[OPEN-ILS-GENERAL] Next community meeting is 14 September 2012, 17:00 UTC+0

[Lazar, Alexey Vladimirovich]

On Aug 30, 2012, at 13:26 , Lori Bowen Ayre wrote:

> Just an FYI about IRC, there are plenty of people who don't participate in the community meetings because it is on IRC too.  Not that I'm lobbying at this time to change the format (as I've already addressed) but I think IRC is a big leap for many people (despite how incredibly easy and straight-forward it seems to all you developers out there!)  Every group is going to have a different level of comfort with different communciation methods.

I just wanted to clarify that at least for me the issue is not with a learning curve for IRC. It was different, but definitely not a leap in technological terms -- find a client, install, run, #Evergreen, type words, Enter. Not a big deal. I just think it is not as convenient and not as efficient as other forms of distance communication for groups that exist. However, IRC is a fairly safe common denominator in terms of cost and prerequisites, as it does not require any extra hardware or costs beyond a workstation with internet access.

> It is true that a WebEx style meeting might reach the broadest range of community members.  Maybe Skype or Google HangOut too.

It is probably worth looking into what else is out there that could work well, in terms of potential usability/accessibility, low cost of entry, etc. That would be a different topic on it's own.

> On Thu, Aug 30, 2012 at 9:24 AM, Thomas Berezansky <tsbere at mvlc.org> wrote:
> I question how those who can't participate via IRC (assuming that is a goal here) and those who can't participate via the conference call will interact with each other.
> 
> Not that I am sure I would be attending either way, but I am much more likely to participate in IRC than on a conference call.
> 
> Thomas Berezansky
> Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
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> Quoting Jason Etheridge <jason at esilibrary.com>:
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> Any objections to having this meeting on conference call in parallel to the IRC?
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> I don't like the idea, but I don't necessarily object.  Worth trying
> new things and learning from the results. :)
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Alexey Lazar
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