Maemo.org Sprints/October 08

October 2008 Sprint planning

 * Planning meeting organized in the #maemo-meeting IRC channel on Tuesday 2008/09/30 at 19:00 UTC.
 * Right after 100Days/Sprint5 review.

Tasks
Ongoing tasks carried here from the previous sprint + New tasks committed by their owners in the sprint meeting. They come from the tasks in the Backlog and the Proposals.

Bugs in product Website
The bugs assigned in the last sprint meeting are marked as HIGH. The bugs proposed for the next sprint are marked as MEDIUM. Only product/component maintainers can change this status. Comment on a bug if you want to push it up. Check also those marked as EASYFIX.

What follows are the bugs that need special attention/progress.

For the record:

Activity log
Latest activity report goes on top.


 * Monday 2008-10-20


 * Niels
 * Friday: Worked on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories, database tuning, upgraded the internal test server to Ragnaroek.
 * Today: 'Downloads' performance tracing on test machine. Remove package signing requirement from Extras Assistant.
 * Bergie
 * Today: Working on Ragnaroek traces with Niels, tuning performance where appropriate
 * Joonas
 * Today: Fixing the image resizer JS


 * Friday 2008-10-17


 * Dave
 * Yesterday: Spent the day chasing down the GNOME Event Box, and organising an emergency replacement for the GNOME stand at JDLL in Lyon.
 * Today: Attending JDLL, getting posters printed.
 * Tomorrow: JDLL day 2 - giving a presentation on GNOME accessibility at 9:30am.


 * Niels
 * Yesterday: Looked at performance issues, maemo.org maintenance. Worked on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories.
 * Today: Work on Package_Categories, follow up on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories and prepare internal test machine for Midgard Ragnaroek upgrade.


 * Wednesday 2008-10-15


 * Dave
 * Yesterday: Little maemo.org progress, out of the office all afternoon. Asked for clarification on prime time community software.
 * Today: Hopefully we can close the maemo.org front page discussion and encapsulate the principles we agree on. I need to prepare a presentation for Saturday morning and a lecture for next week. I also want to (finally) make the updates I've been planning to the Task:Improving_maemo.org/Development proposal.


 * Niels
 * Yesterday: Worked on database performance. Updated Worked on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories.
 * Today: Work on performance issues database and downloads.


 * Quim
 * From Friday to yesterday: Planning 1H2008 events and too many scattered little works.
 * Today: Blog about Pushing community software to prime time and http://www.callingallinnovators.com/ . Continue with Why_the_closed_packages.


 * Tuesday 2008-10-14


 * Niels
 * Friday: Worked on server/database issues. Worked on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories. Worked on Extras issues.
 * Today: Do a slow query analysis on the database. Work on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories.


 * Monday 2008-10-13


 * Dave
 * Friday: Worked on Task:Kill the old wiki, updated Task:Improving_maemo.org to remove discussion, and make it a more concrete proposal, update karma, co-ordinate with INdT to make sure they're working in the wiki and on the list for the site refresh and front page.
 * Today: Finally push Task:Improving_maemo.org/Development content finally, work on presentation I'm giving on Saturday, visit another office.


 * Friday 2008-10-09


 * Dave
 * Wednesday: Paperwork, prepared a lecture for Thursday morning, processed email, worked on development page.
 * Thursday: Lecture, accountant, processed email.
 * Today: Visit office space, reviewed Task:Kill the old wiki - added a bunch of page redirects we need, and will review further the pages we brought over from the wiki. Those redirects are going to take time to set up. Frustratingly unproductive week.


 * Ryan
 * Past week: Improving maemo.org discussion, asked Dave to review Task:Kill the old wiki, remarkable community projects discussion.
 * Today: Bug package maintainers about packages with invalid sections, ponder on the categories issue.


 * Quim
 * Yesterday: Commented on homepage discussion. Wrote about Pushing community software to prime time.
 * Today: Try to push DSP out of the waiting list at Why_the_closed_packages. Blog about Pushing community software to prime time. Push Proposal for approaching events.


 * Thursday 2008-10-09


 * Niels
 * Yesterday: Worked on server/database issues. A bit of progress on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories.
 * Today: Fix profile category issues and feed issues. Work on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories.


 * Quim
 * Yesterday: Why_the_closed_packages, asking about DSP and those low level little components. Proposal for approaching events.
 * Today: Not much, full day training.


 * Wednesday 2008-10-08


 * Quim
 * Yesterday: Proposal for maemo.org homepage. Improved Task:Maemo_roadmap/Fremantle. Blogged about events in 1H2009. Started with Talk:Task:Open Source Proof Points‎.
 * Today: Why_the_closed_packages, ask Eero about all those low level little components. Push the events discussion.


 * Dave
 * Yesterday: Not much - Pushed update for maemo.org revision proposal, have been working on content of maemo.org/development, followed up on several mailing list threads
 * Today: Paperwork this morning, and following up on recent revisions of maemo.org designs. Will push update to development content which will propose a reorganisation of existing content.


