Re: Why did so few GNUsteppers attend the meeting? (was: Re: GNUstep monthly meeting (audio/(video) call) on Saturday, 13th of June 2026 -- Reminder)

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Yes, in my case I was helping my wife fabricate gates (paying for someone=
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> On 15 Jun 2026 at 07:33, Graham Lee  <graham=40iamleeg.com>  wrote:
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> Hi Lars,
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> It=E2=80=99s a weekend evening, and I take my time off seriously :)
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> Graham.
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> > On 14 Jun 2026, at 23:52, lars.sonchocky-helldorf=40hamburg.de via Di=
scussion list for the GNUstep programming environment  <discuss-gnustep=40=
gnu.org>  wrote:
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> > =EF=BB=BF  Hi fellow =E2=80=99Steppers, =20
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> > we had our monthly meeting on Saturday, the recordings are here:
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> > https://www.youtube.com/watch=3Fv=3D618e0qHJZV8
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> > it was very interesting, Greg showed some new apps and Joe did show h=
is accomplishments working on NextBSD.
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> > It was a little sad that only three of us took part in the meeting. W=
hy is that=3F
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> > - Is it because the meeting is too often, e.g. monthly=3F Would you h=
ave attended if it were only bi-monthly like some time ago=3F
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> > - Is it because the time of the year, I mean maybe you=E2=80=99re rat=
her outside during summer time, enjoying the nice weather=3F
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> > - Is it because the meeting is to broadly announced now, should I sto=
p posting announcements on reddit=3F
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> > - Is it because the meeting is to long, should we limit it to two or =
maybe one hour=3F
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> > what was your reason not to attend=3F Please let me know.
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> > kind regards,
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> > Lars
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> > > Am 10.06.2026 um 11:49 schrieb Gregory Casamento  <greg.casamento=40=
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> > > The monthly GNUstep audio/(video) call takes place every second Sat=
urday of a month at 15:00 GMT to 18:00 GMT. That is 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM ED=
T (US) or 17:00 to 20:00 CEST (Berlin time).
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> > >  It's a Jitsi Meeting - Channel: GNUstepOfficial (Sorry, reddit don=
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> > >  We usually just talk (who wants it might share video too) and occa=
sionally share screens. Everybody (GNUstep developers and users) is welco=
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> > > Gregory Casamento
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<div id=3D=22edo-message=22><div style=3D=22font-size:16px=22>Yes, in my =
case I was helping my wife fabricate gates (paying for someone else to re=
place broken gates for a 3.2M opening was just too much) on one of the fe=
w nice dry days we could get outside and deal with cutting up 4.8M length=
s of timber.</div><div style=3D=22font-size:16px=22><br></div><div style=3D=
=22font-size:16px=22>Of course, during the week is no better: outside wor=
king hours it's really hard to find free evenings.</div><div style=3D=22f=
ont-size:16px=22><br></div><div id=3D=22edo-signature=22></div></div><div=
 id=3D=22edo-original=22><div><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22 style=3D=22ma=
rgin: 1ex 0 0 0 =21important; border-left: 1px =23ccc solid =21important;=
 padding-left: 0.4ex =21important;=22><div id=3D=22edo-meta=22>On 15 Jun =
2026 at 07:33, Graham Lee &lt;<a href=3D=22mailto:graham=40iamleeg.com=22=
