On Fri, 2011-06-03 at 13:05 +0000, Øyvind Kolås wrote: > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 11:38 AM, Sam Thursfield <sss...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:55 AM, Dave Neary <dne...@gnome.org> wrote: > >> On 06/02/11 02:02, Robert Ancell wrote: > >>> > >>> A huge +1 on this. IRC is much more productive, but it's crucial that > >>> it's logged for people who can't attend. (I'm always hitting this > >> I really don't think IRC logs are a good way of communicating anything. > >> It's > >> better than unlogged, but really only marginally. > > > > this is an excellent point, you've just made me reconsider my thoughts > > on IRC logging. > > Logging all communication of spontaneous conversation and interactions > in IRC has the potential of destroying the culture and freedom to make > and share mistakes that is essential when collaboratively designing.
I don't get it. Why are you afraid of having mistakes logged? I make mistakes all the time. I make them on IRC, I make them in person, and I make them on mailing lists. My mistakes are a matter of public record. Here are two reasons I could see for people wanting their IRC conversations to be unlogged, along with my solution: * Sharing sensitive information. - Don't do that on IRC. Use a private chat if you have to. But if it's really sensitive, you should know that even a private IRC chat is totally unsecure. * Being a total asshat. - Stop being a total asshat. -- Shaun _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list desktop-devel-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list