minutes of LibreOffice ESC call, Thur Jan 24th - 15:00UTC

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Bjoern

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#libreoffice-dev: ESC call 2013-01-24
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Meeting started by Sweetshark at 15:12:52 UTC.  The full logs are
available at
http://pumbaa.documentfoundation.org/meetbot/libreoffice-dev/2013/libreoffice-dev.2013-01-24-15.12.log.html
.



Meeting summary
---------------

* Last-time Action Items  (Sweetshark, 15:14:00)
  * ACTION: find person who can write and add off-line help for
    impress-remote (Thorsten)  (Sweetshark, 15:14:48)
  * in progress: get tshirts / hoodies printed (kendy)  (Sweetshark,
    15:15:33)
  * ACTION: create/request mail alias for certification (Bjoern)
    (Sweetshark, 15:15:51)
  * ACTION: inprogress: Bugzilla attachments not set to autodetect
    (Bjoern)  (Sweetshark, 15:16:02)
  * ACTION: Update gsoc ideas page before FOSDEM  (Sweetshark, 15:16:29)
  * LINK: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Development/Gsoc/Ideas
    (all)  (Sweetshark, 15:16:51)
  * ACTION: in progress: Investigate native build/env scripts for SDK
    (Bjoern)  (Sweetshark, 15:17:22)
  * sberg and Sweetshark will look at SDK together  (Sweetshark,
    15:19:23)
  * ACTION: in progress: completing generic / Linux builds -> RedHat
    (Caolan)  (Sweetshark, 15:20:18)

* Pending Action Items  (Sweetshark, 15:20:25)
  * completed: decision on whether to switch back to old floppy save
    (Astron)  (Sweetshark, 15:22:58)
  * ACTION: regression catching on tinderbox, Figure out time-out issues
    (Markus)  (Sweetshark, 15:23:31)
  * completed: FOSDEM: misc. new interop. feature and their development,
    Markus will write to Italo to add Eilidh's talk (Markus)
    (Sweetshark, 15:23:48)
  * LINK: https://fosdem.org/2013/schedule/track/libreoffice/  (moggi,
    15:23:59)
  * ACTION: Presenter console patches 4-0 backport (Michael M)
    (Sweetshark, 15:24:21)
  * completed: come up with / improve the existing concrete funding
    request for build hardware => board budget (Thorsten)  (Sweetshark,
    15:25:13)
  * ACTION: STLPort removal - release-note: Document dropping the DLL
    and the VS run-time on the system in the release-notes (Fridrich)
    (Sweetshark, 15:25:32)
  * ACTION: full-word selection / editing ergonomics cf. UX-advise
    https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46517 pending input
    from Caolan / Cedric / Michael S  (Sweetshark, 15:26:08)
  * ACTION: create a new AmbitiousHacks wiki page, based on GSOC page
    (Michael M)  (Sweetshark, 15:26:20)
  * ACTION: in progress: investigate re-using Win32 binary signing for
    Mac (Thorsten)  (Sweetshark, 15:27:35)
  * ACTION: on-line help for impress-remote would be useful, help
    appreciated  (Sweetshark, 15:28:41)
  * LINK: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58699
    (Sweetshark, 15:28:53)
  * ACTION: add off-line help and it'll appear on-line (kendy)
    (Sweetshark, 15:29:59)
  * might be better next week with new stuff by floeff  (Sweetshark,
    15:29:59)
  * ACTION: minimal triage for good mentors for proposed easy hacks
    (Bjoern)  (Sweetshark, 15:30:03)
  * ACTION: disable Rhino / Beanshell unless in experimental mode
    (Michael M)  (Sweetshark, 15:30:06)
  * ACTION: tweak the configure defaults, no submodules by default, no
    gnome-vfs (Kendy)  (Sweetshark, 15:30:13)

* Release Engineering update (Petr)  (Sweetshark, 15:30:22)
  * 4.0.0 rc ready and pushed to mirror  (Sweetshark, 15:33:05)
  * Jan 28 rc3 date, triple review, lets be careful  (Sweetshark,
    15:33:06)
  * any known issues?  (Sweetshark, 15:33:06)
  * android remote to 4.0.0 or 4.0 branch (Thorsten)  (Sweetshark,
    15:33:06)
  * ACCEPTED: android to 4.0 branch, not 4.0.0 -- more relaxed reviews
    (Sweetshark, 15:34:43)
  * template manager remote repos moved to experimental features (
    schoinobates )  (Sweetshark, 15:36:01)
  * 3.6.5 rc2 will go final next week if there are no issues. if you
    know about regressions speak up now  (Sweetshark, 15:37:06)

