Project Development Meeting (IF-4.31 10:00 - 12:00) - Minutes 2013-02-06

Present: Stephen, George, Toby, Ian, Alastair, Alison, Iain, Gordon, Chris, Graham, Neil, Tim (convener and minutes)

1. Minutes of last meeting

Accepted.

2. Matters arising

Update on actions from last meeting.

• Windows 7 Upgrade
  • Produce a document on pros/cons of using IS space instead of local AFS space for Windows7 users. Done.
• Software Download Portal/Repository: Stage 1
  • Tim to send Roger summary of earlier discussion with David. IS DSpace service may be an option. Done.
• Alastair has a list of "what users would like from documentation". Add into the documentation queue on RT. [Action Alastair]
• Schedule Drupal training. Done.
• Server hardware interaction phase 2, OpenLDAP 2.4 Upgrade
  • Take to CEG for ratification. [Action Tim]

New actions from this meeting.

• Account reconciliation
  • Arrange CSO to archive/delete all the remaining accounts. [Action Toby/Alison]
• Take to CSG policy on not archiving and just deleting accounts after grace period. [Action Alastair]
• pkgsearch needs VM alias re-named. [Action Roger]
• Schedule meta-discussion on SL6 upgrade. [Action Tim]
• EUCLID Interoperability, Web Based Student Password Portal, inf-unit 'server' SL6 work, KDC upgrade to 1.9
  • Take to CEG for ratification. [Action Tim]

3. Approved Projects

See Activity with annotated comments from meeting.

4. Project Status Changes

• Software Download Portal/Repository - to Implementation.
• EUCLID Interoperability - Signed off.
• Web Based Student Password Portal - Signed off.
• inf-unit 'server' SL6 work - Signed off.
• KDC upgrade to 1.9 - Signed off.
• Lifecycle code design - to Implementation.
• Investigate alternatives to our existing MIT kerberos authentication infrastruct - to Implementation.
• Introduction of Drupal as the new commodity WCMS - Stalled.

5. System Blog Articles

None.

6. Discussion Topic

We discussed handling technical project design proposals and feedback. Proposed was as below.

• More "informal meetings".
• Better discipline for and at Operational meeting (reports done when requested on Monday and light touch during meeting) will free up time at end for "technical discussion".
• We will try technical discussion done by simply "picking names out of a hat" and then whoever is picked speaks for five minutes or so about current project work. Some would prefer more warning to prepare, so this could also be you don't have to talk now but instead prepare a five minute talk for next time.
• Everyone should do more "project blogging".

7. AOB

-- TimColles - 04 Mar 2013