I would like to get some feedback from people that do HelenOS development on the possibility to move or copy the round table part of the HelenOS meeting agenda to a Google hangout that would take place sometime before each meeting (Friday evening or Saturday morning of CET/CEST).
This would allow about three or four people who are not usually able to attend the meeting for geographical reasons to take part at least in the round table. The experience from the last HelenOS meeting during which we joined a Google hangout using a single laptop suggests that it would be also more comfortable and practical to join the hangout using everyone's own computer and camera from a place of his/her choice. The hangout would have to have some rules to make sure it stays on topic and confined to a reasonable time frame, e.g. 1 hour. The HelenOS meetings would still go on but either without or at least with restricted and rather informal round table. The meeting could be more focused on a particular topic and more space can be given to things that don't fit the round table format well. We can also use it to socialize a little more. And of course, if the hangout turns out to be not necessary for any single occasion because there would be none of the remote developers joining in, the round table would take place off-line at the meeting and the hangout would be cancelled. As a remote developer, do you think this step would be useful to you? Would you make use of this opportunity? As a local developer, would you be willing to first join the hangout and then attend the meeting? Jakub _______________________________________________ HelenOS-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.modry.cz/cgi-bin/listinfo/helenos-devel
