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== Agenda ==
 
== Agenda ==
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** 5.3.4
 
** 5.3.4
 
** 5.4.4
 
** 5.4.4
*** pre2 still due out, will get out this week
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*** '''pre2 still due out, will get out this week'''
 
** 5.7
 
** 5.7
*** pre1 will go out late next week
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*** '''pre1 will go out late next week'''
*** trunk test 115 is broken
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*** '''trunk test 115 is broken'''
 
*** bvanassche will try and get win32 patches in for new standard mibs done
 
*** bvanassche will try and get win32 patches in for new standard mibs done
 
** Branch Life Times
 
** Branch Life Times
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**** every other branch is LTS?
 
**** every other branch is LTS?
 
**** back porting stable features to LTS branches
 
**** back porting stable features to LTS branches
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*** '''Long Term Support (LTS)'''
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**** '''5.4 and 5.7 are nominated for long-term and agreed upon'''
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***** ''Dave notes 5.4 came out in 2006.''
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**** indecision on how long LTS releases should stay around
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**** '''resources are the real constraint: people, hardware and bug tracking make LTS support hard'''
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**** '''will bring back to a future meeting to continue discussion'''
 
* 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?
 
*** Wes should write up a wiki page.
 
*** Wes should write up a wiki page.
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*** '''Wes has not done so as of yet'''
 
** SVN vs GIT
 
** SVN vs GIT
 
*** Should be deciding this month about whether to switch
 
*** Should be deciding this month about whether to switch
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*** A [http://nvie.com/img/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-24-at-11.32.03.png very good diagram] depicting a slightly different model
 
*** A [http://nvie.com/img/2009/12/Screen-shot-2009-12-24-at-11.32.03.png very good diagram] depicting a slightly different model
 
*** What to do with the historic tags/branches from SVN?
 
*** What to do with the historic tags/branches from SVN?
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*** '''Release script: Wes promises to update it'''
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*** '''It is a mental hurdle to switch, so those promoting git will help to help those less familiar'''
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*** '''Need to look at the web front end to ensure it displays things properly'''
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**** a deal breaker for dts12
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*** The vote: on a scale of -1 to 1, 1 being convert to git and -1 being fully against....
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**** hardaker: 1
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**** magfr: .1
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**** rstory: 1
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**** dts12: Decent web interface:  0.8    -  Crap web interface:  -0.3
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**** bvanassche: 1
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*** '''Will convert in roughly a month; after 5.[34].4 are out and before 5.7
 
* Technical
 
* Technical
 
** IETF Notes from March IETF
 
** IETF Notes from March IETF
 
*** The [https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/eman/charter/ EMAN] working group is working on energy management (battery, power, etc)
 
*** The [https://datatracker.ietf.org/wg/eman/charter/ EMAN] working group is working on energy management (battery, power, etc)
*** HOST-RESOURCES-MIB update interest
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*** HOST-RESOURCES-MIB update interest, send notes of broken things in the MIB to Wes.
 
** Windows Builds
 
** Windows Builds
 
*** Dave hopefully has windows working?  Needs wiki post about doing it.
 
*** Dave hopefully has windows working?  Needs wiki post about doing it.
 
* Round Table
 
* Round Table
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** hardaker: enhanced notification support for the agent, converting to git, and 5.7
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** dts12: 5.[34] releases and windows builds.

Latest revision as of 20:24, 25 April 2011

Previous: 2011-03-21
Next: 2011-05-23

This is the meeting agenda/notes for the Meeting held on 2011-04-25.

Date and Time: 2011-04-25 19:00 UTC

Agenda

  • Next Meeting
    • May 23rd is chosen
  • Releases
    • 5.3.4
    • 5.4.4
      • pre2 still due out, will get out this week
    • 5.7
      • pre1 will go out late next week
      • trunk test 115 is broken
      • bvanassche will try and get win32 patches in for new standard mibs done
    • Branch Life Times
      • Policy should have been discussed on the list by now
        • How long to keep older versions up to date, given a faster release cycle
        • every other branch is LTS?
        • back porting stable features to LTS branches
      • Long Term Support (LTS)
        • 5.4 and 5.7 are nominated for long-term and agreed upon
          • Dave notes 5.4 came out in 2006.
        • indecision on how long LTS releases should stay around
        • resources are the real constraint: people, hardware and bug tracking make LTS support hard
        • will bring back to a future meeting to continue discussion
  • Administrative
    • standardizing "please write to the list" notes? Possibly with a new wiki page with a longer explanation?
      • Wes should write up a wiki page.
      • Wes has not done so as of yet
    • SVN vs GIT
      • Should be deciding this month about whether to switch
      • Good material on a good work flow process is in gitworkflows(7)
      • A very good diagram depicting a slightly different model
      • What to do with the historic tags/branches from SVN?
      • Release script: Wes promises to update it
      • It is a mental hurdle to switch, so those promoting git will help to help those less familiar
      • Need to look at the web front end to ensure it displays things properly
        • a deal breaker for dts12
      • The vote: on a scale of -1 to 1, 1 being convert to git and -1 being fully against....
        • hardaker: 1
        • magfr: .1
        • rstory: 1
        • dts12: Decent web interface: 0.8 - Crap web interface: -0.3
        • bvanassche: 1
      • Will convert in roughly a month; after 5.[34].4 are out and before 5.7
  • Technical
    • IETF Notes from March IETF
      • The EMAN working group is working on energy management (battery, power, etc)
      • HOST-RESOURCES-MIB update interest, send notes of broken things in the MIB to Wes.
    • Windows Builds
      • Dave hopefully has windows working? Needs wiki post about doing it.
  • Round Table
    • hardaker: enhanced notification support for the agent, converting to git, and 5.7
    • dts12: 5.[34] releases and windows builds.