We should add Slack (sign up form) to https://airflow.apache.org/community/ 
since it really is the easiest entry point to the community. Mailing lists do 
feel old school, but it's standard operating procedure for Apache projects so 
it's not horrible for new people to get some experience with them.

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On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:21 PM, Anton Zayniev < anton.zayn...@gmail.com > 
wrote:

> 
> 
> 
> I think we still can make mailing lists less confusing for newcomers.
> There are proprietary software (like the one Zendesk is using) that parses
> email content into meaningful threads somewhat similar to Facebook
> comments. Probably there are open source solutions. Quick googling brought
> me this one https:/ / github. com/ achyudh/ mailing-list-analyzer (
> https://github.com/achyudh/mailing-list-analyzer ) , but looks like it is
> already abandoned. Maybe somebody knows mail parsers that are currently
> alive.
> Anton
> 
> 
> 
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 15:56 Jarek Potiuk < Jarek. Potiuk@ polidea. com (
> jarek.pot...@polidea.com ) > wrote:
> 
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Yeah. +1 to what Kaxil said. But I see your point Anton as well.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Mailing list communication is really the "fundament" of Apache Software
>> Foundation projects.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> While I understand your pain, there is a strong reasoning behind it - and
>> it might be difficult to change. It's not only indexing but also assuring
>> that the history is available, is not moderated by a third party and
>> accessible by everyone (now and in the future) and universally available
>> without any extra non-standard software. See "Open Communication"
>> description in "The Apache Way". Mailing lists are specifically mentioned
>> there as the only allowed "official" communication channel: https:/ / www.
>> apache. org/ theapacheway/ ( https://www.apache.org/theapacheway/ ).
>> Also quote from there - "Private decisions on code, policies, or project
>> direction are disallowed; off-list discourse and transactions must be
>> brought on-list.". That's pretty foundational for any ASF project. And our
>> devlist archive is rather easily available and archived: https:/ / lists. 
>> apache.
>> org/ list. html?dev@ airflow. apache. org (
>> https://lists.apache.org/list.html?dev@airflow.apache.org )
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> What we often do is we have some initial discussion here, then move to
>> slack where we create Special Interest Groups for ad-hoc communication
>> with interested people and then make sure that whatever comes up from
>> those discussions is communicated here or in the Airflow Improvement
>> Proposal.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Side note - I attended a talk at ApacheCon where two people sitting next
>> to-each other were the only initial contributors at incubation phase and
>> they forced themselves to communicate via the devlist to make it more
>> transparent and publicly accessible by everyone.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> However this is a topic that I think we should often bring at the ASF
>> level
>> (ASF infrastructure and ASF board). I think it might be the right time to
>> come up with a solution that will be as open and transparent, and as
>> universally available as email interface is.
>> I agree that it's not a pleasant experience - especially for people who
>> are not used to e-mail and a bit old-fashioned "mail etiquette". I hear
>> that complaint often and I agree we should work on a better solution.
>> There are open-source alternatives - for example https:/ / mattermost. com/
>> ( https://mattermost.com/ ) which can be
>> self-hosted. But it would require quite some infrastructure effort from
>> ASF to provide it for free to all the projects I am afraid - so I would
>> not count on having it quickly - unfortunately.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On the brighter side - maybe that's also an interesting point to raise and
>> to add some small "mail etiquette/usage" training to our "First time
>> Contributor Workshops" ? Once you start using mail and manage the way how
>> to quote stuff etc, it's not as bad :)
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> J.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:13 PM Kaxil Naik < kaxilnaik@ gmail. com (
>> kaxiln...@gmail.com ) > wrote:
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> We also have Airflow Slack : https:/ / apache-airflow-slack. herokuapp. com/
>>> ( https://apache-airflow-slack.herokuapp.com/ )
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> The reason why we also having mailing list is slack messages are not
>>> indexed by Google or other search engines.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 2:11 PM Anton Zayniev < anton. zayniev@ gmail. com
>>> ( anton.zayn...@gmail.com ) > wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I'm fairly new to Airflow community and I'd like to share my main
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> struggle.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Mailing lists is very hard to onboard: there is no easy available
>>>> discussion archives (clicking for every new message seems weird); it is
>>>> hard to respond to particular mail; you can not easily unfollow
>>>> non-relevant discussions; you can't edit your previous message. Also
>>>> mailing lists feels outdated.
>>>> I think we could be much friendlier to newcomers if we move our main
>>>> discussions to more modern service like slack. It's free tier a little
>>>> clunky, but maybe there are non-commercial tiers. If not there are
>>>> alternatives like gitter, etc. Probably anything would be friendly then
>>>> mail list.
