Re: [Server-devel] The road towards xs-0.3 - update
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just settling down in my temporary office in Buenos Aires. Things have moved forward quite a bit in the meantime, but alas we haven't seen a 0.3 release. There's been some delays and distractions - setting up shop in BA, and then in NZ, plus a nasty but lucky car crash. But things are moving forward apace. Here's a brief summary of our status - Wad has fixed some kernel driver issues, and I've fixed some install bugs. A new build is available (163) but it's not quite yet a formal release. Still, it's the recommended build at the moment. - XO-to-XS backup is at the top of my priorities list - displacing installation/configuration issues a bit, and it is taking a bit longer than expected. The XO side of it is quite new to me, and - in working with the deployment teams - it becomes clear that the high cost of dealing with bugs in released/deployed versions makes it worthwhile being careful when working on infrastructural stuff. The XS software has few testers, so release early, release often won't be enough to uncover issues -- attention to detail is important. - Working on issues with the XS build/installation process itself is extremely time-consuming. - I want to define an ID mgmt scheme to identify users to webapps on the XO asap. This is the one main issue stalling webapp development/customisation for the XS. In spite of the delays - the roadmap still stands. My plan now is to get backup sorted in the next couple of days. After that I'll be travelling a bit to speak about OLPC and to work with a couple of deployment teams. And then I'll get a few weeks at 1CC, which will be a great opportunity to work on networking issues and authentication, both things that interop with other parts of the stack. Things are more organic complex that I initially expected - but more fun too. Stay tuned... cheers, m -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] The road towards xs-0.3
On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 11:13 AM, Tomeu Vizoso [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 4:32 AM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So with all these tours, my planned xs-0.3 is a bit delayed. Being in NZ, and with a proper private office, it won't take long. Any news about the backup functionality and its integration with the journal? Do you already have some info about the requirements? Sorry, forget about this. The thread started by Michael is much more appropriate. Tomeu ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
Re: [Server-devel] The road towards xs-0.3
On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 9:49 AM, Martin Langhoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I am just settling down in my temporary office in Buenos Aires. And right now I am back in my actual office in Wellington, NZ. ;-) Work in BA was interrupted by a visit to Montevideo and Lima to meet the local teams looking after deployments. Working with them I have learned a lot more about the details of daily life of a large scale deployment, specially with the Uruguay team. Nothing of what I learned there was completely unexpected though. I has shaped my plans with a lot more detail, and confirmed that the core /hard/ problems are roughly where I had mapped them. It is just a matter of addressing them. So with all these tours, my planned xs-0.3 is a bit delayed. Being in NZ, and with a proper private office, it won't take long. There was actually a lot more yak-shaving required for me to be able to generate proper bootlable/installable builds from my laptop setup than I had expected. Most of the remaining time in BA was consumed on that, unfortunately :-/ *Now* is the time to file those unfiled bugs, vote for the unvoted bugs; show your love for XS and show your patch ;-) The call above is still relevant. Any takers? cheers, m -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- School Server Architect - ask interesting questions - don't get distracted with shiny stuff - working code first - http://wiki.laptop.org/go/User:Martinlanghoff ___ Server-devel mailing list Server-devel@lists.laptop.org http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/server-devel
