Open Stack

On Fri, Oct 11, 2013 at 03:56:35PM +0100, Mark McLoughlin wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-10-11 at 14:42 +0000, Atwood, Mark wrote:
> 
> > And finally, for many parts of the OpenStack community, this is our
> > *job*.  We get paid to do this.  Dialing into a Board meeting and
> > listening in should be as important in attending as the various
> > meetings and con calls and all-hands and stand-ups that we do for our
> > employers.  Where were all the PTLs, the TC members, the couple of
> > dozen other community engagement folks?
> 
> If I wasn't on the board, and if there was a detailed summary of the
> topics published after the meeting, then I'd read that rather than
> dialling in just to listen.
> 
> I do think it would be worthwhile for people to attend in-person for an
> hour or two if they happen to be convenient to the venue, but that's
> more from a "look these are real people, people who care about
> OpenStack" perspective.

I've attended part or all of a couple of the board meetings by phone.

One thing I have found rather puzzling is the orientation towards use
of webex, though I realize there is a backup traditional dialin. I
have wondered whether this might have some subtle effect in
discouraging some to attend the meetings virtually, since the natural
assumption is that webex is going to provide some fuller experience
(as otherwise I am not sure why it would be used at all). 

In the case of one meeting, I struggled without success in trying to
use webex via two devices I had available and the annoyance of that
experience almost led me to decide not to then dial in. I dunno,
perhaps my experience is atypical. What precisely does webex provide
that a traditional conference call service would not, for purposes of
OpenStack Foundation board meetings?

In the case of one of the in-person board meetings I attended by
dialing in, it was possible to hear at best 40% or so of what was
said.

- RF