View source for Aperi Development Status Meeting 11/05/07

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== Attendees: ==
'''IBM''' (Chris King, Dave Wolfe, Tom Guinane, Hans Lin, Steven Bennett, Todd Singleton, Russ Warren) 
== Minutes: ==
* '''Project Leader Notes:''' 
** Third Party Contribution Questionnaires
*** [http://wiki.eclipse.org/images/0/08/Aperi_IPZillas.pdf Tracking file]
*** No changes from last week.  Tom will engage with the Eclispe legal team to try and understand the timing on the Derby and CIM Client requests.
** Aperi R0.4 Open Defects -
*** [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&classification=Technology&product=Aperi&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=2007-06-01&chfieldto=Now&chfield=%5BBug+creation%5D&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= by priority & severity]
*** 205850 cri P1 Wind dwolfe@us.ibm.com NEW Unable to create volume for DS8000 & ESS storage subsystems 
**** Dave working on that this week
*** 207882 cri P1 Linu toddsing@us.ibm.com ASSI The derby.sh file created by Aperi GUI installer for Linux platform had windows notations 
**** 24 testcases blocked.  Todd has a workaround – Hans to apply and workaround.
*** 199467 nor P1 Wind guinane@us.ibm.com ASSI Unable to add CIMOM agent accepting 'any' uid/pw
**** Tom working with Eclipse
*** 208708 cri P3 Linu dwolfe@us.ibm.com NEW Agent can't scan SCSI disks on recent Linux version 
**** NEW bug
*** 199805 maj P3 Wind dwolfe@us.ibm.com NEW closing tab that contains classic view and can't reopen it 
*** 208697 maj P3 Linu toddsing@us.ibm.com NEW /etc/Tivoli/TSRM/lock not created by installer for agent only install
**** NEW bug
** Aperi Total Open Defects - [https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/buglist.cgi?query_format=advanced&short_desc_type=allwordssubstr&short_desc=&product=Aperi&long_desc_type=allwordssubstr&long_desc=&bug_file_loc_type=allwordssubstr&bug_file_loc=&status_whiteboard_type=allwordssubstr&status_whiteboard=&keywords_type=allwords&keywords=&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED&bug_severity=blocker&bug_severity=critical&bug_severity=major&bug_severity=normal&bug_severity=minor&bug_severity=trivial&bug_severity=enhancement&priority=P1&priority=P2&priority=P3&priority=P4&priority=P5&emailtype1=substring&email1=&emailtype2=substring&email2=&bugidtype=include&bug_id=&votes=&chfieldfrom=&chfieldto=Now&chfieldvalue=&cmdtype=doit&order=Reuse+same+sort+as+last+time&field0-0-0=noop&type0-0-0=noop&value0-0-0= by priority & severity]
** Road map planning
*** [http://wiki.eclipse.org/images/f/f8/Aperi_Technical_Roadmap_v7.pdf Approved Road map]
** Aperi Survey – initial results for review:
*** Aperi Survey Feedback [http://wiki.eclipse.org/images/c/cf/Aperi_Survey_Feedback_-_Questions_1-7.pdf Questions 1-7] 
*** Aperi Survey Feedback [http://wiki.eclipse.org/images/4/45/Aperi_Survey_Feedback_-_Question_8.pdf Question 8]
*** Agreement among team to close survey.  We have had 10 responses to date.  
*** Russ and Tom to work up a summary and will put out on the blog.  
** Java level - We have had problems with Aperi and the SAN Simulator  running with the Java 1.6 runtime.  
*** Should we limit Java 1.5 in our installation scripts?
*** How about adding a line item to support Java 1.6 in Aperi Release 0.5?
*** Suggestions to address:
**** Improve documentation.  Move Java 1.5 up in installation process in big bold letters.  Chris will handle.  
**** Modify installer to check for 1.5 level – Tom to open up buzgulla  

* '''Release Engineer Notes (Todd):'''
** Build status
*** New build out this morning for SRM
** SAN Simulator contribution 
*** Trying to get out in November – running into issues.
*** Propose to make the SAN Simulator authors as committers
*** Also have committers that have not participated.
*** Need to review committer list and address.  

