I would take it a stage further. I think all discussions that lead to
decisions should be on the mailing list. It is important not just to
have everything on the record, but to enable intervention by mailing
list readers who have views on a decision that is under discussion.
If we find, for example, that a general discussion of test strategy is
turning into a discussion of River tests we should move it to river-dev.
Patricia
Benson Margulies wrote:
Just keep in mind that this is a sensitive topic at ASF. Many projects
have associated IRC channels. At the same time, keeping decisions on
the mailing list, available to all in any time zone, is critical.
On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 5:30 AM, Patricia Shanahan <[email protected]> wrote:
I don't see any harm in experimenting, but I don't have any experience with
chat across so many time zones. I happen to be responsive now because I'm
adjusting my sleep schedule in preparation for a trip to London. I would
normally be asleep for another four or five hours.
How well does chat work when active participants in a conversation can take
hours to respond? To me, the tempo of e-mail seems better suited.
Regardless of whether e-mail or chat works better, I would like a club room
for social get-to-know-you conversations - the virtual equivalent of getting
together for lunch in a physically co-located project.
Patricia
On 9/28/2010 1:40 AM, Sim IJskes - QCG wrote:
Shall we do some teambuilding and create a chat group/room somewhere?
jabber or irc?
Gr. Sim
