Jeff Genender wrote:
I have to say I am opposed as well. IMHO a telecon is not fair to those
who live in places where the time is not convenient. There are also
folks who are contributors who may not be able to engage in a such a
call because their jobs do not allow them to take part (rules using
phones, job duties, etc).
Although this may be an additional way to communicate with the
community, many folks may not have the opportunity to participate, and I
am not sure that it is community oriented.
Jeff, your right, conference calls are not community oriented, and that's the main problem, imho. Apache !=
Eclipse and you'll find most folks in the Apache community would agree.
ApacheCon is coming up in december; that's a great opportunity to host a f2f hack-a-thon. You'll get a little
bit done but build some very good working relationships going forward. Once you meet someone face to face,
it's a bit more difficult to forget there's a real person behind the keyboard and that tends to make on-list
interactions a bit more civil.
With our lists, there is no
barrier to engaging and contribution.
Just my .02.
+1
Jeff
Bill
