[Libreoffice] minutes of tech steering call ...

[Michael Meeks]

+ Present:
	+ Norbert, Rainer, Bjoern, Thorsten, Petr, Kendy,
	  Andreas, Caolan, Michael (late)

+ Completed Action items:
        + script that downloads the git sources for you (Norbert) done
        + drop: conference paper: onegit / tinderbox (Norbert)
        + dig up suitable MPL/LGPLv3+/AL2 header (Michael)
        + ccache size check / enable at configure.in time (Norbert)
        + poke Marc wrt. OOXML re-work to NSS (Michael)
        + close mailmerge tracker bug#34184 (Rainer)
        + up-load graph of comparative bugzilla activity (Rainer)
		http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/User:RBd/Workbench#Compare_Bugzilla_Activity_LibO_.3C-.3E_O
        + postponed: investigate password/protection warning / issue for 3.4.next (Caolan)

+ Pending Action Items
        + in-progress: setup gerrit a test repo (Bjoern)
        + in-progress: disable .po file editing hook: only to be used in translations (Norbert)
        + at hackfest: get Bjoern setup with a vhost for gerrit (Thorsten / Christian)
        + get bugzilla query wrt. master regressions to Michael (Rainer)
        + New extensions website: publish / tdf blog (Florian)
        + enable on-line updates for QA for dailies ... (Kendy)
        + non-TDF branding technical question(s) (Thorsten)
        + check and enable new RTF import in master by default (Cedric)
        + close bug-voting (no) wontfix with rational (Rainer)

* Agenda items
	+ pending action items
	+ qa-list reply-to mangling evilness
AA:		+ add Thorsten as co-administator (Rainer)
AA:		+ fixup configuration (Thorsten)
	+ request to move 3.5.x feature-freeze forward (Cor)
		+ pending Cor having time to come.
	+ Conference discussion
		+ open to have more / shorter talks - 30mins etc.
			+ concerns wrt. projecting delays etc.
		+ lightning talks on a couple of days would be
		  good - before lunch ?
	+ Release mgmt (Petr)
		+ 3.4.3 status
		+ rc2 builds being synched to mirrors ... previews available
		+ rc 2 being announced tomorrow - PPC Mac still pending
		+ no blockers known
		+ thoughts to back-off on release frequency after
		  point threes in future
AA:		+ drop a monthly release at this stage ? ...
			- discuss next time ...
	+ QA update (Rainer)
		+ thoughts on keyword for bugs only to be handled
		  by developers.
			+ some bugs are so -hideously- technical, that
			  end-users (and triagers) cannot understand
			  eg. 35660
			+ we could tag them with something to avoid
			  people being concerned about them.
		+ intermittent(?) dictionary loss in 3.4.3
			+ https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37195
			+ most annoying for testers:
				+ who do a lots of upgrades etc.
	+ Extensions repository
		+ still pending getting people to maintain this
AA:		+ write substance of what is needed wrt. the extensions
		  & templates announce to Florian (Andreas)

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