Project Development Meeting (IF 4.31/33 10:00 - 12:00) - Agenda 2013-10-02

1. Minutes of last meeting

Minutes of last meeting

2. Matters arising

Update on actions from last meeting.

• Take to CSG policy on not archiving and just deleting accounts after grace period. [Action Alastair]
• Schedule meta-discussion on SL6 upgrade. Pending all final reports. [Action Tim]
• Review of OpenLDAP DICE client configuration
  • Deploy a TLS configured client/server onto COs desktops for initial testing. [Action Ian]
• Webmark Reform
  • Do a demo of prototype. [Action Graham]
• Replace CVS with SVN on www.inf
  • Check through previous commits to pick out possible admin users for targeted migration assistance. [Action Roger]
• DICE virtual image with teaching software for students
  • Check licenses of commercial software (e.g. Matlab, Maple, Webots, ACL) to check re-distribution terms, probably make more restricted header excluding certain packages for images. [Action Chris/Graham]
• Software Download Portal/Repository: Stage 1s
  • Need to raise awareness, e.g. blogging and telling incoming PhD students. [Action Tim]
  • Add documentation to computing.help. [Action Tim]
  • Add to "Research Project" user guide documentation and "Lifecycle" (when that exists). [Action Tim]
• Redevelop User Documentation
  • Submit the skeleton system status summary from Nagios project (for maintaining the status tab). [Action Stephen]
  • We should be getting emailed (annually?) when pages we own need to be reviewed. Turn this on. [Action Alison]
  • Run a scan of pages in www.dice and wiki.inf/DICE which need to be pulled into computing.help. [Action Alison]
• Software Download Portal/Repository: Stage 1s, Redevelop User Documentation
  • Take to CEG for ratification. [Action Tim]
• Produce project sign-off checklist. Should include (among others) check boxes for end-user and technical documentation having been provided. [Action Tim]

3. Approved Projects

See Activity with annotated comments from meeting.

4. Project Status Changes

• SL6 Upgrade for RAT Unit - Iain requests to sign off - Final Report
• SL6 Upgrade for US Unit - Alison requests to sign off - Final Report
• SL6 Upgrade for Services Unit - Neil requests to sign off - Final Report

5. System Blog Articles

• Git
• ISDD

6. AOCB

-- TimColles - 04 Sep 2013