Summary Meeting 16 jan 04
by PseudoPunk Friday, Jan. 16, 2004 at 7:00 AM

this is a summary from the meeting of 16 jan 2004

Tech group.

• lists
  • kill imc-sfa-community.
  • start imc-sfa-servers
  • open list / open archives.
• cvs access policy
  • proposed access on imc-sf-active. ok if no one blocks.
  • cvs-committers need to subscribe imc-sf-active & imc-sf-coders
  • need to know the code-goals & stick to it.
• bugs.sfimc.net
  • is cleaned-up now.
  • anyone can get access / coders get a higher livel / some admins.
  • create a guest / guest account.
  • display years (is less confusing if bugs stay long)

II Site Upgrades

• Stray
  • Palestina
    • lack of translation would break the site
    • dubai people can do the translations soon.
  • Other sites
    • find out which site runs what
    • upgrade them all to latest stable releaxse
  • try to do upgrades with local tech people.
  • use the StrayInfo wiki page to keep track.
• Ahimsa
  • stays at current cvs until it's know to break things.
• Dissent
  • - 0.9
• Staughton
  • - 0.9

III Code Development.

• - New Tag
  • tag again (0.9.2)
  • updating changelog.
  • after tag: security audit. & then tag again. (0.9.4)
  • 0.9.5 -> 1.0 will be for testing and debugging.
• New Code
  • Static Sites
    • should be a goal for i18n.
    • is really huge change. develop seperate from meeting.
  • language support
    • tag all articles and features with a language indicator
    • should be done in close relationship with 'static site'
    • should improve multilanguage support
    • would make it possible to add a translation interface
    • should have seperate syndication feeds
  • upgrade newswire.rss
    • like features_long.rdf
  • ical
    • quinten will do it.
    • 80% finished.
  • admin
    • Implement a user_role table to assign permissions ("roles") to users.
    • a 2-column table, user_id and role_id, Each user may be assigned any number of roles.
    • a role_id maybe a number, indicating write-access to a particular feature category, or a letter indicating write access to sections of the admin system (articles, all features, file editor, etc.)
    • Will test fully and check-in all at once in as soon as a month or so.
  • other issues should be brought on in the list.
• We'll set a roadmap for each tag.

IV i18n

• - more discussion on list.

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