I guess we should split the meeting and record the call. People on Gizmo Phone could record it and post it.
On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:41 AM, Peter Junge <p...@openoffice.org> wrote: > Alexandro Colorado wrote: >> On Tue, May 26, 2009 at 12:22 AM, Peter Junge <p...@openoffice.org> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> >>> Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: >>>> hi, >>>> >>>> On 2009-05-18, at 01:56 , Peter Junge wrote: >>>> >>>>> Louis, >>>>> >>>>> Louis Suarez-Potts wrote: >>>>>> The next regional group meeting will be held Friday 29 May at 13:00 UTC >>>>>> via IRC at irc.freenode.net #oooregional >>>>>> >>>>> thanks for sending this invitation much earlier this time. I still have >>>>> an issue about the scheduling. This is a of course a meeting supposed to >>>>> span over several time zones, in China it will be 9pm, 10pm in Japan, >>>>> 11pm in Australia and even Saturday 1am in New Zealand. Friday night is >>>>> the night that many people use to enjoy themselves after a hard weeks >>>>> work, going to bars and restaurants, meeting with family and friends. A >>>>> lot of others, who live and work apart from their families during the >>>>> week, are on the road to travel home. Hence, I think it's tough for >>>>> those in the APAC timezones to attend a bi-weekly meeting on Friday >>>>> night. >>>> Oh. I guess I never thought of that :-) (for me, enjoying myself with >>>> friends is, uhm, being at the computer on IRC or IM)..... >>> Yes indeed, IRC or IM are great ways to communicate with people all over >>> the globe, however for me it's far away from being a method to >>> socialize, as I can not see the faces nor hear the voices of my friends. >>> >>>> Would Thursday (or some other day earlier in the week) be better for you >>>> and others in the region? >>> Yes, Thursday is much better, earlier in the week would be a problem for >>> both of us, as we do frequently join calls at some TCs at OASIS. In >>> general it should be considered, that communication over several time >>> zones is worst for people living in the APAC area by default. I do not >>> like it, but still can manage it, as I'm an expat. For locals who have >>> kids, it's certainly much harder. We shouldn't put contributers into >>> situations, where they have to decide between family and OOo, as OOo >>> will surely lose this choice in most cases. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Peter >>> >> >> I dont have such an issue we can schedule at 16:00 UTC. > > It's not about the time of day, but Friday evening is the start of the > weekend for many people. I think 16:00 UTC is even worse from a global > perspective as it's midnight in Australia and 2am Saturday in New Zealand. > > Peter > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@native-lang.openoffice.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@native-lang.openoffice.org > > -- Alexandro Colorado OpenOffice.org Español IM: j...@jabber.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@native-lang.openoffice.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@native-lang.openoffice.org