* '''Aperi Downloads:'''
** [http://www.eclipse.org/aperi/downloads/AperiDownloadsChart.pdf Latest stats] 
** [http://live.eclipse.org/node/343 Aperi webinar] 212 views

* '''Development items/issues:'''
** None this week.

* '''IDVT:''' 
** [http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Aperi/Test/Status Test Status]
** Hans went through the charts.
** Tom to move Defect review to this agenda location.

* '''ID:'''
** Online help issue: Eclipse based or Java help based?
*** Chris doc plan  - needs approval – Tom to approve
*** Install instructions and release notes out today

* '''Project Schedule:'''
** Latest [http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Aperi_Project_Schedule Schedule].   Changes made in the schedule.

* '''Action Items:'''
{| border="1" style="background-color:#EDDDEE;"
|-
! Item !! Owner !! Target !! Status
|- 
| Obtain two mentors
| Tom
| 11/30/07
| Per new development process rules, we need to obtain two  [http://wiki.eclipse.org/index.php/Mentors project mentors.]  Harm Sluiman is one.  Tom is searching for additional candidate.
|-
| Aperi Forum
| Tom
| 11/13/07
| Suggested by Javier.  Investigate setting up forums for Aperi communication.  Looked into freepowerboards.com  Friendly, easy to use, familiar to more forum users.  Also includes a chat tool.  Set up a sample forum http://www.freepowerboards.com/dhiwa/ Take a look and provide feedback.  ''''' Checking out Eclipse IRC again''''' 
|-
| Document Control
| Tom
| 11/15/07
| Write up text for Aperi document control.   
|-
| Lessons Learned Follow-up
| Tom
| 11/9/07
| Put results of Lessons Learned meeting for R0.3 into a table on the wiki with corresponding action items 
|-
| cvs download statistics
| Tom
| 11/06/07
| Investigate if we can get any numbers for our source code downloads.  
|}
* '''Open Forum:'''
* '''Other:'''
** '''Next Meeting''' - 11/12/07
** '''Management Developers Conference'''
** '''[http://wiki.eclipse.org/Eclipse_DemoCamp Eclipse DemoCamp] '''
*** Palo Alto - DLA Piper
*** Mountain View – Google
*** No takers
** '''EclipseCon 2008'''
*** EclipseCon 2008 will be held March 17-20 in Santa Clara, CA. http://www.eclipsecon.org
*** It is now time to submit talks or tutorials for EclipseCon 2008.  The entire Eclipse community is invited to submit ideas for tutorials, long talks, short talks, posters and birds-of-a-feather sessions. The EclipseCon program committee has identified different topic areas or categories for submissions, including business topics, C/C++, Data Tooling, Java, Mobile and Embedded, Modeling, OSGi, RCP, Reporting, SOA, Test and Performance, Web Tools and Industry Verticals. The deadline for tutorial and talk submissions is November 19, 2007.
*** Request from Bjorn:
**** Aperi Team, As the Emerging Technologies sub-chair for the EclipseCon 2008 Program Committee, I'd like to invite you to submit a couple short talk proposals. As you know, there are fewer slots than interesting topics around Eclipse but we do have a good selection of short talk slot - I've set aside two short talk slots for you all, if you want them.
**** Please be aware of the hard-stop November 19th submission deadline, as explained in the submission instructions.
**** - Bjorn
*** Important Dates:
**** '''November 19th''' - Submission deadline; all proposals must be in. 
**** December 10th - Tutorials, Long Talks, and Short Talks chosen.
**** January 19th - Submissions open for posters and BOFs
*** Ramani is planning to submit a short talk proposal titled "Storage Area Network Management Simulation" based on SAN Simulator.
*** Tom to submit short talk on Aperi Storage Management project – Hold for any new technology we want to discuss or fall back to an overview of project to get folks to go to the web site.
*** Tom to respond to Bjorn