Status Meeting (November 2018)

[Colin Finck]

Hi all!

Let me invite you to the November 2018 meeting, taking place next
Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 19:00 UTC.
Invited members will again receive their credentials shortly before the
meeting.

This will be the first meeting since August and I hope we get some more
topics than just the obligatory Status Reports. Please send your
proposals by replying to this mail.

Best regards,

Colin

[Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo]

I'm at work but I will do my best to attend!

El sáb., 24 nov. 2018 21:38, Colin Finck [e-mail] escribió:
> Hi all!
>
> Let me invite you to the November 2018 meeting, taking place next
> Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 19:00 UTC.
> Invited members will again receive their credentials shortly before the
> meeting.
>
> This will be the first meeting since August and I hope we get some more
> topics than just the obligatory Status Reports. Please send your
> proposals by replying to this mail.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Colin
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Victor Perevertkin]

Hi all!
I'd like to propose some discuss points too.

1. Web projects roadmap

I think we should write down some kind of roadmap about what we need/want
about web services surrounding ReactOS.
This can attract people which are not into systems programming by more than
just doing translations and issue reporting. (But only if written down in
wiki, for example)
This can also be converted into list of GSoC ideas in future.

There are two things we need so far:
- (higher priority) Updated developer web interface. This is described
quite well on GSoC 2018 ideas page (
https://reactos.org/wiki/Google_Summer_of_Code_2018_Ideas#Website) but
still can be improved though :)

- (lower priority) AppDB similar to Wine's. This can potentially lower our
effort on maintaining Jira tickets. There is already one such thing from
our community: https://github.com/ROS-AppDB/ReactOS-AppDB
Maybe we should think about supporting it officially

Feel free to add&correct this list!

2. Jira tickets workflow.
It looks like don't follow our own convention regarding issues workflow in
Jira. According to scheme every new ticked is created with UNTRIAGED status
and supposed to be moved to OPEN or RESOLVED state by someone from Devs.
But nobody does it for a while and there is no easy way to distinguish
"accepted" tickets from others.

I think we should return back to following this scheme or create a new one
if this is not convenient.

Cheers,
Victor Perevertkin

сб, 24 нояб. 2018 г., 23:38 Colin Finck [e-mail]:
> Hi all!
>
> Let me invite you to the November 2018 meeting, taking place next
> Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 19:00 UTC.
> Invited members will again receive their credentials shortly before the
> meeting.
>
> This will be the first meeting since August and I hope we get some more
> topics than just the obligatory Status Reports. Please send your
> proposals by replying to this mail.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Colin
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Serge Gautherie]

On 24/11/2018 21:37, Colin Finck wrote:
> I hope we get some more topics

Wine Syncs not happening: in the backlog or not at all.
--

[Colin Finck]

Am 24.11.2018 um 21:37 schrieb Colin Finck:
> This will be the first meeting since August and I hope we get some more
> topics than just the obligatory Status Reports. Please send your
> proposals by replying to this mail.

The current agenda is as follows:

1. Status Reports since August (everyone)
   ======================================
   Please prepare your Status Reports now, so we get this done quickly.

2. Web and Infrastructure Projects (Victor P. and Colin)
   =====================================================
   In particular:
     - Updated developer web interface (Victor P.)
     - AppDB similar to Wine's (Victor P. and Colin)
     - BuildBot (Victor P. and Colin)
     - New website (Colin)
     - Mattermost (Colin)
     - Nextcloud (Colin)

3. Jira tickets workflow (Victor P.)
   =================================

4. ReactOS 0.5 Planning (everyone)
   ===============================
     - From a user perspective (i.e. what shall work?)
     - From a technical perspective (i.e. who needs to implement what
       components?)

I don't think anybody has already prepared a detailed plan, so we
   should collect our ideas and expectations for a 0.5 release and
   write them down at https://reactos.org/wiki/0.5_Planning
   Let's also try to define responsible persons and timeframes for each
   task, otherwise a plan is useless.

5. ReactOS Deutschland e.V. Update and ReactOS Hackfest(s) 2019 (Colin)
   ====================================================================
   Will just give a quick update on the German foundation as we will
   have a General Assembly in 2 weeks and reelect all Board members.
   Also a quick survey if it makes sense to have 2 Hackfests each year
   and your preferred dates for that.

6. All-in-one ISOs combining Live-CD and GUI Installer (Hermes)
   ============================================================
   Will only be discussed if Hermes is present.

7. Miscellaneous (everyone)
   ========================
   If you disagree with me excluding a topic from the agenda, we can
   discuss it here.

In my opinion, "Selecting a new coordinator" makes no sense as long as
nobody announces to spend significantly more time on ReactOS and comes
up with a clear vision for the project, just like an election program.
Otherwise, a new coordinator cannot really make a difference and we can
just leave the situation as is.
"USB / Storage" was merged with 0.5 Planning.
"Wine Syncs" will or will not be a topic depending on the presence of
Amine Khaldi. We can probably discuss it shortly as part of his Status
Report.

