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Place agenda items for the next -admin meeting here.
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Date and time: [http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?year=2007&month=4&day=6&hour=13&min=0&sec=0&sort=2 2007-04-06 13:00 UTC]
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Notes on this [[Administrative_Meetings|admin meeting]].
  
 
* Decide on date of next meeting.
 
* Decide on date of next meeting.
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** [[Notes20070504|May 4th]]
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* S/F wiki - do we want to use it?
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** '''Not yet; possible not ever unless they convert to mediawiki'''
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* SVN update
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** release script working OK - what else is needed?
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*** '''A few extra things were [[Conversion_to_SVN|marked done]], but still more is needed'''
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** tidying of tags/branches
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*** Proposal:
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**** move all branches other than ''V[45]-N-patches'' to separate tree
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***** '''agreed'''
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**** move all tags other than full releases (''Ext-[2345]-N'' and similar), and active pre-releases (''Ext-5-2-4-{preN,rc1}'') to separate tree
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***** '''agreed'''
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*** separate tree discussion:
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**** '''Chosen paths: /historic/tags and /historic/branches'''
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* Next release
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** 5.3.2 or 5.4.1 ?
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*** '''5.4.1 is dts12, hardaker, tander's preference...  rstory 5.3.2'''
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* Copyright issues
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** '''we need to change the BSD headers; dave will do for 5.2.4'''
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** ming issue: looks like the second in http://www.mingw.org/licensing.shtml so '''we'll copy it to the top of the only file affected by it.'''
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** md5:
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*** likely ok now; '''suspect we have a early copy of it before the licensing terms were applied'''
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*** '''long term goal: pull openssl code into net-snmp assuming license ok.  will remain optionally linking to openssl too since packagers like to patch only one thing when bugs arise (''darix'')'''
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**** the only question is what should the default be...  '''discussion postponed.'''
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***** '''default == use openssl iff available, or use duplicate code otherwise, unless configure flag says not to? (rstory)'''

Latest revision as of 13:52, 11 May 2007

Date and time: 2007-04-06 13:00 UTC

Notes on this admin meeting.

  • Decide on date of next meeting.
  • S/F wiki - do we want to use it?
    • Not yet; possible not ever unless they convert to mediawiki
  • SVN update
    • release script working OK - what else is needed?
      • A few extra things were marked done, but still more is needed
    • tidying of tags/branches
      • Proposal:
        • move all branches other than V[45]-N-patches to separate tree
          • agreed
        • move all tags other than full releases (Ext-[2345]-N and similar), and active pre-releases (Ext-5-2-4-{preN,rc1}) to separate tree
          • agreed
      • separate tree discussion:
        • Chosen paths: /historic/tags and /historic/branches
  • Next release
    • 5.3.2 or 5.4.1 ?
      • 5.4.1 is dts12, hardaker, tander's preference... rstory 5.3.2
  • Copyright issues
    • we need to change the BSD headers; dave will do for 5.2.4
    • ming issue: looks like the second in http://www.mingw.org/licensing.shtml so we'll copy it to the top of the only file affected by it.
    • md5:
      • likely ok now; suspect we have a early copy of it before the licensing terms were applied
      • long term goal: pull openssl code into net-snmp assuming license ok. will remain optionally linking to openssl too since packagers like to patch only one thing when bugs arise (darix)
        • the only question is what should the default be... discussion postponed.
          • default == use openssl iff available, or use duplicate code otherwise, unless configure flag says not to? (rstory)