User:Sharihareswara (WMF)/archivedectmeetings NovDec2012

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Engineering Community Team notes

Activity statuses: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Platform_Engineering

Dec 27 meeting
Goal: January 4th, have all the browser automation docs refactored Browser testing group ought to have at least one non-WMF person in it DevOps/CI: something that is a near-future concern for Chris Rob wants to make our deployment system very bulletproof & automated Antoine, Ryan, Chris, Timo, & RobLa all have slightly different visions? Now that Zuul is in place & Jenkins can talk to Gerrit, people are doing "wacky stuff" & there is no guidance "First substantive systematic outreach to potential testers (possibly via CentralNotice banners)"
 * https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Mentorship_programs/status is actually up to date, but there is nothing relevant to report this week. :) -- Quim
 * Toolserver
 * hiring
 * goals

move to early Q3

2 product managers/wranglers - not done "Approximately 6 volunteer sysadmins, 10 testers, 2 product managers/wranglers, 5 documenters, 3 user groups" - Sumana to check Chris to write up his training ideas; Filipin to possibly turn his FOSDEM talk idea into a training for MediaWiki community

Misc Notes
Should we use Planned or backburner projects & Recently completed projects at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Platform_Engineering#Current_activities_4 ? - QuimQum Look in TODO notes & roadmap to see if there are any activities to make backburner pages about.... https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_communications/Tech_blog_activity Blog post re test automation http://chrismcmahonsblog.blogspot.com/2012/12/open-browser-test-automation-at-wmf.html Chris: we need to upgrade the PageTriage install & config it properly on beta & test2 Brown bag today TODO still for Sumana: re LevelUp: * clarify to larger community what process is, how to matchmake re 2012-13 goals: Three online or in-person QA trainings for the community - moved from Q1 --- move to Jan * "5 documenters" goal - failing * vol sysadmins - check * Quim to work on defining testers goal better

Travel/vacations
Andre out Dec 22-30, Quim has the pleasure to triage for that week Željko out December 24-26 (Monday-Wednesday), December 31-January 1 (Monday-Tuesday). Sumana out some days next week & the week after.... Quim out Feb 11-15. Guillaume out 21st 24th 31st

= Dec 11 2012 = Activity statuses: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Platform_Engineering Quim: see also http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Qgil#Waiting Goals:
 * as followup to garbled CSS display stuff -- we need better cache docs re how the different caches interplay

Three online or in-person QA trainings for the community - moved from Q1 --- move to Jan

* "5 documenters" goal - failing

* vol sysadmins - check

* Quim to work on defining testers goal better

= Dec 4 2012 = Andre to lead a process of figuring out what to do with the current deployment problem (garbled display) Take a look at https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Technical_communications/Fall_2012_consultation

Misc notes
Blog posts - Quim to publish a blog post about these metrics reports + Ohloh + Bitergia, and Andre & Chris might write a post on QA/testing/reporting a bug Reminder: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Guidelines ; please let Guillaume know a few days in advance when you're planning to publish it SUMANA: get tech chat video for Commons uploading from Chip

Travel
Travel: Sumana in SF Nov 29-Dec 11 see GCal for Dec holiday stuff =Nov 27= Activity statuses: https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Platform_Engineering

Misc notes
LabeledSectionTransclusion changes: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_1.21/wmf5#LabeledSectionTransclusion https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Bug_management/status Andre is working on change to priorities BZ upgrade probably by end of 2012 Quim: Outreach Program for Women: http://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Outreach_Program_for_Women https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Annoying_large_bugs http://socialcoding4good.org/organizations/wikimedia Discussion of HR orientation -- ok to take the next opportunity on this or to watch video.

Travel
Travel: Sumana in SF Nov 29-Dec 11