On Feb 2, 2008 10:59 AM, Karsten 'quaid' Wade <kwade@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Technical hurdles such as what? Every other SIG/Committee gets by with > > public IRC meetings just fine... > > For example, we discussed having an audio call that people could listen > in on (live) and record for later. IRC is an obvious fall-back, but it > is definitely a lower resolution format than teleconference. IME, a > rough estimate is that an IRC meeting can only address 30% of the > material that you can cover in a voice call. This would reduce the > amount of business that can be handled by ~16% month-over-month. > Teleconferences also give room for going over the allotted time without > bumping against someone else waiting to use the meeting channel; the > Board calls occasionally go over 1 hour in order to fit in all business. +1 Another problem I discovered while I was trying to attend the marketing meeting this we was that people would keep coming over to my desk and asking for stuff during the chat. Even though I said I was attending a meeting people would still ask their questions. I assume expecting that I would be able to read the backlog and catch up. For a normal conversation that started randomly in any of the SIG channels they'd be right. In #fedora-meeting two screens behind and you might as well just give up. I only figured out at the very end of the meeting I should just put my headset on even though I wasn't using it. It would be nice if it wasn't a prop... ;-) > One of the reasons I am excited about Fedora using VoIP for contributors > is the increased amount of business that can be done while forming > stronger social bonds. The risk is the increased difficulty in others > listening in, participating, and catching up later for meetings. > Resolving this better for Board calls should help everyone who uses > teleconf for meetings. There's an awful lot that is conveyed in a person's voice. Being able to tell that someone was teasing you rather than actually criticizing is a good example. I know at my work I often leave things out of emails or chats that I'll go ahead and say in a conference call. -- Russell Harrison Systems Administrator -- Linux Desktops Cisco Systems, Inc. Note: The positions or opinions expressed in this email are my own. They are not necessarily those of my employer. _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
