Difference between revisions of "Notes20100111"

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This is the meeting agenda/notes for the Meeting held on 2010-01-11.

Next Meeting Date
Releases
- 5.2.x -- dts12
- 5.4.x -- dts12
Administrative Issues
- Reminder about SVN changelog special formatting
- Change discussions on -coders and subject line formatting
  - suggestion: rNNN number *and* author minimum; preferably also a subject description
- Backwards compatibility discussion (hint; I'm gonna say it's a MUST)
  - Existing Policy Reminder
    - Delete interfaces and accessible variables only when beneficial
    - They get marked as deprecated for *2* major releases before being removed
    - Functionality of existing interfaces can't be changed; only new ones created
      - (the old can be a wrapper around the new if need be, thuogh)
Coding Issues
- magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
- TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring
Testing infrastructure and supported releases
- Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago
Future Directions
Other Issues
Round Table

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 *** suggestion: rNNN number *and* author minimum; preferably also a subject description
 ** Backwards compatibility discussion (hint; I'm gonna say it's a MUST)
+*** Existing Policy Reminder
+**** Delete interfaces and accessible variables only when beneficial
+**** They get marked as deprecated for *2* major releases before being removed
+**** Functionality of existing interfaces can't be changed; only new ones created
+***** (the old can be a wrapper around the new if need be, thuogh)
 * Coding Issues
 ** magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal