[Libreoffice] minutes of tech. steering call ...

[Michael Meeks]

Present:
	Andras, Michael, Mitch, Rainer, Caolan,
	Rene, Petr, Francois, Cedric, Bjoern

* Completed action items
        + review Norbert's updated C app (Kendy, Tor)

* Pending Action Items:
        + Easy Hacks - completion / fixing (Bjoern)
        + in-progress: get SmartArt into master feature (Thorsten)
        + in-progress: manual for nightlies (Rainer)
        * in-progress: implementing vertical text with Cairo (Caolan)
        * download: split the m5 and filename (Caolan)
        * in-progress: add daily-builds related ideas to wiki (Rainer)
                * better cleanup rules on the server
                * on-line updates for QA for dailies
AA:	+ windows snapshot builds are really old (Fridrich)

* Review Action Items
* conference paper submission brainstorming (Michael)
	+ http://conference.libreoffice.org/submit-your-paper/
	+ Andras:
		+ l10n panel / BoF
	+ Michael
		+ meet the ESC panel ...
		+ status report for the last year's work ?
	+ Mitch
		+ feedback from a new C++ extension author
	+ Caolan
		+ Writer internals cf. FOSDEM ? (with Cedric)
		+ Security / testing infrastructure / work
	+ Francois
		+ making LibreOffice easier to port
	+ Cedric
		+ GSOC update - double-slot
		+ what's next in writer
	+ Norbert
		+ onegit and threading fun [ in absentia ]
	+ Bjoern
		+ gbuild - why / how / get involved
AA:	Submit the papers ... (All)

* misc technical / process decisions
	* one git migration timeline / plans (deferred to next time)
	* translation code update (Andras)
		+ dgettext code
			+ random corruption in other strings (oddly)
			+ no apparent pattern to them ?
			+ fprintfs of gettext strings on the console
AA:			+ read the patch again (Michael, Bjoern)
		+ binary translation file translation
		  prototype under way, strings work so far.
			+ may be a good alternative
		+ resource comparison
			+ size of the .mo file ~= the .res file
			+ seek time increase
		+ optional gettext translation code-path is good to keep (Bjoern)
		+ consensus: do both ...
		+ 1/3rd of the translated strings are in XML
	* library merging plan / progress (Michael / Matus)
		+ post tail_build re-merging
		+ issues with different link routes
		+ linking time concerns a potential issue
		+ broadly ok with the idea
	* gnumake4 CWS merging
		+ area sterilised by Bjoern's lock
		+ work is re-based into: feature/gnumake4
		+ building, but not running ...
			+ most likely component registration
AA:		+ ask Matus to look into that ...

	* enable on-line updates for QA for dailies ... (Kendy)
		+ next time.

* Releng bits (Petr)
	+ deadline for 3.4.2 RC1 * is Monday *
		+ lots of fixes included
		+ would be great to fix more of the most annoying issues
	+ 3.4.1 release
		+ delayed by 2 days
		+ no un-expected regressions post rc2

* QA update (Rainer)
	+ a 'dataloss' keyword for the whiteboard ?
		+ OOX filters still a work in progress
		+ any alien export can loose data
		+ crashes can loose data
		+ is there a need for a keyword ?
		+ helpful way to capture severity.
	+ working on better metrics for enterprise quality
	+ un-triaged QA bugs count still high
	+ marketing / banner to attracts QA engs planned for Aug

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