2009-09-21 Conference Call

Meeting minutes for September 21, 2009

Sakai/OSP 2.6 Issues and Status
- SAK-12914 Database error when importing osp matrix. Problem with importing old portfolios into newer releases, maybe Oracle only. Has been around for quite a while. Workaround: eliminate textfields with 4000 characters.
- SAK-15958 Slow performance in Wizards Charles' patch didn't apply to all the aspects that are affected, just viewing.
- SAK-16863 Error when saving page in Freeform Portfolio
- SAK-16869 backtrace in share when a user has been deleted Fixed, but needs to be verified.
- SAK-16871 osp share sends wrong password. Mostly applies to people who use the default Sakai authentication. There is a patch attached, but there is a better solution.
- FCKeditor in 2.6: older content pasted from Word can't be updated and saved, because of validation errors. There seems to have been a change, which Michigan is trying to track down. People should check whether it is happening to them. Michigan will have an update next week at the latest.
Sakai 2.7/2.8 Development Status
- SAK-16884 Spring Upgrade Problem: Can't add a matrix Beth fixed the problem. The change was small in scope and fixes a lack of backward compatibility. Fix should enable IU changes. IU will go ahead today with merging. SAK-13838 will be included in merge. Should he merge the changes in with associating sites only available in the Matrices tool, or wait and include it in the Site Manage tool? Decision: Go ahead with it in Matrices, but do Site Manage change soon.
- Status Update (IU): SAK-13838 Add Forms and Attachments User Interface Rework, Version 2
- Status Update (IU): SAK-16693 Synchronize Portfolio Site Rosters with Associated Course Sites
- Status Update (IU): Indiana University Matrices Enhancements
  - SAK-15822 In Matrices, "manage status for all users" only changes current user
  - SAK-16261 Make the Manage Status function in Matrices and Wizards Group Aware
- Status Update (CRIM): Finer Grained Document-Level Matrix Permissions Updates (Reviewed August 3rd - pending response from comments). A reviewer can review portfolios of a different user in a matrix cell. Narjes says that the non-owner portfolios will be in a separate tab. We will ask Narjes to give a demo next week. Will it be off by default?
- Status Update (UM): Collaborative Portfolio Contributions. About half implemented. Beth will update when she has more to talk about.
Standing Agenda Updates
- Sakai 3 Development & Content Authoring
- Teaching & Learning & requirements gathering. Last Wednesday's call was very interesting, with lots of participants. Jan is representing the portfolio community. Time: Wed. noon eastern.
- Conference being organized by IU for 3.0 planning. People should figure out whether they have money for travel and accommodations. People should be able to commit to working on something for a few days afterwards so that the time isn't wasted. UM and IU both have large 2.6 installations, and need to keep service at a certain level while moving forward with 3.0. How do we keep the 2.x commitments in place while we move forward with 3.0? Will there be a way to run 2.6 tools in 3.0? Or run 3.0 inside 2.6? Is Montreal/CRIM ready to start working on 3.0? By the end of October they should have something to show. Beth will send an email to Niko requesting a demo of current 3.0 capabilities. She will also create a Confluence page linked from the meetings agenda page for people to write up their ideas.
- Documentation & Communication
  - Moving content from http://osportfolio.rsmart.com to www.sakaiproject.org Sean did a scripted spider of the content. There is a lot there, maybe too much. Sean will continue to work on it. He should work with Pieter and Anthony Whyte to get it up.
Functional & General Issues
- Status updates on OSP Help Updates(October review; November commit)
- Community Ideas for Future OSP Releases