Re: Contributor Summit planning

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