----- Original Message -----
From: "Hugh Brock" <hbrock(a)redhat.com>
To: "Tomas Sedovic" <tsedovic(a)redhat.com>
Cc: "aeolus-devel" <aeolus-devel(a)lists.fedorahosted.org>
Sent: Monday, November 12, 2012 9:32:06 AM
Subject: Re: The Cabal meetings ought to be public
On Mon, Nov 12, 2012 at 02:56:36PM +0100, Tomas Sedovic wrote:
> I didn't see this mentioned in any of the cabal-related e-mails,
> apologies if it was.
>
> These meetings are supposed to have influence over the direction of
> Aeolus. As such, they should be public to provide transparency and
> hold the members accountable.
>
> Note that I'm content with a "read-only" format. If the goal is to
> settle disputes and move things forward, having too many inputs
> would be detrimental.
>
> If the meetings are over IRC, this is easy. If we were to hold
> calls, I would suggest google hangouts or something similar.
>
> Thomas
>
>
> PS: I do realise this is contrary to the meaning of the word
> "cabal". Let's keep it anyway. It sounds better than
"committee".
Yes, a public Cabal is a bit of a contradiction, but, well, as
Emerson
says, "A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds."
Totally agree the meetings do need to be public. I think each cabal
should decide what the ideal format is for their purpose. I'd suggest
a
google hangout for the initial meeting(s), with a youtube stream, but
later meetings could just as well be IRC depending on the topic.
I've been really digging using google hangouts for meetings. One
downside is that you can have max 10 participants. This _should_ be
fine for the technical cabal (8 members and one awesome). But,
something to keep in mind when planning these out in the future.
Also, posting as a youtube stream will be nice to capture ongoing
comments, dissensions, or +1s.
--Hugh
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