KStars Developers Hangout #1

[Jasem Mutlaq]

Hello Hy,

I like this idea of picking a certain topic and then focusing on it during
a meeting. So the meeting is an online workshop to get things *done* for
that particular discussion item. At least write the outlines and general
strategy.

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Best Regards,
Jasem Mutlaq



On Fri, Jun 5, 2020 at 9:47 AM Hy Murveit <murveit at gmail.com> wrote:

> I'd be happy to attend the 2nd monthly meeting!
>
> I know Jasem was disappointed by the lack of action after the 1st, but for
> me it was a positive experience just getting to know people and
> understanding a bit more about the project.
>
> I don't know if I can make an agenda from the past minutes. How about a
> change of pace, and have a single topic meeting.  It would have to be a
> topic that is of general interest--that is, I could spend an hour talking
> about some project I'm doing, but I'm afraid that wouldn't be too
> interesting for everyone else.
>
> I think it would need to be something like (these are only examples,
> please provide your own):
> - KStars 2020 plan, or
> - release cycle
> - how to do code reviews/merge-requests
> - how to document,
> - how can we get to more automated testing,
> - how to get more people interested in developing, or
> - whether we want to get more people interested in developing, or ...
> - how do we better understand users, get data on what they're using/doing,
> - big new feature areas
> - should we tear apart module X and start over?
> - how do we keep the forum civil
> - should we have a "code yellow" on topic X (where we all drop what we
> normally would do, and focus for a period of time on some important but
> under-loved topic. At Google we had these related to test coverage,
> refactoring, speed-ups, ...).
> - ...
>
> A concrete proposal is for any/all of us to have, say 1 week, to submit
> emails detailing what topic we love, and what there is to discuss in that
> topic. I strongly feel some up-front written info to think about would be
> helpful for the live discussion. After that week, we spend the next week
> voting on the topic (e.g. everyone picks their top 2, with 3 points for #1
> and 1 point for #2) then tally up the votes, then have the meeting and
> discuss.
>
> How does that sound? It only works if people actually (a) send in topics,
> and (b) are interested in attending with said topic.
>
> Alternatively, we can have another group discussion, which can also be fun.
>
> Hy
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2020 at 2:52 AM Eric Dejouhanet <eric.dejouhanet at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry for being so late to the minutes (it took me ages to restore my
>> subscription), it was a real pleasure to talk with you all too.
>>
>>
>>
>> In order to increase the accessibility of the mailing list, I propose we
>> use the Badges functionality of the brand new invent.kde.org. Shields.io
>> offers a long list of small predefined and customizable badges that we
>> could add to the front page of the project.
>>
>>
>>
>> Could we arrange a new conference in June ?
>>
>> We said it would be better to set it in the evening for US and morning
>> for EU. I propose we continue to use the Google Meet or Hangout systems
>> unless you have other preferences.
>>
>> Although my network line is small, I can also research how to record the
>> meeting (I’m a noob at this).
>>
>> Hy, would you propose an agenda from Jasem’s minutes ?
>>
>>
>>
>> -Eric
>>
>>
>>
>> - eric.dejouhanet at gmail.com – https://astronomy.dejouha.net
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