2007-08-16 Project-wide 3:45 BST
Attending: Alexa, Andrew, Brian, Chris, Donald, Jason, Jean-Marie, Josh, Kevin
Agenda
- Data Model: changes and updates
- Bio-Formats: status update
- A lot of changes in the file formats. (code cleanup)
- LOCI has samples for their internal testing of files in Bio-Formats.
- OME-TIFF: status update
- Should have something for the validator up by next week.
- Adding Prarie and Improvision "support" to the website soon.
- OME 2.6.1: Status update
- OMERO: status update
- server
- planning a 2.1 release soon with some minor fixes (such as memory fix)
- 2.2 release later with update to jboss (coincide with 2.2 client releases)
- importer
- interest in olypus format support.
- planning to add a good number for next release!
- insight
- 2.1 released last week.
- Modified the code to only use a single window as opposed to multiple windows in the app
- Added some smart folder stuff
- Doing a 2.2 release soon
- webadmin
- update to the webadmin model
- changed the libraries to coincide with the changes recently added to the server by Josh
- server
- Review of who is doing what
- Other
Notes
- chris stole jason's headset
- ome-xml / data model
- attempted to use model; get's a very different view
- some information about experimenter and some about objective
- need user name, has to live inside a group
- had to have an instrument, light source
- andrew fixed with dummy entries
- experimenter has to be optional
- only the id is a must
- if you put in an objective, then you should fill it in
- make top-level blocks optional, but when you provide some, then provide complete
- making things optional, so backwards compatible (not forwards!)
- XML/TIFF are becoming an exchange format; need to keep things compatible
- need to document support on the website
- Andrew sends email
- RFC by Wednesday the 29th.
- Ola's web parts are ready
- Release validator soon? (fix optional requirements?)
- Andrew checking naming (unifiying the *Ref names)
- Andrew writing command line harness
- Try to get externally useable by Tuesday or Wednesday
- cat: s/microscopists/scientists/ or "end-users"
- need to start looking at the website in terms of non-tech users
- unified tone-of-voice, training documentation
- e.g. ImageJ users who want to just use software
- Kevin
- Leica format, multi-dim images not working
- Melissa trying to get setup with omero (back Monday)
- lots of bug fixing
- trying to clean up code; esp. for OME-TIFF support
- things were out of synch
- WiscScan will have the same capabilities as OME-Notes, etc.
- OME-HDF internal testing, hoping it can be a answer for arbitrary dimensions
- "That's cool"
- users are finally starting to drive metadata, wanting more
- interesting for Usable Images?
- yeah, getting up to speed on that
- should have someone soon to dedicate
- talk while in Washington
- interesting for Usable Images?
- brian: goal is to get several more formats for release sept.
- any progress from melissa? + what are your suggestions for next run?
- kevin: melissa wants to talk to you + olympus systems
- brian: pretty much ready to do omero metadata validator
- several formats that just need to be validated; flip switch
- kevin: lots of companies coming asking how they can improve rating
- All: Good job, Curtis!
- brian: can use validator to give a specific ranking of what's supported.
- anything on 2.6.1 release?
- unsure
- omero server
- josh: blitz testing framework
- chris: interim stuff that has fallen through crack
- compression API
- copying settings, etc.
- soon j-m should be able to start wiring things up in client
- starting to reach queries that need to be faster
- need to get into the ticket system; in beta3!
- omero client
- j-m: client b2.1 released
- too many windows floating around
- should even allow drag-n-drop in viewer
- getting ready for rendering settings
- release end of september
- j-m: client b2.1 released
- version number: push 2.1 server?
- sql and memory leak
- 2.2 with jboss 4.2.1?
- importer
- trying to get some new formats in for next release
- restructuring going into next release
- donald
- squishing bugs
- first draft of user manual for ROI tool
- thinking about redesigning tool and prototyping
- webadmin
- ola updated libraries
- added wrapper; bigger oportunity to develop whole application
- importing people, administering administrators
- josh: where to we break away from java to python?
- at this moment, we could change everything (could migrate)
- just need a feeling for its lifetime
- prioritization
- lucene
- initially be looked at by Will
- good visit today, possibly another developer
- delete
- server-side tagging
- lucene
- corporate logos on site?
- no.
Action items
- get report from Will on lucene
- Review Andrew's email for the OME-XML update and send suggestions