* Currently working towards milestone 0.5.03, expected arrival May 30 (but actual arrival to be based on feature checkins).
* Technical and interaction specs are progressing quickly (see Design for overview).
* IRC Chat topic this week: Cosmo & Scooby.
* CSG meeting this week.
Design Team (http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Journal/DesignMeeting20050418)
Progress: Spec plan developed and published (http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Chandler/ZeroPointSixPlanning) and first specs checked into cvs (http://cvs.osafoundation.org/viewcvs.cgi/docs/specs/rel0_6/). Feedback being gathered to define 0.6 Personas. Performance usability goals are being defined. Discussions with John, Jed and Morgen on various user interactions details.
Plans: Deliver on Sharing and Recurrence spec draft goals. Contribute requirements and design information to Item Collection discussions this week. CSG meeting participation.
Applications (http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Journal/AppsMeeting20050419)
Progress: Calendar fixes: display overlapping items, double-click, column header for "Today", font/color cleanup. wxWidgets: colheader fixes. Attribute editor: various cleanup work.
Plans: Continue SWAGs for 0.6 work. Contribute to various specs. Move wxPython to 2.6.
Services (http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Chandler/ServicesWorkingGroup)
Progress: Phillip posted proposal for python Kind definition, discussing architecture in-person this week. Accepted M2Crypto contributions from volunteers. New Sharing dialog and Sync fixes (not depending on IMAP account setup) and share names/URLs work. Twisted fixes related to upgrading to 2.0.
Plans: Continued 0.6 planning, STARTTLS integration with Twisted & the Accounts dialog
Other: Phillip in office this week. Lisa returns May 4.
Developer Platform and Repository
Progress: Delivered null repository views and importing items into views, described on Repository Blog (http://blogs.osafoundation.org/chandlerdb/). Meetings with Ted, Morgen and Phillip in-person (and others) were useful to talk about parcels, repository, Kind schema, and Item Collections. Various bug fixes. ChandlerDB version 0.5-7. Katie, Ted and Aparna met to discuss performance data set definition and gathering.
Plans: Item Collection spec public by end-of-month.
Server (Cosmo and Scooby)
Progress: Fixed bugs, WebUI tweaks. Switch default from external DB to internal embedded DB (easier to install).
Plans: IRC Chat and CSG meeting means this is the "publicity" week. Work with Sheila on a planning page. Get TODO list published outside of CVS somehow (Bear + RSS?). Update docs. Use whatever license Sheila chooses. Install Cosmo on OSAF host for Chandler test/use. Work with Bear on build/test automation. Phone screen Web developer candidates (with Philippe's help).
QA (http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Journal/AparnaKadakia20050419)
Progress: Checkpoint 20050418: smoke test logged 3 bugs. Updated silk test scripts. Participated in functional spec reviews.
Plans: Hire QA Intern for summer. Help automate performance testing further.
Build (http://wiki.osafoundation.org/bin/view/Chandler/BuildProject)
Progress: Various build fixes. SWIG upgrade expected first. Work continuing on other upgrades too.
Plans: Upgrade wxWidgets, SWIG, wxPython, Python and Twisted imports to newer versions -- all targetted for 0.5.03 milestone. Initiate automated build/test of Cosmo server.
IT:
Plans: More interviews for IT open position.
Progress: Internal Wiki is now SSL-enabled. Card-keys and security (re)training ongoing.
Community/Communications:
Plans: CSG meeting this week, Apr 20-21.
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