[Cryptech Core] Tools and strategies for communication during development

[Joachim Strömbergson]

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Aloha!

We've (me, Leif and Randy) had a bit of a discussion on the side
regarding tools and strategies for communication between developers and
within the project during development.

I see this as a strategic issue - how we communicate is part of how open
we are and how we are perceived by third parties, observers etc.

There are several things that we need to content with, for example:

- - The ability to keep a trace (an archive) of what has been
communicated. To allow us involved in the project to backtrack and see
what has been said and by whom, what was decided upon etc. But also by
external observers that want to know why Cryptech works the way it does,
if it (and we) can be trusted etc.


- - Time zone issues and a globally diversified development team. If I'm
correct we are currently spanning from Eastern USA to Japan in terms of
possible time zones. Being able to have near synchronous communication
within the whole team will be a challenge.


- - For issues that need fast turn around (i.e. detailed discussions,
problem solving) emails will probably not be efficient.

Given this, what are suitable methods and what specific tools should we
use. Do we trust proprietary and centrally controlled tools (Skype for
example), or do we need to use only open tools - tools we can control?

- -- 
Med vänlig hälsning, Yours

Joachim Strömbergson - Alltid i harmonisk svängning.
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 Joachim Strömbergson          Secworks AB          joachim at secworks.se
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