>graham=40iamleeg.com</a>&gt; wrote: <br><br></div><meta http-equiv=3D=22=
content-type=22 content=3D=22text/html; charset=3Dutf-8=22><div dir=3D=22=
ltr=22></div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22>Hi Lars,</div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><br>=
</div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22>It=E2=80=99s a weekend evening, and I take my =
time off seriously :)</div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><br></div><div dir=3D=22l=
tr=22>Graham.</div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><br><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22=
>On 14 Jun 2026, at 23:52, lars.sonchocky-helldorf=40hamburg.de via Discu=
ssion list for the GNUstep programming environment &lt;discuss-gnustep=40=
gnu.org&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D=22cite=22=
><div dir=3D=22ltr=22>=EF=BB=BF<meta http-equiv=3D=22content-type=22 cont=
ent=3D=22text/html; charset=3Dutf-8=22>Hi fellow =E2=80=99Steppers,<div><=
br></div><div>we had our monthly meeting on Saturday, the recordings are =
here:</div><div><br></div><div><a href=3D=22https://www.youtube.com/watch=
=3Fv=3D618e0qHJZV8=22>https://www.youtube.com/watch=3Fv=3D618e0qHJZV8</a>=
</div><div><br></div><div>it was very interesting, Greg showed some new a=
pps and Joe did show his accomplishments working on NextBSD.</div><div><b=
r></div><div>It was a little sad that only three of us took part in the m=
eeting. Why is that=3F</div><div><br></div><div>- Is it because the meeti=
ng is too often, e.g. monthly=3F Would you have attended if it were only =
bi-monthly like some time ago=3F</div><div>- Is it because the time of th=
e year, I mean maybe you=E2=80=99re rather outside during summer time, en=
joying the nice weather=3F</div><div>- Is it because the meeting is to br=
oadly announced now, should I stop posting announcements on reddit=3F</di=
v><div>- Is it because the meeting is to long, should we limit it to two =
or maybe one hour=3F</div><div><br></div><div>what was your reason not to=
 attend=3F Please let me know.</div><div><br></div><div>kind regards,</di=
v><div><br></div><div><span class=3D=22Apple-tab-span=22 style=3D=22white=
-space:pre-wrap=22>	</span>Lars</div><div><div><br><blockquote type=3D=22=
cite=22><div>Am 10.06.2026 um 11:49 schrieb Gregory Casamento &lt;greg.ca=
samento=40gmail.com&gt;:</div><br class=3D=22Apple-interchange-newline=22=
><div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><div><font face=3D=22monospace=22>The monthly =
GNUstep audio/(video) call takes place every second Saturday of a month a=
t 15:00 GMT to 18:00 GMT. That is 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM EDT (US) or 17:00 to=
 20:00 CEST (Berlin time).<br><br>It's a Jitsi Meeting - Channel: GNUstep=
Official (Sorry, reddit don't let me post jitsi links here)</font></div><=
div><font face=3D=22monospace=22><br></font></div><div><font face=3D=22mo=
nospace=22><span class=3D=22gmail=5Fdefault=22 style=3D=22=22></span><a h=
ref=3D=22https://meet.jit.si/GNUstepOfficial=22>https://meet.jit.si/GNUst=
epOfficial</a><br><br>We usually just talk (who wants it might share vide=
o too) and occasionally share screens. Everybody (GNUstep developers and =
users) is welcome=21</font></div><div><br></div><span class=3D=22gmail=5F=
signature=5Fprefix=22>-- </span><br><div dir=3D=22ltr=22 class=3D=22gmail=
=5Fsignature=22 data-smartmail=3D=22gmail=5Fsignature=22><div dir=3D=22lt=
r=22><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><font face=3D=22monos=
pace=22>Gregory Casamento<br>GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Princi=
pal Consultant<br><a href=3D=22http://www.gnustep.org/=22 target=3D=22=5F=
blank=22>http://www.gnustep.org</a> - <a href=3D=22http://heronsperch.blo=
gspot.com/=22 target=3D=22=5Fblank=22>http://heronsperch.blogspot.com</a>=
<br></font></div></div><div dir=3D=22ltr=22><font color=3D=22=23888888=22=
 face=3D=22monospace=22><a href=3D=22https://www.openhub.net/languages/ob=
jective=5Fc=22 style=3D=22color:rgb(17,85,204)=22 target=3D=22=5Fblank=22=
>https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective=5Fc</a></font></div></div></=
div></div></div>
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