Project Management Committee (PMC) meeting notes

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December 12, 2017

All committee members were present.

  • Previous action items status

    • Yaw will draft policy document for GitHub permissions
      • Probably a few weeks
    • Waylon will review ODK site, OpenMRS, OpenLMIS, and existing discussions and draft a Mission/Values document for community feedback
      • Will sends out on Friday to TSC. If OK, ships to community on Monday.

  • ODK 1 Update

    • XLSForm updates
      • New xlsform-online server is live with new pyxform
      • OK to deprecate xlsform-for-windows and replace with xlsform-offline
    • Collect release coming in a few days
      • Backwards movement, islamic and coptic calendars
    • Briefcase re-architecture is in progress
      • Sets up for CLI improvements, export improvements
    • Logging and analytics are next
      • Aggregate database report tool is in progress
      • No auto-repair just yet, just gathering data
      • Expecting beta in early 2018
    • First part of docs re-org (Collect) on new site is finished
      • Aggregate is next, then Briefcase
      • Outreachy students have started their projects

  • ODK 2 Update

    • Release 2.0.2 on 12/11 - ODK 2.0 Tool Suite Release - v2.0.2
    • Focus on a new tool ODK Deploy to replace Application Designer
    • Documentation January moving sphinx
    • Developer calls happened, but ideas to make it better?
      • Reminder emails and call
      • Agenda a week before

  • TSC formation

    • We have 13 applications
    • Yaw will post applications in forum and link to call for applications and email applicants
    • Initial votes asynchronously on the 20th. Announcement in early 2018.

  • Concept notes

    • Punt on decisions into early 2018

  • End of year announcement

    • Punt into New Year and include:
      • Results of TSC election
      • Numbers update (everything is up!)

  • Website

    • Review and discuss Richard's proposed plan
    • Summary
      • Yaw: New website, static site, no Drupal
      • Waylon: New website, in a timely fashion
      • Richard/Carl: New website, ship Drupal today
    • Next steps: Forming website group immediately

  • Action items