[Risge-rg] RISGE-RG next meeting , Boston, 25-29 Feb 2008

[Constantinos (Costas) Kotsokalis]

Hi Thomas,

On 13 Dec 2007, at 21:58, Thomas Prokosch wrote:

> I do not question the necessity of having a discussion. I also  
> believe that having a fruitful discussion is time put into good  
> use. However, I would urge to start the discussion right now via  
> mailing lists (or, as you proposed, via conference calls) so that  
> we can dig deep during the precious time at the OGF. In Boston we  
> should not waste our time with basic or cursory chats, but we  
> should be able to get to the point, get some work done.

I agree -- this was indeed my point as well. Typically, F2F meetings  
are useful for solving "disputes" and reaching a common understanding  
on parts of our work where there is controversy, lack of clarity or  
plain disagreement.

> As I see it, we all agree on how to proceed.
>
>> BTW, should we start having some conference calls every now and  
>> then? Not too often, for sure, I would say that once every two- 
>> three weeks would be enough at this stage.
>
> Why not utilizing the mailing lists instead? Just a proposition, I  
> have nothing against conference calls, however the advantage of  
> using emails is that the communication form is time asynchronous  
> (so, more convenient).

I don't have anything against mailing lists of course, I just think  
they fulfil different needs :-) A combination of the two would  
probably be the best solution.

But really, we must define a technical roadmap and Marcin has made a  
start towards that recently. Should we get started on the template  
and try to see if there is something missing from it, and whether we  
must introduce additional (sub)sections? My feeling is that this  
might not be necessary, but of course it's something to discuss on  
technical grounds.

Best,

  Costas