Re: [VuFind-Tech] VuFind Development: Next Steps

[Andrew N. <as...@gm...>]

Thanks Demian for sending this out.  Im really excited about getting VuFind
back on track and better organized.

Go Team VuFind!

Andrew

On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Demian Katz <dem...@vi...>wrote:

>  Please excuse the cross-posting -- I just want to be sure that this
> reaches the largest possible audience.
>
>
>
> I've just returned from a meeting between Andrew Nagy and a team from
> Villanova where we discussed the future of VuFind and did some brainstorming
> to figure out the best way to keep development on track.  We reached three
> broad conclusions:
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>
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> 1.) We should put together an official group of VuFind admins so that the
> project has more structured leadership.  Andrew's time is too limited to
> guide the project alone, but it is useful to have a defined authority to
> make decisions about major directions for development and to set timetables
> for releases.  The exact nature of this admin group will depend on how many
> people express interest in joining it -- see action items below.
>
>
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> 2.) We should be making better use of JIRA.  This is a useful tool for
> tracking problems, coordinating development efforts, and setting
> milestones.  It's more flexible and easier to keep up to date than the
> static milestone pages on the website.
>
>
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> 3.) We need a stable trunk -- much has been said about this already.  The
> bottom line is that once we get the current code stabilized and ready for
> release, we have to start using development branches to ensure that the
> trunk itself is always stable.  I'm sure we'll discuss this in more detail
> once the time comes.
>
>
>
> To turn these conclusions into tangible action, we need a few things from
> the community at large:
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> A.) If you are interested in being a part of the VuFind admin group, please
> speak up.  If you want to nominate somebody else, that could be helpful too.
> We want the group to be diverse and representative yet small enough to
> actually get things done at a reasonable pace.  Once we know how much
> interest is out there, we can determine the ideal size and, if necessary,
> selection process for the group.
>
>
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> B.) Please set up a JIRA account and look around if you haven't already (
> http://www.vufind.org/jira/).  I'm going to be spending some time over the
> next few days looking over and cleaning up existing entries.  If you know of
> issues that are unresolved and unlisted, please add them.  If you entered
> entries that are now resolved, please close them.  If you have opinions
> about how we could use this tool better, please share them.
>
>
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> C.) Any help you can provide toward stabilizing the trunk would be greatly
> appreciated.  Andrew has some outstanding changes that he still needs to
> commit.  I have been doing minor cleanup here and there as I notice issues.
> If you fix minor bugs and have SVN commit access, please commit fixes.  If
> you don't have commit access, feel free to submit patches through JIRA (and
> send me an email if you feel like they aren't being noticed quickly
> enough).  If you run into problems but don't know how to fix them, bring
> them to the tech list for discussion.  If you have time, do some generalized
> testing; click on everything and let us know about anything that doesn't
> work.  Ideally, everything in the interface should either be made to work or
> turned off until it can be fully implemented.
>
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>
> All of your help, past and future, is greatly appreciated, and I look
> forward to making great progress over the next few months.
>
>
>
> - Demian
>
>
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