450.73@tvgsbejvaqbjf.bet>

On 8/27/2018 9:22 AM, Johannes Schindelin wrote:

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> Point in favor of the pure-online meeting: the informal standup on IRC
> every second Friday. I really try to attend it (it is a bit awkward
> because it is on a Friday evening in my timezone, right at the time when I
> want to unwind from the work week), as it does have a similar effect to
> in-person standups: surprising collaborations spring up, unexpected help,
> and a general sense of belonging.
>
> Of course, the value of these standups comes from the makeup of the
> participants: Stefan, Brandon, Stolee, JeffH, Jonathan and other *very*
> active core contributors hang out for roughly half an hour, sharing what
> they are working on, exchanging ideas, etc.

A focused aside, since you brought up the online "standup": it seems the IRC channel has been less than ideal, with people trying to participate but having nickname issues or being muted. You also describe another issue: the timing. Having a real-time discussion has its benefits, but also it leaves many people out.

One idea to try next time is to create a mailing list thread asking for statuses, and each person can chime in asynchronously and spawn a new discussion based on that status. Perhaps we can try that next time.

Thanks,

-Stolee