 * Niels
 * Yesterday: Worked on server issues, cleared admin backlog, made progress on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories
 * Today: Check out some server issues, work on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories.


 * Tuesday 2008-10-07


 * Dave
 * Yesterday: Follow up with INdT on layout and design work for community pages and for maemo.org redesign. Looked at some office space in the afternoon.
 * Today: Try to crystallise front page discussion - but since this morning I'm unsure if we're going in circles. Fill out proposal for maemo.org rework overall.


 * Niels
 * Today: Catch up with backlog of maemo.org work. Work on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories and Extras categories.


 * Quim
 * Monday: Why_the_closed_packages: tablet-browser-ui & dsme. Approaching to common proposal for maemo.org homepage.
 * Today: Why_the_closed_packages: chasing power management, DSP, wlan. Proposal for maemo.org homepage. Improve Task:Maemo_roadmap/Fremantle. Blog about events in 1H2009.


 * Monday 2008-10-06


 * Dave
 * Friday: Passed a major hurdle for the invoicing system in Nokia. Travelled to the UK for the weekend, so was only around in the morning. Continued working on karma and refining front page design. I think we're ready to nail our flag to the post and get working on the realisation of a design now.
 * Today: Wind up the discussion on the front page design, we seem to be converging on something now. Start working with Nemein to figure out how we can implement this in Midgard. Also looking at some office space today.


 * Quim
 * Friday: Why_the_closed_packages published. Discussion about maemo.org homepage.
 * Today: Reasons Why_the_closed_packages for specific packages. Discussion about maemo.org homepage.


 * Friday 2008-10-03


 * Dave (adding Monday - wiki was down Friday when I tried to connect)
 * Yesterday: Keep working on refining front page design. I think we're close to a final version. Worked on a proposal for reforming karma, made good progress in that discussion.
 * Today: Start working on patches for some simple karma fixes. Make progress on getting into Nokia's invoicing system.


 * Quim
 * Yesterday: Discussion about maemo.org homepage. Cut lot of text at Explanation of the reasons why the closed source packages are closed.
 * Today: Publishing Explanation of the reasons why the closed source packages are closed. Discussion about maemo.org homepage, still. Finding a basic way to proceed with community editions, distros and etc.


 * Thursday 2008-10-02


 * Niels
 * Yesterday: Worked on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories, worked on some server issues and repository.
 * Today: Try to fix some server issues.
 * Tomorrow - weekend - Monday: I will be away for a long weekend, (probably) not reading email. Urgent matters: SMS.
 * Problem: The flue.


 * Ryan
 * Yesterday: Worked on Task:Kill the old wiki, started putting together a proposal for Task:Maemo Community distribution, pushed discussion in -developers and bugzilla. Started work on Task:Kill the old wiki.
 * Today: Talk to Marcell about a non-free section for tableteer. Get with Dave on Task:Kill the old wiki. Continue working on Task:Maemo Community distribution.


 * Dave
 * Yesterday: Cleaned up Task:Content Cleanup and created Task:Improving maemo.org/Development. Proposed organisation for content in the Development page. Continue pushing discussion for maemo.org front page.
 * Today: Keep moving on Task:Improving maemo.org/Development, build out content and work on a layout proposal. Work with User:GeneralAntilles on old wiki migration & killing task. Try to move towards a concensus on maemo.org homepage.


 * Quim
 * Yesterday: Reflecting decisions of maemo.org sprint meeting in this wiki page. Discussion on maemo.org homepage. Task:ITt Collaboration‎ cleaning. Reviewing priorities in Website bugs, pushed some to Medium.
 * Today: Publishing Explanation of the reasons why the closed source packages are closed (everyday there is something that gets in between!). Discussion on maemo.org homepage.


 * Wednesday 2008-10-01


 * Ryan
 * Yesterday: Tech-support on the ground in -users and itT, bug triaging. IRC review meeting.
 * Today: Run through the old midgard wiki pages to see what's salvageable and what needs a redirect for Task:Kill the old wiki.


 * Dave
 * Yesterday: Work on my proposal for front page redesign. Contact Marcelo and Tim to get some layout proposals for maemo.org/community. IRC sprint meeting. Document karma.
 * Today: Start work on proposal for developer portal. Identify key resources that should be put on a pedestal. Clean up Task:Content Cleanup.


 * Niels
 * Yesterday: Worked on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories, debugged some autobuilder problems, worked on new servers
 * Today: Publish IRC logs, publish and work on Reducing_number_of_external_repositories, start on Package_Categories


 * Quim
 * Yesterday: Discussion on maemo.org homepage. Facilitation of the maemo.org sprint meeting.
 * Today: Reflecting decisions in maemo.org sprint in this wiki page. Discussion on maemo.org homepage. Publishing Explanation of the reasons why the closed source packages are closed.