Hi, On Mon, 12 Mar 2012, Pascal Bleser wrote:
Now, it may be a few things: - most people don't like IRC or don't know it or fear it (hell, I don't know ;)) - most people are not interested in project matters, - most people cannot attend the meetings due to timezone, work, family, etc... (that's undeniably the case for many) - we simply don't advertise the meetings properly
I haven't attended the meetings as I don't know when they are held, so I feel there is definitely some truth in the fourth reason. However, I believe it is probably a mixture of the above reasons. I have attended an openSUSE ambassador meeting on IRC though and I feel IRC is a much better place to hold meetings, on the mailing list threads last a very long time often with people repeating what someone else has mentioned because nobody can remember the whole 2 week conversation. Also, there tend to be very few people contributing to the mailing list conversations too, so I don't think the threads take longer because there is more quality input from a wider audience. I think advertising the meetings a bit more would improve attendance, as would selecting the time which suits most people, a simple vote could find the most appropriate time window and day of the week. If people aren't attending because they aren't familiar with IRC the advertisement could also include a link to a beginners how-to guide to IRC, which might also get more of the community talking in the IRC channel outside of the meetings. To capture the opinions of those who are unable to attend, there could be some kind of pre-meeting discussion on the mailing list, which would also remind everyone (who reads the mailing list) when the meeting will be. Barry -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org