[openstack-dev] The root-cause for IRC private channels (was Re: [all][tc] Lets keep our community open, lets fight for it)
Russell Bryant
rbryant at redhat.com
Wed Feb 18 15:10:26 UTC 2015
On 02/18/2015 09:58 AM, John Dickinson wrote:
> My point is that while I support logging every OpenStack channel,
> please realize that it does come with a cost. Think back to the
> conversations that happen over drinks late at night at OpenStack
> Summits. I've had many of those with many of you. What's said
> there is private and wouldn't be said in a public IRC channel. And
> that's ok. People need a way to brainstorm ideas and express
> frustration, and a public place isn't generally where that
> happens.
Good point. I agree that it comes at a cost. I originally resisted
logging #openstack-nova because of that cost. The channel used to be
much smaller and originally felt like a much more casual environment
like bonding with the team over some beers.
That's not the reality anymore. It's a very public forum (as it
should be) and useful discussions happen there. I support logging all
of our OpenStack channels and have re-proposed doing so for -nova.
https://review.openstack.org/#/c/156979/
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Russell Bryant
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