On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 12:04:04PM +0100, Markos Chandras wrote: > On 24 June 2013 11:54, Michael Palimaka <kensing...@gentoo.org> wrote: > > On 24/06/2013 07:30, Pavlos Ratis wrote: > >> > >> That's why I'd like to propose Gentoo Hangouts. Gentoo Hangouts will > >> be Google+ video Hangouts(video calls) held by teams or developers > >> independent of a team. The main goal is to have the teams introduce > >> themselves and discuss about different issues in their Gentoo-related > >> projects. > > > > > > Thanks for taking the time and initiative to work on something new, I am > > sure it will prove interesting. > > > > It is the response that confuses me - I don't understand why everyone is > > rushing to shut it down before it even begins. For those that are not > > interested in the idea of a video hangout, just don't use it and move on - > > simple. > > > > > > I like the idea. It might help bring developers and users closer. > > --
I can't see the harm, and people who don't have the time, interest or social skills can certainly not join. I worked from a home office for 7 years and used this all the time. Sometimes it helps to realize that the people on the other end of the wire are just that: people. I've seen behaviors change among team members for the better. Plus, maybe I can learn how to pronouce more than half of your names. :)
