On Sat, May 15, 2021, at 21:51, Per Jessen wrote:
Sasi Olin wrote:
On Sat, May 15 2021 at 21:13:22 +0200, Per Jessen
wrote: Admittedly, I am probably a little odd in considering the community much more important than the board. If the board wants to hold public meetings, scheduled by the "least inconvenience" to the board members, the board is clearly of a different opinion.
I would expect the openSUSE board to make itself available to the community members it represents, also at times less comfortable. I also volunteer for one or two things, and I make myself available when it is for the most benefit of the people I serve (my local community) - sometimes at 2 o'clock in the morning or on a public holiday.
I don't understand how you see it happening, we couldn't find a suitable time for 7 people in one timezone for a video meeting the past weeks, I can't imagine how setting up a meeting that suits 400-500 people, situated all around the world, 2 times a month would work
400-500 attendants are probably a little over-optimistic, if it were me organising it, I think I would be happy with 40 or 50, although it would be nice if they also represented our main community group(s). (can meet.o.o even deal with 40-50 participants?)
(thinking out loud) If the timing just proves impossible, then I would suggest board members be allowed to alternate. Maybe one public meeting scheduled to enable European members to attend, the 2nd one to enable Asian members, third one for the Americas ?
What do you think the goal of this board meeting is? a) The community can bi-weekly ask questions to some of the board members; b) The (whole) board has a bi-weekly meeting, which the community can view and perhaps participate in. For me it is option b). I see option a) as the meeting during the conference, where the community can ask questions to the board directly. Also I would like to point out that moment is not the only option for the community to reach out to the board; you can always email or sent direct messages, etc. /Syds
-- Per Jessen, Zürich (8.6°C) Member, openSUSE Heroes