This may look like a tough schedule, however as many points depend on
me, I'll do my best to prepare my statements and get this done quickly.
All of you, please do the same. This should hopefully give us enough
time for 0.5 Planning.

See you this evening!

Colin

[Colin Finck]

Am 29.11.2018 um 10:28 schrieb Colin Finck:
> Web and Infrastructure Projects (Victor P. and Colin)

Addendum to these:

- Community.ReactOS.org (Colin)
  - Doxygen (Colin)

[Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo]

let me add a last topic: website translations

Old website could be translated, current one can not. And i think its good
for the final user to see the webpage in his/her own language...

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 10:40 AM Colin Finck [e-mail] wrote:
> Am 29.11.2018 um 10:28 schrieb Colin Finck:
> > Web and Infrastructure Projects (Victor P. and Colin)
>
> Addendum to these:
> Community.ReactOS.org (Colin)
> Doxygen (Colin)
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Colin Finck]

Am 29.11.2018 um 11:05 schrieb Javier Agustìn Fernàndez Arroyo:
> let me add a last topic: website translations
>
> Old website could be translated, current one can not. And i think its
> good for the final user to see the webpage in his/her own language...

I agree and this is one of the reasons why we chose Hugo for the new
website.

While there is no reason to translate technical developer content on the
Wiki, the website is geared towards the end-user and should be available
in multiple languages to account for our international community.

I don't think we need to put this on the agenda of today's meeting, but
I can reaffirm this during my report about the new website.

- Colin

[Victor Perevertkin]

> I don't think anybody has already prepared a detailed plan, so we
>    should collect our ideas and expectations for a 0.5 release and
>    write them down at https://reactos.org/wiki/0.5_Planning

There is already page for 0.5 - https://reactos.org/wiki/0.5.0

On Thu, Nov 29, 2018 at 12:28 PM Colin Finck [e-mail] wrote:
> Am 24.11.2018 um 21:37 schrieb Colin Finck:
> > This will be the first meeting since August and I hope we get some more
> > topics than just the obligatory Status Reports. Please send your
> > proposals by replying to this mail.
>
> The current agenda is as follows:
> Status Reports since August (everyone)
>
> Please prepare your Status Reports now, so we get this done quickly.
> Web and Infrastructure Projects (Victor P. and Colin)
>
> In particular:
> Updated developer web interface (Victor P.)
> AppDB similar to Wine's (Victor P. and Colin)
> BuildBot (Victor P. and Colin)
> New website (Colin)
> Mattermost (Colin)
> Nextcloud (Colin)
> Jira tickets workflow (Victor P.)
> ReactOS 0.5 Planning (everyone)
> From a user perspective (i.e. what shall work?)
> From a technical perspective (i.e. who needs to implement what
> components?)
>
> I don't think anybody has already prepared a detailed plan, so we
> should collect our ideas and expectations for a 0.5 release and
> write them down at https://reactos.org/wiki/0.5_Planning
> Let's also try to define responsible persons and timeframes for each
> task, otherwise a plan is useless.
> ReactOS Deutschland e.V. Update and ReactOS Hackfest(s) 2019 (Colin)
>
> Will just give a quick update on the German foundation as we will
> have a General Assembly in 2 weeks and reelect all Board members.
> Also a quick survey if it makes sense to have 2 Hackfests each year
> and your preferred dates for that.
> All-in-one ISOs combining Live-CD and GUI Installer (Hermes)
>
> Will only be discussed if Hermes is present.
> Miscellaneous (everyone)
>
> If you disagree with me excluding a topic from the agenda, we can
> discuss it here.
>
> In my opinion, "Selecting a new coordinator" makes no sense as long as
> nobody announces to spend significantly more time on ReactOS and comes
> up with a clear vision for the project, just like an election program.
> Otherwise, a new coordinator cannot really make a difference and we can
> just leave the situation as is.
> "USB / Storage" was merged with 0.5 Planning.
> "Wine Syncs" will or will not be a topic depending on the presence of
> Amine Khaldi. We can probably discuss it shortly as part of his Status
> Report.
>
> This may look like a tough schedule, however as many points depend on
> me, I'll do my best to prepare my statements and get this done quickly.
> All of you, please do the same. This should hopefully give us enough
> time for 0.5 Planning.
>
> See you this evening!
>
> Colin
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev

[Colin Finck]

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Colin

Am 24.11.2018 um 21:37 schrieb Colin Finck:
> Hi all!
>
> Let me invite you to the November 2018 meeting, taking place next
> Thursday, November 29, 2018 at 19:00 UTC.
> Invited members will again receive their credentials shortly before the
> meeting.
>
> This will be the first meeting since August and I hope we get some more
> topics than just the obligatory Status Reports. Please send your
> proposals by replying to this mail.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Colin
>
> Ros-dev mailing list
> [e-mail]
> http://reactos.org/mailman/listinfo/ros-dev