XSF Discussion - 2011-05-25

Meeting in 1hr5mins :)

yes

meeting notes: http://typewith.me/Vl9ItsS33A

thanks bear

I don't think we have anything to discuss TBH

GSoC?

an update, sure - but since i've all but tossed you under the bus with my dayjob distraction... you would ahve to do that

Are we intending providing students with books again this year?

which should be clearing up by friday

i'll add that to the agenda

it seems that we might be able to declare consensus on the trademark applications -- three in favor, none against by my reading of the last meeting

err agenda

i'm +1 for books to GSoC students

I don't think any are in China this year, so shipping should be a lot easier

did someone get reimbursed for shipping the last time?

Bear did the ordering last year.

on the phone, brb

I'm assuming/hoping he claimed it back.

nope - wrote it of as a "donation"

going to give folks a couple of minutes before starting

give us time to read the extensive agenda :-)

back

back

http://typewith.me/Vl9ItsS33A

shall we start?

sure thing

sure

yea, I updated the bugs to show the +1's

my feedback : +1

sounds like we can declare consensus for those two applications

will.sheward: ok

yep

I'll process them as "usual" (haven't processed any in a while)

Kev was going to ask if it's ok to send books to the GSoC Students like we did last year

we send 3 books (IIRC) to each student - would be the same list this year

which books?

:D

I"m digging up that list now

i'm also +1 on books :D

board meeting time?

I think it's a good thing to do (sending the books)

jack: yep

I agree

The list was TDG, PP and GTD.

lol

not again

:)

GTD :-)

Tobias: Maybe you wouldn't need another set.

which one is PP

what's PP?

hence the question, if theyve already got the titles, shouldn't we send something else?

Kev: it it's that exact set....

tobias is, I think, the only one who would be getting doubles

I really like hte Pomodoro book from pragprog as an altnerative to GTD

PP = Pragmatic Programmer.

i cant believe there isn't a single person in the woorld who hasn't already got a (signed) copy of TDG

as an alternative to PP there is also the passionate programmer or whatever

or Code Complete

or Coders at Work

will.sheward: +1 on different books :)

Coders at Work is a fun one for sure

I haven't read any of the ones Jack's named. I picked the above set because they're favourites of mine. If other books have equivalent content and a champion I'm happy.

can everyone send to the mailing list their short list of books and i'll collate and pick the top 3?

No.

:p

heh

:)

Mythical Man Month is also a classic and a nice read

I do have that one.

I'm not sure which of the three categories it really fits into, though.

it's the theoretical version of GTD :)

theoretical...i hear...*boooring* ;)

lol

anything else for gsoc book discussion?

do we have any other agenda items?

As long as it ends up being a book on XMPP, a book on being a sensible dev, and a book on doing sensible things with time, I'm ok with whatever choices people come up with (as long as they've read them!).

i'll shamelessly suggest my book as an alternative to TDG if there is someone who already has TDG :)

+1

how about beautiful testing?

Honestly, if there was someone doing web stuff I was going to suggest yours instead of TDG Jack.

I did go to buy a copy for myself until I saw they wanted something like $40 for a DRMd ebook :)

unless someone has another item to cover, we are pretty much done for this meeting

nothing here

thanks all - next meeting in two weeks - same time

excellent

you have all the *fun*

Tobias: I'd be inclined to speak to Remko about Beautiful Testing before requesting it, BTW, in case he has thoughts on the matter.