On 8/13/2018 12:31 PM, Jeff King wrote:
For the past several years, we've held a Git Contributor Summit as part
of the Git Merge conference. I'd like to get opinions from the community
to help plan future installments. Any feedback or opinion is welcome,
but some obvious things to think about:
- where, when, and how often?
Plans are shaping up to have Git Merge 2019 in Brussels right after
FOSDEM in February (like it was two years ago), with a contributor
summit attached.
Are there people who would be more likely to attend a contributor
summit if it were held elsewhere (e.g., in North America, probably
in the Bay Area)? Are people interested in attending a separate
contributor summit not attached to the larger Git Merge (and if so,
is there any other event it might be worth connecting it with,
time-wise)? Are people interested in going to two summits in a year
(e.g., Brussels in February, and then maybe some in North America
later in the year), or is that diminishing returns?
I've only been to one contributor summit, but found it extremely useful
in meeting community members face-to-face. I think the time spent was
very productive.
I would be up for two meetings a year. I would expect that the variety
of locations would allow a larger set of contributors to make at least
one meeting a year. This may come at a cost of a smaller group in each
summit.
- format
For those who haven't attended before, it's basically 25-ish Git
(and associated project) developers sitting in a room for a day
chatting about the project. Topics go on a whiteboard in the
morning, and then we discuss each for 30-60 minutes.
We could do multiple days (which might give more room for actually
working collaboratively instead of just discussing). We could do
something more formal (like actual talks). We could do something
less formal (like an all-day spaghetti buffet, where conversation
happens only between mouthfuls). The sky is the limit. Some of those
ideas may be better than others.
The one thing I found missing that could be good is to have a remote
option. Not everyone can travel or can afford to do so. I wonder if a
simple Google Hangout could allow more participation from the community,
even in a passive sense (those still at their day jobs listening in). It
could even facilitate remote presenters, if applicable.
I hope this can stimulate a discussion on the list, but of course if
anybody has private feedback about past events or future planning, feel
free to email me off-list.
Thanks for starting the discussion early!
-Stolee
