Friday is doable, Saturday and Sunday are optimal for me.
Gregory Casamento GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c On Wed, Jun 17, 2026 at 18:19 [email protected] via Discussion list for the GNUstep programming environment < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear ’Steppers, > > First of all, thank you to everyone who took the time to respond! > > > It seems there isn’t just one reason for not attending the meeting, but > rather many different ones. What I’ve noticed, however, is that for some, > the meeting apparently brings back traumatic memories of meetings at work. > That’s definitely not the intention - the monthly GNUstep meeting is meant > to be a space for informal exchange and open discussion, a chance to catch > up and share ideas with one another. For my part, I’m always very > interested in hearing what others are currently working on. I also believe > that this more direct form of communication makes it easier to clear up > misunderstandings that can arise in written communication on the mailing > list - for example, due to the lack of tone, intonation, and voice. A frank > conversation can sometimes work wonders! > > > Now for the second most important reason: the timing and the schedule. > We’re scattered all over the world - North America, Europe, Australia - > each in our own time zone. And most of us have jobs that keep us busy > during the week. That’s why the meeting was scheduled for a Saturday (the > second Saturday of the month), so that the meeting wouldn’t conflict with > work. At least, that was the intention. But if a majority now says they > prefer a meeting on weekdays (Monday through Friday), we should of course > change that. Keep in mind, however, that the end of the workday in Europe > coincides with working hours in America, and the same is true between > America and Australia (which would then mean after midnight for Europe). > > > Here’s what I suggest: it would be best if everyone could reply to this > email with their preferred days for the meeting, along with the time > (please use GMT!). We’ll figure out a compromise from there. > > > As for the meeting’s duration of about three hours, just to clarify: this > is meant to be a time frame during which you can drop by. I don’t expect > anyone (except maybe Greg) to be present for the entire three hours. > There’s no obligation here. > > > I’ll start by listing the times that work for me: > > > Friday, Saturday, Sunday: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMT > > > Best regards, > > > Lars > > > Am 15.06.2026 um 00:52 schrieb [email protected] via > Discussion list for the GNUstep programming environment < > [email protected]>: > > Hi fellow ’Steppers, > > we had our monthly meeting on Saturday, the recordings are here: > > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=618e0qHJZV8 > > it was very interesting, Greg showed some new apps and Joe did show his > accomplishments working on NextBSD. > > It was a little sad that only three of us took part in the meeting. Why is > that? > > - Is it because the meeting is too often, e.g. monthly? Would you have > attended if it were only bi-monthly like some time ago? > - Is it because the time of the year, I mean maybe you’re rather outside > during summer time, enjoying the nice weather? > - Is it because the meeting is to broadly announced now, should I stop > posting announcements on reddit? > - Is it because the meeting is to long, should we limit it to two or maybe > one hour? > > what was your reason not to attend? Please let me know. > > kind regards, > > Lars > > Am 10.06.2026 um 11:49 schrieb Gregory Casamento <[email protected] > >: > > The monthly GNUstep audio/(video) call takes place every second Saturday > of a month at 15:00 GMT to 18:00 GMT. That is 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT (US) > or 17:00 to 20:00 CEST (Berlin time). > > It's a Jitsi Meeting - Channel: GNUstepOfficial (Sorry, reddit don't let > me post jitsi links here) > > https://meet.jit.si/GNUstepOfficial > > We usually just talk (who wants it might share video too) and occasionally > share screens. Everybody (GNUstep developers and users) is welcome! > > -- > Gregory Casamento > GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant > http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com > https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c > > > >