* UX Update (Astron)  (Sweetshark, 15:37:31)
  * template manager progress  (Sweetshark, 15:37:39)
  * restore menu entries? no, we shouldnt at all (Astron)  (Sweetshark,
    15:38:33)
  * LINK: https://gerrit.libreoffice.org/1787  (Sweetshark, 15:39:03)
  * (Thorsten) has string changes, might cause trouble/extra work
    (Sweetshark, 15:40:41)
  * Andras: also not happty about string changes  (Sweetshark, 15:41:15)
  * ACCEPTED: reject patch for now/postpone the patch  (Sweetshark,
    15:42:49)
  * personas punted, kendy not in the call -- some issue need to be
    disccussed  (Sweetshark, 15:43:46)
  * Ubuntu font excluded so far on licensing ground, forbid renaming is
    a blocker/problem  (Sweetshark, 15:45:57)
  * ACTION: clarify at Canonical (Bjoern)  (Sweetshark, 15:46:18)
  * not available on most distros because of legal review  (Sweetshark,
    15:47:30)

* FOSDEM Update (Markus)  (Sweetshark, 15:48:22)
  * LINK:
    https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Marketing/Events/Fosdem2013Stand
    (moggi, 15:48:33)
  * bring hardware to FOSDEM!  (Sweetshark, 15:49:49)
  * poke Thorsten for that.  (Sweetshark, 15:50:34)

* Features  (Sweetshark, 15:50:47)
  * please update: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/ReleaseNotes/4.0
    (Sweetshark, 15:50:51)

* 4.0 pending tasks  (Sweetshark, 15:51:35)
  * MySQL connector compat issues  (Sweetshark, 15:51:39)
  * comments on the bugs: recompile against 4.0 for stlport drop
    (Sweetshark, 15:52:38)
  * who releases, publishes that? TDF would host, if someone would
    build? Thorsten: maybe not even then, needs further resaerch.
    (Sweetshark, 15:54:57)
  * ACTION: Thorsten looking into the MySQL stuff  (Sweetshark,
    15:56:53)
  * binfilter: warn on legacy file-types with helpful dialog (no owner)
    (Sweetshark, 15:57:03)
  * drop Mozilla mess in the tree: lots of cleanup in configure
    (Sweetshark, 15:57:55)
  * LINK: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56902
    (Sweetshark, 15:57:55)
  * we need Outlook/O Express drivers for windows to completely drop it.
    (Sweetshark, 15:59:15)
  * Unix / LDAP addressbook support disappeared, close that wontfix &
    release-note it ?  (Sweetshark, 15:59:23)
  * LINK: https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=57417
    (Sweetshark, 15:59:26)
  * no major distro uses that  (Sweetshark, 16:01:07)
  * evolution2 enabled in the upstream TDF build  (Sweetshark, 16:01:58)
  * OSX state unknown  (Sweetshark, 16:02:12)

* Proposed easy-hacks -> Easy Hacks (Joel)  (Sweetshark, 16:02:44)
  * devs to to build code-pointers or clear proposed easy-hack for
    these:  (Sweetshark, 16:02:45)
  * LINK:
    
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=147895&status_whiteboard_type=anywordssubstr&query_format=advanced&status_whiteboard=ProposedEasyHack&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=REOPENED&product=LibreOffice
    (Sweetshark, 16:02:48)
  * make them real EAsyHacks or unpropose them  (Sweetshark, 16:03:38)

* HardHacks (Joel)  (Sweetshark, 16:03:49)
  * LINK: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/HardHacks  (Sweetshark,
    16:03:49)
  * mostly suspended until post 4.0 release.  (Sweetshark, 16:03:49)
  * on hold  (Sweetshark, 16:04:09)

