Re: [gentoo-dev] Re: Gentoo Hangouts

[Mike Pagano <mpagano@gentoo.org>]

On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:04:04PM +0100, Markos Chandras wrote:
> On 24 June 2013 11:54, Michael Palimaka <kensington@gentoo.org> wrote:
> > On 24/06/2013 07:30, Pavlos Ratis wrote:
> >>
> >> That's why I'd like to propose Gentoo Hangouts. Gentoo Hangouts will
> >> be Google+  video Hangouts(video calls) held by teams or developers
> >> independent of a team. The main goal is to have the teams introduce
> >> themselves and discuss about different issues in their Gentoo-related
> >> projects.
> >
> >
> > Thanks for taking the time and initiative to work on something new, I am
> > sure it will prove interesting.
> >
> > It is the response that confuses me - I don't understand why everyone is
> > rushing to shut it down before it even begins. For those that are not
> > interested in the idea of a video hangout, just don't use it and move on -
> > simple.
> >
> >
> 
> I like the idea. It might help bring developers and users closer.
> 
> --

I can't see the harm, and people who don't have the time, interest or
social skills can certainly not join.  

I worked from a home office for 7 years and used this all the time.
Sometimes it helps to realize that the people on the other end of the
wire are just that: people.

I've seen behaviors change among team members for the better. Plus,
maybe I can learn how to pronouce more than half of your names. :)