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** 5.5.1
 
** 5.5.1
 
*** '''Done.  announcement later today'''
 
*** '''Done.  announcement later today'''
** 5.3
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** 5.3.4
 
*** '''pre1 done'''
 
*** '''pre1 done'''
** 5.4
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** 5.4.4
 
*** '''pre1 done'''
 
*** '''pre1 done'''
 
** 5.7
 
** 5.7
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*** '''with faster life cycles, maintaining branches becomes more of a problem'''
 
*** '''with faster life cycles, maintaining branches becomes more of a problem'''
 
*** '''discussion about policy occurred and will be brought to the list'''
 
*** '''discussion about policy occurred and will be brought to the list'''
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**** '''along with rstory's question about back-porting well tested features to older LTS branches'''
 
* Administrative
 
* Administrative
 
** standardizing "please write to the list" notes?  Possibly with a new wiki page with a longer explanation?
 
** standardizing "please write to the list" notes?  Possibly with a new wiki page with a longer explanation?
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*** '''yes''' (and Dave volunteers Wes to get it done).
 
* Technical
 
* Technical
 
** [[Testing]]
 
** [[Testing]]
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*** ''no comments''
 
** [[Feature Marking and Selection]]
 
** [[Feature Marking and Selection]]
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*** ''no comments''
 
** IPv6 support
 
** IPv6 support
 
*** --enable-ipv6 vs --enable-transports, etc.
 
*** --enable-ipv6 vs --enable-transports, etc.
 
*** default ipv6 on these days?
 
*** default ipv6 on these days?
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*** '''will enable by default on 5.7 onward'''
 
** Windows Builds
 
** Windows Builds
** RPMs
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*** '''Dave got helpful hints from Alex'''
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**** '''will post to the wiki'''
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** RPMs, DEBs, and system specific packaging.
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*** '''current consensus is to package according to the same packaging that is done on the system itself'''
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*** '''users should get packages that replace the existing ones with similar functionality'''
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*** '''as nba puts it:  If we dont match the distro, we only appeal to those who might as well compile their own'''
 
** SVN vs GIT
 
** SVN vs GIT
 
*** slow migration proposed last time ; community split between which is better.
 
*** slow migration proposed last time ; community split between which is better.
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**** hardaker: +1
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**** magfr: 0
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**** dts12: would like to know more still and be more comfortable
 
*** Decision should be aprilish
 
*** Decision should be aprilish
 
*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dhZ9BXQgc4 good google tech talk about it]
 
*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dhZ9BXQgc4 good google tech talk about it]
 
* Round Table
 
* Round Table
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** Wes: scheduled delivery of data via notifications
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** dts12: releases (5.3.4 and 5.4.4)
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** rstory: dtls wrap-up (cookies and testing)
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** nba: playing with netsnmpstat: so that it will work whether you have tcpConnTable, ipv6TcpConnTable or tcpConnectionTable

Latest revision as of 19:00, 25 April 2011

Previous: 2011-02-21
Next: 2011-04-25

This is the meeting agenda/notes for the Meeting held on 2011-03-21.

Date and Time: 2011-03-21 20:00 UTC


Agenda

  • Next Meeting
    • April 11th
  • Releases
    • 5.5.1
      • Done. announcement later today
    • 5.3.4
      • pre1 done
    • 5.4.4
      • pre1 done
    • 5.7
      • Wes wants to start in late April
      • Discussion about which features it would bring
      • Wes mentions he'll have more than average time to spend on it
      • consensus-ish to choose 5.7 as ok to start in late April
    • Branch Life Times
      • with faster life cycles, maintaining branches becomes more of a problem
      • discussion about policy occurred and will be brought to the list
        • along with rstory's question about back-porting well tested features to older LTS branches
  • Administrative
    • standardizing "please write to the list" notes? Possibly with a new wiki page with a longer explanation?
      • yes (and Dave volunteers Wes to get it done).
  • Technical
    • Testing
      • no comments
    • Feature Marking and Selection
      • no comments
    • IPv6 support
      • --enable-ipv6 vs --enable-transports, etc.
      • default ipv6 on these days?
      • will enable by default on 5.7 onward
    • Windows Builds
      • Dave got helpful hints from Alex
        • will post to the wiki
    • RPMs, DEBs, and system specific packaging.
      • current consensus is to package according to the same packaging that is done on the system itself
      • users should get packages that replace the existing ones with similar functionality
      • as nba puts it: If we dont match the distro, we only appeal to those who might as well compile their own
    • SVN vs GIT
      • slow migration proposed last time ; community split between which is better.
        • hardaker: +1
        • magfr: 0
        • dts12: would like to know more still and be more comfortable
      • Decision should be aprilish
      • good google tech talk about it
  • Round Table
    • Wes: scheduled delivery of data via notifications
    • dts12: releases (5.3.4 and 5.4.4)
    • rstory: dtls wrap-up (cookies and testing)
    • nba: playing with netsnmpstat: so that it will work whether you have tcpConnTable, ipv6TcpConnTable or tcpConnectionTable