* google play account created  (Sweetshark, 16:04:16)
  * who wants access?  (Sweetshark, 16:04:16)
  * thorsten raises hand for impress remote  (thorsten, 16:05:04)

* QA update (Joel)  (Sweetshark, 16:05:28)
  * REOPENED vs. UNCONFIRMED discussion  (Sweetshark, 16:05:28)
  * discussion needs to be reopened  (Sweetshark, 16:07:02)
  * LINK:
    
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=205374&query_format=advanced&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=REOPENED&version=4.0.0.0.alpha0%2B%20Master&version=4.0.0.0.alpha1&version=4.0.0.0.beta1&version=4.1.0.0.alpha0%2B%20Master&version=4.0.0.0.beta2&version=4.0.0.1%20rc&produc
    (jmadero, 16:07:15)
  * current consensus doesnt work too well  (Sweetshark, 16:07:16)
  * please look at these:  (Sweetshark, 16:07:40)
  * LINK:
    
https://bugs.freedesktop.org/buglist.cgi?list_id=205374&query_format=advanced&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=REOPENED&version=4.0.0.0.alpha0%2B%20Master&version=4.0.0.0.alpha1&version=4.0.0.0.beta1&version=4.1.0.0.alpha0%2B%20Master&version=4.0.0.0.beta2&version=4.0.0.1%20rc&produc
    (Sweetshark, 16:07:49)
  * we can now "ban" abusive users on fdo  (Sweetshark, 16:08:36)
  * hope we never need it  (Sweetshark, 16:08:43)
  * LINK:
    https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/FreeDesktop_Rules_Procedures
    (jmadero, 16:08:45)

* poll for libreoffice conference  (Sweetshark, 16:12:13)
  * ACTION: all member: do your duty and vote!  (Sweetshark, 16:12:32)

* GSOC updates  (Sweetshark, 16:13:37)
  * ACTION: update your GSoC stuff  (Sweetshark, 16:13:52)



Meeting ended at 16:14:08 UTC.



Action items, by person
-----------------------

* caolan
  * in progress: completing generic / Linux builds -> RedHat (Caolan)
  * full-word selection / editing ergonomics cf. UX-advise
    https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=46517 pending input
    from Caolan / Cedric / Michael S
* Fridrich
  * STLPort removal - release-note: Document dropping the DLL and the VS
    run-time on the system in the release-notes (Fridrich)
* thorsten
  * find person who can write and add off-line help for impress-remote
    (Thorsten)
  * in progress: investigate re-using Win32 binary signing for Mac
    (Thorsten)
  * Thorsten looking into the MySQL stuff
* Bjoern/Sweetshark
  * create/request mail alias for certification (Bjoern)
  * in progress: Bugzilla attachments not set to autodetect (Bjoern)
  * in progress: Investigate native build/env scripts for SDK (Bjoern)
  * minimal triage for good mentors for proposed easy hacks (Bjoern)
* Michael Meeks/mmeeks
  * Presenter console patches 4-0 backport (Michael M)
  * create a new AmbitiousHacks wiki page, based on GSOC page (Michael
    M)
  * disable Rhino / Beanshell unless in experimental mode (Michael M)
  * clarify Ubuntu font licensing at Canonical (Bjoern)
* kendy
  * add off-line help and it'll appear on-line (kendy)
  * tweak the configure defaults, no submodules by default, no gnome-vfs
    (Kendy)
* Markus
  * regression catching on tinderbox, Figure out time-out issues
    (Markus)
* all
  * Update gsoc ideas page before FOSDEM
  * on-line help for impress-remote would be useful, help appreciated
  * all members: do your duty and vote on conference location!
  * update your GSoC stuff


People present (lines said)
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* Sweetshark (96)
* _rene_ (29)
* jmadero (28)
* jorendc (18)
* thorsten (14)
* caolan (11)
* IZBot (9)
* schoinobates (5)
* floeff (4)
* shm_get (3)
* cbosdonnat (3)
* kohei_ (3)
* moggi (3)
* vmiklos (3)
* loirkerbot (3)
* sknorr (2)
* bubli (2)
* erAck (1)
* matus (1)
* pmladek (1)
* sberg (1)
* timar (1)
* jcorrius (1)
* tibbylickle (1)
* Fridrich (1)
* mst__ (1)
* astron (0)