>>>> Anton.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> On Sun, Dec 29, 2019, 18:37 Jarek Potiuk < Jarek. Potiuk@ polidea. com (
>>>> jarek.pot...@polidea.com ) >
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Hello everyone,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> TL; DR; I wanted to start a non-technical discussion about being
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> (even
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> more) welcoming community.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> It's a long read - following some deep discussions I had recently and
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> you
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> might not be interested in it, so feel free to skip the entirety of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> it.
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I also believe this might become quickly a controversial topic and
>>>>> mis-communication over email can easily happen - so I would like to
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ask
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> everyone to be considerate and open-minded when responding.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> *Some context - how welcoming are we now ?*
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> First of all I think we are doing a lot as community to be really
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> welcoming
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> and friendly. A lot that we do is really opening up in various ways
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> to
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> new
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> community members, users, existing contributors etc. We are
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> responsive,
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> helpful, we try to actively reach-out to get users opinions (the
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> survey).
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> We are open to invite non-code-committers to get "committer status"
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> (that's
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> highly encouraged by the Apache Software Foundation!) or even PMC
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> members
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> (yeah!). We organise events (Meetups and upcoming Airflow Summits),
>>>>> workshops for users and new contributors. We are making it easier for
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> new
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> contributors to start contributing - by environment and documentation
>>>>> improvements.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> At the same time we have certain expectations/barrier of entry. It's
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> not
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> super easy to join the community and you must really earn your status
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> to
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> become a committer/PMC member. I think we are fairly good as a
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> community
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> in
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> enforcing that in deliberate and firm ways - and all this without
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> being
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> rude or aggressive. I remember one of the first emails when I joined
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> the
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> community where I was firmly but friendly reminded that in this
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> community
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> decisions are made by the community and not a bunch of people talking
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> at
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> slack and agreeing to something between them. That was a very
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> important
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> lesson to me - and first trigger to learn what ApacheWay is. And it
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> was
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> super cool even though I felt I have to apologize for my lack of
>>>>> understanding how this all works (which I did).
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> We have certain expectations for PRs/code - some enforced
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> automatically,
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> some by comments/discussions/review process. And we have expectations
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> for
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> engagement of people submitting the code. They are supposed to
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> follow-up
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> their PRs - being responsible to get the PRs to submission and engage
>>>>> committers when they need it. We also encourage people not only to
>>>>> finger-point things to fix but also engage and help with fixing
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> things
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> they
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> find or even improve the processes.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think it's rather good mixture of openness/barrier of entry. When
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> someone
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> new joins any community - has to first adapt and show how they can be
>>>>> valuable for the community before he or she can influence the way
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> community
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> works. So it's great that there are firm boundaries and expectations
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> and
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> that we clearly explain them to anyone that tries to join and we
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> expect
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> those people to follow the expectations before we invite them further
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> after
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> they "earned" the status. This is best described in the "meritocracy"
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> rule
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> defined here:
>>>>> https:/ / www. apache. org/ foundation/ how-it-works. html#meritocracy (
>>>>> https://www.apache.org/foundation/how-it-works.html#meritocracy ). We
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> are
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> following it really well I think.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I believe in many ways we are much better than a number of other
>>>>> open-source communities and we are following ApacheWay fairly well.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> And
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I've heard personally a member of the board of the Apache Software
>>>>> Foundation praising how welcoming Apache Airflow community is.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> *So why the discussion at all if we are in such good shape ?*
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I just wanted to see if we can do better than that - and whether we
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> need
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> to
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> do better currently at all.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I think it's fairly easy to overlook the moment when we should do
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> something
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> more. Maybe we can change something to be even more welcoming. Maybe
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> we
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> can
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> get people engaged who currently do not engage because it is too
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> difficult?
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe we miss another point of view because of that? Maybe some of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> the
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> rules we have should be updated? Maybe people who feel excluded do
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> not
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> speak here because they feel the barrier of entry is too big and they
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> are
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> afraid they will not be heard or will be ignored or will be shouted
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> at. I
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> think it's better to discuss such things when everything looks great
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> and
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> when there is a good "vibe" in the community rather than being
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> triggered
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> by
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> people complaining after it becomes a problem and when the "vibe"
>>>>> deteriorates.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> The trigger for my thoughts was a looong discussion I had with one of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> the
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> attendees of PyDataWarsaw conference a few weeks ago at the
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> after-party.
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> We
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> talked for several hours I think, and we were the last ones to leave
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> the
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> party grounds (yes it was 3 am or so :D ). The person I spoke to
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> raised a
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> few important topics - like "not everyone has enough courage to
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> openly
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> speak at the discussion list first" or "unconsciously people are
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> valuing
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> less contributions by women" (there is a study confirming that
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> https:/ / www. theguardian. com/ technology/ 2016/ feb/ 12/ 
>> women-considered-better-coders-hide-gender-github
>> (
>> https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/feb/12/women-considered-better-coders-hide-gender-github
>> )
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> )
>>>>> and "some people need a kind of mentorship when they enter new
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> community
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> and after the introduction they become great contributors" - and he
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> had
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> some really good examples for all those statements from his own
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> experience.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> After the discussion he read about Apache Way (as I advised him),
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> looked
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> at
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> our discussions and he wrote to me a few days ago that he sees how
>>>>> welcoming we are and that we are addressing a lot of the concerns he
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> has
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> in
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> really good way - but nevertheless it stuck with me a bit and I
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> thought -
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> maybe he is right that we should discuss it.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> For example - while we have two women on the PMC member list, almost
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> all
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> the people committing the code are male (I believe). This - of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> course -
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> reflects the state of our industry and is nothing new, but maybe we
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> are
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> (unconsciously) doing something in our discussions in devlistt or
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> slack
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> or
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> reviews that puts off people who otherwise would be valuable to our
>>>>> community? The friend of mine who triggered my thinking had a great
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> point
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> that not everyone new has the courage to speak openly at the devlist
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> or
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> slack initially. Maybe we should reach out in a different way to
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> those
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> people? Or maybe we should think about some kind of mentorship for
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> new
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> people so that we can guide people through the first stages of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> becoming
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> contributors and navigate the way our community works?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> It looks like we already have people from all over the world - US,
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Europe,
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> India, Japan, Australia, China. We have meetups in almost all of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> those
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> places. But maybe we could do more to get more people
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> contributing/users
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> invited from some places (for example we have no meetups in China yet
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> and
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> not a lot of people from South America I think). Again - maybe we
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> can
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> do
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> something about it ?. I know there was an event in Mexico where we
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> had
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Airflow workshop - maybe we can reach out to people there somehow :)
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ?
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> There was also a great presentation about Chinese user community at
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> the
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> ApacheCon Europe few months ago
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> https:/ / aceu19. apachecon. com/ session/ 
>> inviting-apache-flinks-chinese-user-community
>> (
>> https://aceu19.apachecon.com/session/inviting-apache-flinks-chinese-user-community
>> )
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> on
>>>>> how difficult it is to get people in China contributing because of
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> the
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> language barrier. Maybe we should get more workshops for new
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> contributors
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> in Chinese/Mandarin in China initially and get some contributors from
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> there
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> (writing description of a PR might be easier even for someone who has
>>>>> difficulties speaking english or you can have someone who will be
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> your
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> local mentor for that).
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I do not have concrete proposals yet, or I do not ask you to have
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> them
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> immediately. I don't even know yet if we should do something or not.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> But
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> wanted to open up discussion to hear what others think about it -
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> both
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> active members of our community and those who are just listening and
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> rarely
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> discuss.
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe we are really in a good state and we should just continue? Or
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> maybe
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> there are some easy things we can do as a community to get better at
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> being
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> more welcoming ? Also maybe we should forward the discussion
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> elsewhere
>> 
>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> (users@?/Slack?/Meetups?) so that others who are not reading the
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> devlist
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> can chime in ?
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I'd really love to hear what others think about it!
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Again - please be considerate and open-minded - this might quickly
>>>>> 
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>>>> become a
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>>>>> controversial subject and miscommunication is almost certain, so
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>> let's
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>>>> all
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>>>>> be careful with words and statements.
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>>>>> J.
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>>>>> --
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>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jarek Potiuk
>>>>> Polidea < https:/ / www. polidea. com/ ( https://www.polidea.com/ ) > |
>>>>> Principal Software Engineer
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129>
>>>>> [image: Polidea] < https:/ / www. polidea. com/ ( https://www.polidea.com/
>>>>> ) >
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>> --
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>> 
>> Jarek Potiuk
>> Polidea < https:/ / www. polidea. com/ ( https://www.polidea.com/ ) > |
>> Principal Software Engineer
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>> 
>> 
>> M: +48 660 796 129 <+48660796129>
>> [image: Polidea] < https:/ / www. polidea. com/ ( https://www.polidea.com/
>> ) >
>> 
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