Sadly, there is no magic with timezones :( I am fine with your proposal though.
I believe that there could be another way:
- If a conversation needs to happen "synchronously", we could use the office hours for that. The office hours are timezone alternated IIRC, but not yet "officialized" (they are not appearing in [1]).
- Bring conversations that need to happen asynchronously over the ML.
- Discuss/Decide things in reviews.
That's technically totally workable globally, but it needs a change in mindset.
It's also most likely people will get less active on IRC, which will impact the way we "feel" as a community.
Regards,
Jean-Philippe Evrard