I like the idea that podlings can choose between an online or offline review. Rather than the offline review being ‘official’ and the online meeting being an optional extra.
I agree that ASF’s asynchronous approach has benefits, especially for some activities like code reviews. But it also has significant downsides for other activities. Regarding time zones. Finding a suitable time zone is probably not a huge problem; this would be a meeting with a handful of attendees, most of whom are probably in the same time zone. Regarding the reporting process. Let’s worry less about creating a reporting paper trail, and more about making the podling successful. Of course the meeting will produce minutes, and they can go into the report. Julian > On Sep 19, 2025, at 4:42 PM, Justin Mclean <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > A Zoom call (or a similar platform) would make it easier to ask questions > directly, but ASF’s asynchronous approach has clear benefits: it aligns with > our reporting process, works across time zones, and leaves a record for > review. Written reviews can also surface issues that a call might overlook. > That said, podlings and mentors are welcome to hold a Zoom discussion if they > find it useful, either in addition to or as an alternative to this review. As > with the maturity model, it’s entirely optional. > Kind Regards, > Justin > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected]
