Alexandro Colorado wrote: > I guess we should split the meeting and record the call. People on > Gizmo Phone could record it and post it.
Splitting would definitely be an option for later. So far, I think the attendance of this meeting is too small to split now, the project has to grow first. Peter > > On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Peter Junge <p...@openoffice.org> wrote: >> 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 >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@native-lang.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@native-lang.openoffice.org
