On Thu, 2013-02-28 at 09:34 -0800, DuBois, Scott L. wrote:
I have been invited to a Hackathon or two by Andy which I attended via Google Hangouts, but when I logged in and could view what was going on there was no communication happening so I was left just sitting in front of my webcam watching people sit in front of laptops. I stayed for a little bit and then left to do something else. I am more than happy to advertise Hackathons around my university and on social media channels, but I think we should consider some documentation explaining what a Hackathon is? There may be many new people interested in getting involved, but aren't sure what to expect or what is expected. When I advertise to other students about a Hackathon they're going to have questions. From my first experience, I would suggest a designated "greeter" or "organizer" of sorts that points people in the right direction of what they can do to help get the work done. Just my "two cents".
Typically, a wiki page with a list of suggested tasks are created prior to a hackathon. Were you not given a link to that page? You're right, if all we're doing is being invited to view a hackathon, then we might as well just visit the local zoo. :-) Bryen -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-project+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, email: opensuse-project+owner@opensuse.org