Re: 24 hours to respond with date/duration preferences for inclusion summit

From: Carmen Andoh <candoh@google.com>
Date: Jul 29, 2020, 19:29 UTC
Message-ID: <CA+TwhoLrkf6Z1g0NxYN5OsRwV85ONQKY05J0fiQN6tKQR035gQ@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqqzh7i9o11.fsf@gitster.c.googlers.com>

On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 2:25 PM Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> Carmen Andoh <candoh@google.com> writes:
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> > Hello All,
> >
> > Just a reminder that you have another day to respond to whenisgood
> > [1].  Note that times are listed as 6AM-9PM (21:00) Pacific.  Please
> > specify duration preferences ( half days, full days, etc)  in
> > comments.  Hopefully we'll respond soon after that with date/s that
> > works for most.
>
> Sorry for sending this on the last day.
>
> After re-reading the original announcement and the above part, I am
> wondering if responding to the "when is the good time for you?" poll
> is a requirement to be invited.  My tentative understanding is that
> this is merely to help resolove scheduling conflicts, and those who
> want to attend but have no particular time/date preference can just
> stay silent and wait for the invitation to come, to which they are
> required to respond via e-mail in order to attend.
>
> I suspect many people are wondering about the same thing and
> a bit of clarification may help.
>

Thanks for the question Junio. Yes, this initial solicitation is merely to get a feeling for what the best times and durations would be. It does not mean indication of attendance, registration, or functioning as an RSVP. This will come in a subsequent communication, with a date/s and times chosen based on the survey. ~C

> Thanks.