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* Next Meeting Date | * Next Meeting Date | ||
| − | ** | + | ** Feb 22 |
* Releases | * Releases | ||
** 5.2.x -- dts12 | ** 5.2.x -- dts12 | ||
** 5.4.x -- dts12 | ** 5.4.x -- dts12 | ||
| + | *** '''dts12: Both went out near 1/08''' | ||
| + | *** '''dts12 had issues with web pages; but they're in SVN and he didn't realize it; will complain if something else still broken''' | ||
| + | *** '''main trunk of makerelease works''' | ||
| + | *** '''wes will release a 0.2 of that''' | ||
| + | * Administrative Issues | ||
| + | ** Reminder about [[Commit message auto-extraction formats|SVN changelog special formatting]] | ||
| + | *** '''All stuff from tracker/list changes MUST be done through this''' | ||
| + | *** '''Long discussion surrounding what levels go into which files; dts12 will write up short descriptive text about it''' | ||
| + | ** Change discussions on -coders and subject line formatting | ||
| + | *** suggestion: rNNN number *and* author minimum; preferably also a subject description | ||
| + | *** '''No objections''' | ||
| + | ** Backwards compatibility discussion (hint; I'm gonna say it's a MUST) | ||
| + | *** Existing Policy Reminder | ||
| + | **** Delete interfaces and accessible variables only when beneficial | ||
| + | **** They get marked as deprecated for *2* major releases before being removed | ||
| + | **** Functionality of existing interfaces can't be changed; only new ones created | ||
| + | ***** (the old can be a wrapper around the new if need be, thuogh) | ||
| + | **** '''Wes describes past reasoning behind current policy''' | ||
| + | *** '''Thoughts on the current policy:''' | ||
| + | **** '''magfr: Good''' | ||
| + | **** '''dts12: The basic policy is good. At some point we might need to look at more significant jump (a la the v5 agent reworking). That would most naturally be released as v6.0''' | ||
| + | **** '''bartvanassche: Changes for a project with many users must be small and incremental, otherwise no one is going to risk an upgrade.''' | ||
* Coding Issues | * Coding Issues | ||
| − | |||
** magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal | ** magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal | ||
| + | *** ''no immediate progress'' | ||
** TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring | ** TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring | ||
| + | *** '''Recent job moves has taken his time''' | ||
* Testing infrastructure and supported releases | * Testing infrastructure and supported releases | ||
** Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago | ** Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago | ||
| + | ** '''wes: hopefully next month''' | ||
* Future Directions | * Future Directions | ||
** | ** | ||
* Other Issues | * Other Issues | ||
* Round Table | * Round Table | ||
| + | ** '''TrogL: unpacking boxes''' | ||
| + | ** '''WesH: DTLS/TSM and TLS support''' | ||
| + | ** '''rstory: agent side support of the DTLS/TSM code''' | ||
| + | ** '''magfr: com2sec and making smaller data structures''' | ||
Latest revision as of 21:06, 11 January 2010
Net-SNMP Meeting
2010-01-11
2010-01-11
| Previous: | 2009-12-14 |
| Next: | 2010-02-22 |
This is the meeting agenda/notes for the Meeting held on 2010-01-11.
Date and Time: 2010-01-11 20:00 UTC
Agenda
- Next Meeting Date
- Feb 22
- Releases
- 5.2.x -- dts12
- 5.4.x -- dts12
- dts12: Both went out near 1/08
- dts12 had issues with web pages; but they're in SVN and he didn't realize it; will complain if something else still broken
- main trunk of makerelease works
- wes will release a 0.2 of that
- Administrative Issues
- Reminder about SVN changelog special formatting
- All stuff from tracker/list changes MUST be done through this
- Long discussion surrounding what levels go into which files; dts12 will write up short descriptive text about it
- Change discussions on -coders and subject line formatting
- suggestion: rNNN number *and* author minimum; preferably also a subject description
- No objections
- Backwards compatibility discussion (hint; I'm gonna say it's a MUST)
- Existing Policy Reminder
- Delete interfaces and accessible variables only when beneficial
- They get marked as deprecated for *2* major releases before being removed
- Functionality of existing interfaces can't be changed; only new ones created
- (the old can be a wrapper around the new if need be, thuogh)
- Wes describes past reasoning behind current policy
- Thoughts on the current policy:
- magfr: Good
- dts12: The basic policy is good. At some point we might need to look at more significant jump (a la the v5 agent reworking). That would most naturally be released as v6.0
- bartvanassche: Changes for a project with many users must be small and incremental, otherwise no one is going to risk an upgrade.
- Existing Policy Reminder
- Reminder about SVN changelog special formatting
- Coding Issues
- magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
- no immediate progress
- TrogL's multi-core CPU monitoring
- Recent job moves has taken his time
- magfr's frustration with OID registrations and his hopefully-this-time solution proposal
- Testing infrastructure and supported releases
- Wes' proposal from a few meetings ago
- wes: hopefully next month
- Future Directions
- Other Issues
- Round Table
- TrogL: unpacking boxes
- WesH: DTLS/TSM and TLS support
- rstory: agent side support of the DTLS/TSM code
- magfr: com2sec and making smaller data structures
