2012-12-04 Tuesday Meeting
Dundee: Will, Simon, Gus, Helen, Roger, Kenny, Mark, Blazej, Petr, Scott, Andrew, Chris Remote: Josh, Carlos, Liza, Mark H., Melissa, Sebastien, Stick, Douglas, Colin
Remember: Agenda must be complete (with estimated times) on the day before the meeting. Any additions after that must go at the bottom (AOCB)
Agenda - 2:30pm Start
Accepting minutes from last meeting
OMERO documentation: Trac files cleanup
PRs & Docs (Josh; 20 minutes)
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Topics
- Discussion about recent examples of PRs needing to have docs in sync.
- Also what else to look for while reviewing PRs.
- OMERO.movies on Windows
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Topics
Glencoe Update
Any other business (<5 mins)
Notes
Dundee: Will, Simon, Gus, Helen, Roger, Kenny, Mark, Blazej, Petr, Scott, Andrew, Chris Remote: Josh, Carlos, Liza, Mark H., Melissa, Sebastien, Stick, Douglas, Colin
Accepting minutes from last meeting
- Don
OMERO documentation: Trac files cleanup - 14:39
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Sebastien: Trac folder under ome-docs, what do we do with the files?
- Sebastien: Please comment if you have an opinion. Data Model files?
- Gus: Has various gdocs to organise
- Will: Scott Loynton was using them to expose stuff external
- Sebastien: Online protocols tutorials?
- Will: Something for the editor, pointed 1 person to over the years
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Sebastien: Trac folder under ome-docs, what do we do with the files?
PRs & Docs (Josh; 20 minutes) - 14:49 UK
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Topics
- Discussion about recent examples of PRs needing to have docs in sync.
- Also what else to look for while reviewing PRs.
- OMERO.movies on Windows
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Docs & submodules
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Will: would need help with submodules
- Andrew: submodules typically cause problems.
- Sebastien: dual branches, linked but separate?
- Roger: good initially. Still useful?
- Helen: Leave it until Data model stuff etc.
- Chris: ok to move into main repository IF size stays reasonable.
- Roger: scope for generating binary content in build?
- Andrew: binary content in history? Josh: can delete if necessary.
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Things to solve before changing anything with submodules:
- Binary generation (screenshots & artwork in spec)
- Location for OME-XML
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Will: would need help with submodules
- Ticketing docs? 15:04 UK
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Screenshots/movies 15:09 UK
- Will: avoid conflicts by waiting until more is merged
- Chris: if we knew the core screenshots, and could capture automatically...
- Gus: plus annotated images...
- Simon: add doc ticket in such cases? Chris: ticket volume.
- Chris: add “Doc” state for tickets?
- Blazej: wouldn’t close the ticket until docs are done.
- Mark: include “tested”? Sure.
- Chris: requires discipline to keep things in sync. (cf. ticket volume)
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OMERO.movies on Windows - 15:18 UK
- Blazej: page mentions OMERO.movies doesn’t work on windows. Does it work or not?
- Chris: If you can’t get it to work in 5 min then we say it doesn’t work
- Blazej: Instructions are sparse, download something, not concise enough.
- Josh: recommendation: revert the commit and leave windows support off. Agreed!
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Topics
Glencoe Update - 15:23 UK
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Chris: Josh & I working with FS.
- Andreas in process of moving to Germany. In place tomorrow.
- Carlos & Liza JCB beta display viewer.
- Andrew: Sharing Files with Glencoe. Liza Artwork, ome dropbox no use, liza can’t write to squig.
- Josh: WebDAV not working? Liza could mount that.
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Chris: Josh & I working with FS.
Any other business (<5 mins) - 15:29
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Simon: Christmas Lunch - 12 Dec 13:30 Marco Polo near Holiday Inn, bring £10 on the day for full payment.
- Zanky swap, like secret santa but more complicated. Optional £5 gift.
- Andrew: Sending business cards tomorrow, let me know if people need them.
- Andrew: Leaflets same again? Colin?
- Colin: Do we want a cut down poster saying what we actually do? Free software? Ideas welcome.
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Simon: Christmas Lunch - 12 Dec 13:30 Marco Polo near Holiday Inn, bring £10 on the day for full payment.
Done: 15:36 UK