On 2017-05-16 21:53:43 +0200 (+0200), Thierry Carrez wrote: [...] > I wouldn't say it's premature optimization, we create channels all the > time. #openstack-dev is a general discussion channel, which is used for > anything that doesn't fit anywhere else. If you look at recent logs, > you'll see that it is used for general community pings, but also lengthy > inter-project discussions.
Those sound entirely on-topic for #openstack-dev to me. Like others on this thread I also worry that a TC-specific channel will seem "exclusive" when really we're just members of the community having discussions with other members of the community (elected or not). > Here we have a clear topic, and TC members need to pay a certain level > of attention to whatever is said. Mixing it with other community > discussions (which I have to prioritize lower) just makes it harder to > pay the right level of attention to the channel. Basically I have > trouble to see how we can repurpose a general discussion channel into a > specific group office-hours channel (different topics, different level > of attention to be paid). Asking people to use a ping list when they > *really* need to get TC members attention feels like a band-aid. If we go with office hours as proposed I for one would pay close attention to whatever's said on #openstack-dev during those scheduled timeframes, highlighted or not. Having a common highlight is merely a possible means of getting the attention of specific people in a channel without them needing to pay close attention to everything said in that channel. > It's pretty clear now some see drawbacks in reusing #openstack-dev, and > so far the only benefit expressed (beyond not having to post the config > change to make it happen) is that "everybody is already there". By that > rule, we should not create any new channel :) That was not the only concern expressed. It also silos us away from the community who has elected us to represent them, potentially creating another IRC echo chamber. -- Jeremy Stanley __________________________________________________________________________ OpenStack Development Mailing List (not for usage questions) Unsubscribe: openstack-dev-requ...@lists.openstack.org?subject:unsubscribe http://lists.openstack.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/openstack-dev
