On Mon, Mar 25, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Kurt Starsinic <[email protected]> wrote:
> 1. I agree, bi-weekly meetings would probably work better, at least for me.
It would be great is we could find a pace at which the Book Club proves
sustainable over the long term, and perhaps bi-weekly is that pace. How about
this variant, though, which may turn out to be approximately bi-weekly, but
still gives us some flexibility?
* Regular meetings once each month, on the last Tuesday of the month.
* Additional ad hoc meetings on other Tuesdays whenever someone volunteers
to lead.
> 2. marvin++. Maybe we could encourage *every* member of the book club to
> lead at least one meeting? I'm game for that.
Learning material well enough to lead a discussion is an effective way to gain
mastery. I agree that we should encourage everyone to take a turn, not just
for the sake of the collective but for the sake of each individual.
Personally, I would encourage potential volunteers to consider material
outside the Book Club's regular reading list. Choosing to lead a session on
the current book is fine (and safe), but if there's some other topic that
fascinates you, run with it -- and I'll do my best to keep up. :)
> 3. I'm in for finishing the Drepper paper on April 2nd.
Grokking ELF symbol export rules is very helpful for understanding some of the
work that Nick did a while back. Dynamic shared objects are an interesting
subject in their own right, but the material is also directly applicable to
Lucy.
Marvin Humphrey
