Developers Meeting on Weds, March 9, 2011

Agenda

• First 20+ minutes: JIRA Catch-Up – starting with issue DS-717
  • We will continue "Quick Review" format (2 minutes per issue, with extensions only as necessary), as we need to try to review JIRA issues more quickly. (More details on "Quick Review" format at JIRA Cleanup Sessions)
  • Search for all Unresolved Issues (since DS-717)

• GSoC 2011
  • DuraSpace will be applying (Tim is writing application)
  • Fedora & DuraCloud may also take part. They will be coming up with project ideas & looking for mentors. Assuming all goes well, they hope to also have a GSoC project or two.
  • Task for all of us: Begin brainstorming project DSpace ideas

• Backup Release Coordinator?
  • It's been a while since we've specified a backup coordinator. But, I'd like to suggest we start it again, as it will help us all to become more comfortable with the release processes (Maven), etc.
  • Release process is still too reliant on the few of us who understand it (namely Tim D & Mark D). We need to spread out this knowledge, and get us all more comfortable with Maven releases.
  • Should we name a backup coordinator for 1.8, to collaborate/help Robin as necessary?

• Any 1.7.1 updates?

• Recent Minho submissions - Any volunteers to begin to investigate some of these (larger) patches, potentially for 1.8.0 inclusion?
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-829 - OAI-Extended (Compliancy with DRIVER and OpenAIRE Guidelines, but can be used for other purposes)
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-830 - Request Copy (For Embargoed or restricted access items in repositories)
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-831 - Recent items (For showing a list of the last items in a repository page)
  • https://jira.duraspace.org/browse/DS-832 - Statistics Addon (Our most complex, and used, addon)

• NEXT WEEK (MARCH 16): Special Topics Meeting on "DSpace RoadMap to 2.0". Tim will send out a proposed RoadMap later this week for us to discuss / comment on, etc. It is meant to begin what will likely be an ongoing discussion.

• Topics which are still on the "back burner" (which need someone to lead a "Special Topic" meeting around them)
  • Discuss improving how DSpace handles Metadata (From past meetings discussions, this seems popular). Several ideas mentioned recently:
    • Updating to current DCMI standards: DS-805
    • Creating a new "dspace" internal usage schema (for administrative, or non-DC metadata)? Formalize the "dc" schema to be strictly valid QDC/DC?
    • Metadata on all DSpace objects (not just Items)
  • Discuss forming a "Documentation Management Team"? Or reworking our procedures for managing/reviewing/approving Docs on the Wiki.

Meeting Transcript

• Full IRC Transcript will be available at - http://irclogs.duraspace.org/index.php?date=2011-03-09