Xorg needs bug days

[Daniel Stone]

On Thu, Jul 21, 2005 at 09:34:45AM -0400, Alan Coopersmith wrote:
> Adam Jackson wrote:
> >It's not quite as formal as just marching down the list from beginning to 
> >end.  It's more like a designated time when people are known to be around. 
> >Developers who have things they're working on can get feedback on whether 
> >their approach looks good; people who have submitted patches can get the 
> >attention of a developer to get them reviewed and committed; people who 
> >are looking for ways to contribute can get pointed at things to start on.  
> >Ideally at the end you can say "we closed N bugs today", but it's not the 
> >primary goal.  I guess "bug days" is a bit of a misnomer then ;)
> >
> >There's quite a bit of psychological value in knowing that people will be 
> >around.  Latency is discouraging to someone looking for feedback, whether 
> >they're experienced in X or not.
> 
> This sounds like something it would be good to start as we get the
> 6.9 & 7.0 RC0 releases out soon.
> 
> The previous proposal was 3-9pm US Eastern time on Wednesdays - is that
> good for everyone?  (well, erm, everyone but those in Europe I guess)

While I'll probably be sleeping through them (4-10am), I think it's
a fantastic idea.  Should we inaugurate it on Wednesday the 27th?

3-9pm US Eastern, 12-6pm US Western, 1900-0100 UTC, 2100-0300 CET,
4am-10am AEST; Wednesday, July 27th.

Cheers,
Daniel