Re: wow...

I suppose I'm just a bit confused ... we're already deep into  
discussion, but we don't even have our co-chair set (if I'm reading  
the emails correctly...).

Please don't take this as me saying we should do nothing ... but  
let's pause a moment and look at our roadmap: we have nearly three  
years, if I'm not mistaken. Yes, draft in June. But I'd argue for  
more of an outline of what we hope to accomplish.

I'm happy to see Maciej+co. working on design principals ~ we need  
them! But rather than spend all of our time at the moment jumping  
into issues that we're all very passionate about, can we at least  
come to some consensus on the process by which we're doing this? IRC?  
Wiki? Email? Voting versus consensus?

I don't mean to criticize the current chair, as I think he's doing a  
great job ~ the sheer number of people and energy is outstanding! But  
in all reality, the call for this working group is only a few weeks  
old ... can we calm down for a moment to catch our breath and focus  
on some logistical issues regarding how the next three years are to go?

If you don't agree, that's fine. I'm only a student right now, and  
this is my first experience with a working group of this nature. But  
it feels like we're all over the place, and that some of us-- 
including myself--are already overwhelmed. Just my two cents....

With that, thanks for reading, and I hope you're all having a  
wonderful day!
Benjamin Chait: benjamin.chait@gmail.com | http://benjaminchait.net
303.641.7284 | aim - riker42 | skype - benjamin.chait

On Mar 27, 2007, at 8:26 PM, Asbjørn Ulsberg wrote:

>
> On Mon, 26 Mar 2007 05:48:26 +0200, Daniel Glazman  
> <daniel.glazman@disruptive-innovations.com> wrote:
>
>> Guys, ~150 messages over the week-end discussing how this WG is
>> going to work... How do you want people who do have a private life
>> and family to handle that ?
>
> This is actually nothing compared to peak-times on the Atom Syntax  
> mailing list. However, I do agree that it can be a bit too much at  
> times.
>
> A web forum is not a solution, though. Following up on subjects on  
> a web forum is a real pain, the user interface usually sucks, etc.  
> People having difficulties reading this mailing list might want to  
> try a new e-mail client. Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Express are  
> for instance not suited for threaded and list-based discussions  
> like this at all. I use Opera which is quite good at it. GMail is a  
> good web-based alternative (especially if your webmail client is  
> SquirrelMail or something similar).
>
>
> -- 
> Asbjørn Ulsberg     -=|=-    http://virtuelvis.com/quark/
> «He's a loathsome offensive brute, yet I can't look away»
>