Glynn Foster wrote: > Hey, > > >> Rich suggested that we mail contributors/ogb-discuss to ask for a show of >> hands >> who might want to listen to these calls. If there was 50-60 people attending, >> then we might have a problem to solve. Steve suggested that we try it out, >> and >> see what happens at the first couple of calls. >> > > So I guess we need some open discussion on what people would like to see. I > know > I got frustrated with the previous OGB because I didn't know what was going > on. > However, I think that is mostly a side effect of the relative lack of good > public meeting minutes, and discussion around the agenda items. > > I personally don't believe that the OGB calls should be public, though I think > there should be both a public agenda, and public meeting minutes. I worry that > the infrastructure isn't available for public meetings - we could use IRC, but > that inhibits people who can't type fast, we could open up more ports but that > still inhibits people from countries that can't afford to pay the phone > costs. I > think we need a fair level playground for *everyone*, and if we can't achieve > this, then the constitution should be amended. >
OGB Meetings should be open, but in any meeting its irregular for observers to be involved. By that rationale I would suggest that so long as actual dialog of the meeting, unedited, is available for public review it fits the criteria for "open meeting". Making an audio recording of the meeting available following each would be something I'd appreciate. Should time shifting not be an option, I would definitely make time to attend the calls, just as I did on the working board of the previous OGB. While I won't explicitly reject the idea, I'm not enthusiastic about non-verbal meeting formats such as IRC. Much more discipline is required on the part of body and much more intervention on the part of the OGB Chair to marshall voice, etc. Its not un-doable but I think calls have always worked well. The only definitive advantage/disadvantage of IRC is that if you say something stupid its down on record for eternity with little room for later back peddling. benr.
