Developers Meeting on Weds, March 9, 2011

Agenda

• First 20+ minutes: JIRA Catch-Up – starting with issue DS-717
  • We will continue "Quick Review" format (2 minutes per issue, with extensions only as necessary), as we need to try to review JIRA issues more quickly. (More details on "Quick Review" format at JIRA Cleanup Sessions)
  • Search for all Unresolved Issues (since DS-717)

• GSoC 2011
  • DuraSpace will be applying (Tim is writing application)
  • Fedora & DuraCloud may also take part. They will be coming up with project ideas & looking for mentors. Assuming all goes well, they hope to also have a GSoC project or two.
  • Tasks for all of us:
    • Begin brainstorming project DSpace ideas
    • Locate interested mentors – who is interested this year?
  • Important Dates (full timeline)
    • March 18: Accepted Organizations announced
    • March 28 - April 8: Student Application period
    • April 22: Deadline for Ranking student applications & finalizing projects
    • May 23: GSoC Begins
    • August 22: GSoC Ends

• Backup Release Coordinator?
  • It's been a while since we've specified a backup coordinator. But, I'd like to suggest we start it again, as it will help us all to become more comfortable with the release processes (Maven), etc.
  • Release process is still too reliant on the few of us who understand it (namely Tim D & Mark D). We need to spread out this knowledge, and get us all more comfortable with Maven releases.
  • Should we name a backup coordinator for 1.8, to collaborate/help Robin as necessary?

• Any 1.7.1 updates?

• Recent Minho submissions - Any volunteers to begin to investigate some of these (larger) patches, potentially for 1.8.0 inclusion?
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-829 - OAI-Extended (Compliancy with DRIVER and OpenAIRE Guidelines, but can be used for other purposes)
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-830 - Request Copy (For Embargoed or restricted access items in repositories)
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-831 - Recent items (For showing a list of the last items in a repository page)
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-832 - Statistics Addon (Our most complex, and used, addon)

• NEXT WEEK (MARCH 16): Special Topics Meeting on "DSpace RoadMap to 2.0". Tim will send out a proposed RoadMap later this week for us to discuss / comment on, etc. It is meant to begin what will likely be an ongoing discussion.
  • DAYLIGHT SAVINGS REMINDER FOR THOSE IN USA : Daylight Savings time starts next weekend, which means our March 16th meeting will be one hour LATER (as mtg will continue to start at 20:00 UTC)

• Topics which are still on the "back burner" (which need someone to lead a "Special Topic" meeting around them)
  • Discuss improving how DSpace handles Metadata (From past meetings discussions, this seems popular). Several ideas mentioned recently:
    • Updating to current DCMI standards: DS-805
    • Creating a new "dspace" internal usage schema (for administrative, or non-DC metadata)? Formalize the "dc" schema to be strictly valid QDC/DC?
    • Metadata on all DSpace objects (not just Items)
  • Discuss forming a "Documentation Management Team"? Or reworking our procedures for managing/reviewing/approving Docs on the Wiki.

Meeting Notes

JIRA review, GSoC discussion, 1.8.0 backup coordinator, 1.7.1 updates

• JIRA Review - Ended with DS-731
• Google Summer of Code (GSOC) - Initial call for Projects & Mentors. Fedora & DuraCloud also hoping to take part this year
  • Discussion of having a repeat project on REST API for GSoC
• Discussion about accidental Trunk breakage
  • Temporary breakage is OK, but longer than a few days can be detrimental
• Call for 1.8.0 Backup Release Coordinator
  • Peter Dietz has volunteered for this role
  • Robin Taylor is primary RC for 1.8
• 1.7.1 Updates
• U of Minho add-on submissions to JIRA (See above listing). Developers encouraged to look at these patches/addons and review for 1.8.0.

Meeting Transcript

• Full IRC Transcript is available at - http://irclogs.duraspace.org/index.php?date=2011-03-09