On Thu, Dec 24, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Christian Hergert <christ...@hergert.me> wrote:
> On 12/24/2015 11:17 AM, philip.chime...@gmail.com wrote: > > > > I'm really interested in participating but circumstances prevent me from > > attending in person. I just signed up as the first remote participant. > > My purpose with this e-mail is to encourage other remotees to sign up; > > and to ask for some ideas about how remotees can meaningfully > participate. > > This is great, and something I'd like to see more of, given what travel > does to our environment. > > What can we do to make sure you feel enabled to participate? > > Assuming you'll be in Vancouver, -9 hours from Belgium, this is going to > be quite a sacrifice for you. We usually get started between 09:00 and > 10:00, so midnight to sunrise for you. > > Alternatively, if we're good about having work items on a public board, > you could work on things while we sleep, in true F/OSS fashion. > > So I guess that brings me back to my question, what can we do? > Sorry for the delay in replying; partly to let the video chat discussion settle, and partly disconnecting for holidays. It's unlikely that I'll be able to contribute meaningfully if I stay up all night. So, I would prefer the asynchronous method. I am still trying to figure out how much time I can devote to the hackfest, but if there is a discussion or whiteboarding session at the beginning of the (GMT+1) day, then I can definitely join in, either on a one-way live stream, or on a multi-way conversation, and figure out what to contribute to from there. I am still trying to figure out just how much time I am able to devote during those days. * Remote video? (assuming participants are comfortable with that) > I personally am comfortable. > * More IRC conversations, or dedicated stenographer? > Probably a list of outcomes of conversations, for people who are not able to join in live. I personally like to do this even if all the participants in the same room. * Etherpad for notes/conversations? > Never tried it, but it seems great. > I think one thing that would help is for remote participants to prepare > a list of topics they'd like to ensure are discussed, since we usually > start by white-boarding topics for the 3-day session. > Yep, I added my topics to the list when I signed-up (namely, documentation browser that I've been working on, and GJS), but I'd be happy to elaborate on that so that you have more than just a few keywords. Regards, -- Philip C.
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