Alexandro Colorado wrote: > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Peter Junge <p...@openoffice.org> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: >>> hi, >>> >>> On 2009-05-18, at 01:56 , Peter Junge wrote: >>> >>>> Louis, >>>> >>>> Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: >>>>> The next regional group meeting will be held Friday 29 May at 13:00 UTC >>>>> via IRC at irc.freenode.net #oooregional >>>>> >>>> thanks for sending this invitation much earlier this time. I still have >>>> an issue about the scheduling. This is a of course a meeting supposed to >>>> span over several time zones, in China it will be 9pm, 10pm in Japan, >>>> 11pm in Australia and even Saturday 1am in New Zealand. Friday night is >>>> the night that many people use to enjoy themselves after a hard weeks >>>> work, going to bars and restaurants, meeting with family and friends. A >>>> lot of others, who live and work apart from their families during the >>>> week, are on the road to travel home. Hence, I think it's tough for >>>> those in the APAC timezones to attend a bi-weekly meeting on Friday >>>> night. >>> Oh. I guess I never thought of that :-) (for me, enjoying myself with >>> friends is, uhm, being at the computer on IRC or IM)..... >> Yes indeed, IRC or IM are great ways to communicate with people all over >> the globe, however for me it's far away from being a method to >> socialize, as I can not see the faces nor hear the voices of my friends. >> >>> Would Thursday (or some other day earlier in the week) be better for you >>> and others in the region? >> Yes, Thursday is much better, earlier in the week would be a problem for >> both of us, as we do frequently join calls at some TCs at OASIS. In >> general it should be considered, that communication over several time >> zones is worst for people living in the APAC area by default. I do not >> like it, but still can manage it, as I'm an expat. For locals who have >> kids, it's certainly much harder. We shouldn't put contributers into >> situations, where they have to decide between family and OOo, as OOo >> will surely lose this choice in most cases. >> >> Best regards, >> Peter >> > > I dont have such an issue we can schedule at 16:00 UTC.
It's not about the time of day, but Friday evening is the start of the weekend for many people. I think 16:00 UTC is even worse from a global perspective as it's midnight in Australia and 2am Saturday in New Zealand. Peter --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@native-lang.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@native-lang.openoffice.org
