On Fri, Apr 27, 2012 at 12:40 AM, Robert Haas <robertmhaas@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 26, 2012 at 6:48 PM, Josh Berkus <josh@agliodbs.com> wrote:
>> So the idea is that you'll present briefly your intentions for 9.3 at
>> the developer meeting, and then have this in-depth afterwards? Sounds
>> great.
>
> I really, really do not want the developer meeting to turn into a
> series of presentations. That's what we had last year, and it was
> boring and unproductive. Furthermore, it excludes from the
> conversation everyone who doesn't fit into a room in Ottawa. I think
> that plans should be presented here, on pgsql-hackers, and the
> developer meeting should be reserved for discussion of issues with
> which everyone who will be there is already familiar. If a
> presentation is required, the developer meeting is the wrong forum,
> IMHO of course.
I agree.
Obviously, the word presentation is the issue here. If one person
speaks and everybody else is silent that is not a good use of
anybody's time.
On any topic, I expect the introducer of that topic to set the scene,
establish the major questions and encourage discussion.
I would follow that form myself: I want to hear the wisdom of others
and alter my plans accordingly.
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