<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Eli, I am kind of only the messenger - if I can be added to the appropriate GitHub group we can give it a go.</div><div><br></div><div>I have enjoyed the discussion and do not mind trying our three month experiment with something else, I only recommended gitter because:</div><div>- I kind of hoped it was more open the slack (looks like I was wrong about that?)</div><div>- I had some knowledge on how to set it up, and the desktop/web/phone apps are "good"</div><div><br></div><div>I also figured it would be a good experiment for the board - to see if it really the disconnect form of communication that is a trouble, or the difficulty of scheduling a skype or hangout.</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>--</div><div>Jody Garnett</div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 1 September 2016 at 08:29, Eli Adam <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eadam@co.lincoln.or.us" target="_blank">eadam@co.lincoln.or.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">While I agree with much of what is being said here and I prefer the<br>
open nature of IRC complete with logs,<br>
<a href="http://irclogs.geoapt.com/osgeo/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://irclogs.geoapt.com/<wbr>osgeo/</a>, that isn't what Jody asked or<br>
necessarily the role of SAC. Looking at the Board notes,<br>
<a href="http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Board_Meeting_2016-8-24#revision_of_tools_facilitating_board_meetings" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">http://wiki.osgeo.org/wiki/<wbr>Board_Meeting_2016-8-24#<wbr>revision_of_tools_<wbr>facilitating_board_meetings</a>,<br>
this is a three month experiment.<br>
<br>
If the Board wants to try what some of us might think are stupid<br>
things, that is their option.<br>
<br>
Returning to Jody's original message:<br>
<span><br>
<br>
On Wed, Aug 31, 2016 at 1:17 PM, Jody Garnett <<a href="mailto:jody.garnett@gmail.com">jody.garnett@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> Last week the board decided to try some new technologies that members have<br>
> used on other projects.<br>
><br>
> - To replace email voting --> Loomio (Anita has already set up<br>
> <a href="https://www.loomio.org/g/kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://www.loomio.org/g/<wbr>kdSmIwxu/osgeo-board</a> )<br>
> - To replace IRC ---> gitter (like slack but more integrated with github)<br>
><br>
</span><span>> To that end I would like ask how we should set up gitter on the SAC mailing<br>
> list before opening up a ticket or doing the work myself.<br>
<br>
</span>He asks for information and also offers to do the work.<br>
<span><br>
><br>
> OSGeo does have a hit repo here (<a href="https://github.com/osgeo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/osgeo</a>).<br>
><br>
> I know for the geoserver project (as a repo admin) we were able to set up a<br>
> private channel for use in code-sprints<br>
> (<a href="https://gitter.im/orgs/geoserver/rooms" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://gitter.im/orgs/<wbr>geoserver/rooms</a>). It looks like we may be able to<br>
> allow people to sign in with github or twitter.<br>
><br>
> Could I ask to be added as and admin to <a href="https://github.com/OSGeo" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://github.com/OSGeo</a> for<br>
> experimentation?<br>
<br>
</span>And he makes a specific permissions request.<br>
<br>
Maybe Mateusz's answer of the existing rooms already addresses this in part:<br>
<span><br>
"There is OSGeo rooms, as well as OSGeo/tilecache room already created:<br>
<br>
<a href="https://gitter.im/orgs/OSGeo/rooms" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://gitter.im/orgs/OSGeo/<wbr>rooms</a>"<br>
<br>
<br>
</span>Best regards, Eli<br>
<br>
><br>
><br>
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> --<br>
> Jody Garnett<br>
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On Thu, Sep 1, 2016 at 6:34 AM, Björn Harrtell <<a href="mailto:bjorn.harrtell@gmail.com">bjorn.harrtell@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> 2016-09-01 13:59 GMT+02:00 Sandro Santilli <<a href="mailto:strk@kbt.io">strk@kbt.io</a>>:<br>
>><br>
>> On Thu, Sep 01, 2016 at 12:51:50PM +0200, Björn Harrtell wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> > While I also feel that the open core can be hard to swallow I noted that<br>
>> > if<br>
>> > Mattermost is used with GitLab CE it will work with the LDAP<br>
>> > integration:<br>
>> ><br>
>> > <a href="https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-mattermost" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/<wbr>gitlab-mattermost</a><br>
>><br>
>> Interesting. It looks like Drone, which basically delegates<br>
>> authentication to the "git hoster" (I did setup one for the OSGeo Gogs).<br>
>><br>
>> Are you up to add gitlab-mattermost to the experimental GitLab<br>
>> service ? Ideally with an IRC bridge to existing IRC channels ?<br>
><br>
><br>
> Yes, it is something I'm interested to know more about so I will take a shot<br>
> at it when time permits.<br>
><br>
>><br>
>> > > I hope to be still able in the future to talk with you all via IRC.<br>
>> ><br>
>> > Agreed. I also agree with what Jürgen wrote about the downside of<br>
>> > fragmentation and while that also might be inevitable if there is to be<br>
>> > freedom, it would be good if a single channel is encouraged from the<br>
>> > organisation.<br>
>><br>
>> The "bridge" would maybe just add a layer on top of existing IRC<br>
>> channels (but I hadn't tried it).<br>
>><br>
>> --strk;<br>
><br>
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