On 11/12/2020, James Cameron <qu...@laptop.org> wrote: > I agree that the mailing list should be mentioned as a priority.
Just my two pennies' worth: I've never got on with IRC for technical/strategic discussions, as I find it occupies me totally and I can't do anything else, while I can go to email when I choose and give it all my useful (I hope!) attention, while with IRC I find I'm sitting there doing nothing most of the time, which I find frustrating. I guess that's because I only have one brain cell and am not able to flicker my attention between the IRC window and something else, though I've known many developers who find that mode a positive and enriching way to work. Use of IRC as a primary channel shuts me out, and unfortunately some "decisions" have been taken in past projects that, by the time I found out about them, were "decided", even though some of them had unfortunate consequences. By the time I arrived, it was "No, it's already been decided", without my input and "behind the scenes" from my viewpoint. For something like a programmed meeting (e.g. SLOB meetings) of course, the immediacy is ideal, and I'm sure timezone differences can be accommodated for by choosing the right time of day. So I'd say each has its place, but they are not in competition M PS I didn't know about Matrix and all the other good things the Federated Networks Association is doing. Thanks for the pointer! _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep