On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 3:05 PM, Ian Monroe <<a href="mailto:ian@monroe.nu">ian@monroe.nu</a>> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
<div class="Ih2E3d">On Thu, May 15, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Riccardo Iaconelli <<a href="mailto:riccardo@kde.org">riccardo@kde.org</a>> wrote:<br>
> On 5/15/08, Thiago Macieira <<a href="mailto:thiago@kde.org">thiago@kde.org</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> On Thursday 15 May 2008 10:29:28 Will Stephenson wrote:<br>
>> > No, because the weekly emails form a structured record of your progress.<br>
>> > An IRC log is not structured and can easily decompose into "Ping."<br>
>> > "Pong."<br>
>> > without mentioning your work that week or results.<br>
>><br>
>><br>
>> Let's put it this way then: your mentor decides.<br>
>><br>
>> Having a track record is preferrable, but if your mentor waives the<br>
>> requirement, it's ok as well.<br>
><br>
> What should be our arguments to take a decision for using one (IRC) or the<br>
> other (ML)?<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Personally I think even constant contact on IRC doesn't replace a<br>
thoughtful weekly status report over email. Making sure you don't get<br>
bogged down in something is the main goal of the mentor, and a summary<br>
of your work is the best way to figure that out.<br></blockquote></div><br>I totally agree, Ian. I think this is an excellent idea!<br><br>-- <br> -[ Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper // <a href="http://movingparts.net">http://movingparts.net</a> ]-<br>
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