Re: Code of Conduct - Over Responding

2016-06-06 Thread Rich Bowen
On 06/06/2016 05:21 PM, Niall Pemberton wrote: > On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 1:16 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > >> The challenge with a CoC is knowing when to quit before becoming the >> thought police. Also, it should be things that are measurable and >> enforceable. I don't think this is either. >> >> W

Re: Code of Conduct - Over Responding

2016-06-06 Thread Niall Pemberton
On Mon, Jun 6, 2016 at 1:16 AM, Rich Bowen wrote: > The challenge with a CoC is knowing when to quit before becoming the > thought police. Also, it should be things that are measurable and > enforceable. I don't think this is either. > > What you are suggesting is really good advice, but isn't so

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread Shane Curcuru
As a regular LightningTalk MC at ApacheCon / Apache Big Data, we look for a mix of talks, often focusing on the community and humor aspects. Talks are 5 minutes, with a timer. Slides are not allowed unless you're Rich Bowen (or, can promise to be as informative *and* amusing as Rich is!). Someti

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread William A Rowe Jr
Note that we also have held incubator lighting talks in the incubator track (not a single unified session in the ballroom) which are perfect for what you are asking. Historically these have been 3 sessions per hour, 15 minutes each, replete with slide decks. Exactly what you are thinking of, but t

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread Benedikt Ritter
William A Rowe Jr schrieb am Mo., 6. Juni 2016 um 20:09 Uhr: > Our lightning talks have ranged from the theatrical, to the silly, to the > deep > tech dive into the edges of the ASF. > > The programming is 5 minutes. No slides are allowed (but some get away > with them on the discretion of the M

Re: [APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread William A Rowe Jr
Our lightning talks have ranged from the theatrical, to the silly, to the deep tech dive into the edges of the ASF. The programming is 5 minutes. No slides are allowed (but some get away with them on the discretion of the MCs.) Some who use them choose the auto-advance program (n seconds per sli

[APACHECON] Question about Lightning Talks

2016-06-06 Thread Benedikt Ritter
Hi, how are lightning talks organized at ApacheCon? I've seen very strict sessions where you were not allowed to bring anything but yourself (so no slides) and less restricted ones where the only restriction was that it had to be done in 10 Minutes. Thank you, Benedikt

Re: Encouraging More Women to Participate on Apache Projects?

2016-06-06 Thread Stian Soiland-Reyes
Hi, Sharan! Great initiative, diversity is a very important topic for ASF and software development in general! Here's another great community: http://www.womeninhpc.org/ They bring together many highly skilled HPC devops and researchers who I am sure could bring valuable contributions to many H

Re: Code of Conduct - Over Responding

2016-06-06 Thread Mark Thomas
On 06/06/2016 01:16, Rich Bowen wrote: > The challenge with a CoC is knowing when to quit before becoming the > thought police. Also, it should be things that are measurable and > enforceable. I don't think this is either. > > What you are suggesting is really good advice, but isn't something we c