Thread:Talk:Wikimania Scholarship app/Initial project meeting

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Attending: RobLa, Chad, Katie, Bryan


 * Katie gave a little history on where the code has been and who's worked on it.
 * Bryan reported on initial impressions of the code base
 * Generally positive with a few areas of concern
 * Password storage for reviewers (unsalted md5)
 * Data access layer (uses PEAR:DB for no apparent reason)
 * template layer is yucky
 * Could use a better interface for managing translations for applicant facing UI
 * Needs better separation of code from configuration
 * Discussed next steps
 * Chad:
 * RT ticket in for a misc box to run it on (filed: https://rt.wikimedia.org/Ticket/Display.html?id=6054)
 * RT ticket for DNS/SSL setup
 * Bryan:
 * Outline project phases/use cases for collaborative review/input
 * 2 week focused sprint to clean up existing code
 * After cleanup evaluate viability of keeping it
 * Rob
 * Request privacy policy for PII storage/access/archiving
 * Chris Steipp
 * Final security review
 * End of sprint showcase (week of Nov 8th?) - Ellie, Jessie, Katie, Chad, Bryan, Rob, Dan Garry (optional)