On 8/27/2018 9:22 AM, Johannes Schindelin wrote:
Point in favor of the pure-online meeting: the informal standup on IRC every second Friday. I really try to attend it (it is a bit awkward because it is on a Friday evening in my timezone, right at the time when I want to unwind from the work week), as it does have a similar effect to in-person standups: surprising collaborations spring up, unexpected help, and a general sense of belonging. Of course, the value of these standups comes from the makeup of the participants: Stefan, Brandon, Stolee, JeffH, Jonathan and other *very* active core contributors hang out for roughly half an hour, sharing what they are working on, exchanging ideas, etc.
A focused aside, since you brought up the online "standup": it seems the IRC channel has been less than ideal, with people trying to participate but having nickname issues or being muted. You also describe another issue: the timing. Having a real-time discussion has its benefits, but also it leaves many people out.
One idea to try next time is to create a mailing list thread asking for statuses, and each person can chime in asynchronously and spawn a new discussion based on that status. Perhaps we can try that next time.
Thanks, -Stolee
