Johannes Schindelin <Johannes.Schindelin@xxxxxx> writes: > Team, > > I kept talking about this idea of a purely online Git Contributor Summit, > and it is finally time for action. > > The idea: just like the Git Contributor Summits we have on the day before > GitMerge, but instead of traveling to the same place, we'll use an online > conferencing system. By the way, would there be GitTogether meeting held in conjunction with Google Summer of Code 2019 Mentors Meeting? > From my point of view, the main benefits of doing this online are: > > - It should make it easier for all contributors to attend (yes, Junio, we > do miss you every single time you're not there). > > - We will leave a substantially reduced carbon footprint. > > - There won't be any jet-lag involved, including the consequences on > health/sleeping. > > - It is substantially cheaper and more sustainable. > > Of course, there are also some challenges: > > - Timezones. My idea here is to have all participants put down their > preferred timezone and then compromising on some sort of Median. > > - Timing. As it is not attached to a conference, we are less bound to a > specific date, and that flexibility might make it harder to agree > on one date. Also, all the challenges of remote-only meeting instead of real-life contact. Though it might be good supplement to the meeting before GitMerge. [...] > To coordinate this event, I started a Google Spreadsheet where we can > decide on timezone, date(s), number of days, and later on try to imitate > the sticky game with virtual stickies for the discussions. > > I will send out an invitation to the top 25 contributors (according to > `git shortlog -nse --since=1.year.ago`) after sending out this mail. > > Obviously, there will be more people interested in participating; Please > do drop me an email if you're interested and I will send you a link to > that spreadsheet (as I do not read my mails continuously, it might take a > day, but I will, promise). I think it would be good idea to have some of us from Git Rev News team to chronicle this Virtual Git Contributors Summit meeting. Best, -- Jakub Narębski
