Oversight Board/Meeting Minutes-2021-06-09

SLOB Meeting -- June 9, 2021

Attending: Walter, Lionel, Perrie, Ibiam, Jui, Callaurrea

From the community: Devin

Topics

Finances

No transactions as of yet in 2021

Ombudsman

SFC

GSoC

Coding has begun. We are all meeting regularly with our students.

Ibiam's contract renewal

Alex and Ibiam are working on the details. We are soliciting feedback regarding which actvities are priorities for porting and maintenance.

Servers

Alex is arranging a new hosting situation and Bernie is giving us new hardware.

Next Meeting

23 June 2021

Meeting Log

walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org) Hola todos llaske_ Hi @walterbender walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org) Hi llaske_ Any other board members here? Jui Pradhan joined the room. Jui Pradhan Hi everyone! llaske_ Hi Jui Pradhan: perrieee Hi everyone llaske_ Hi perrieee perrieee I’ve been having a lot of issues with my matrix lately But I think it’s all okay now, I guess Chihurumnaya Ibiam joined the room. Chihurumnaya Ibiam Hi Everyone. llaske_ Hi Ibiam, Jui Pradhan Hello Chihurumnaya Ibiam walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org) I think we can get started!!!

start_meeting

First, my apologies for missing the last meeting... my day job interveneed
I have no updates re finances or the ombudsman
while we wait for Claudia and Alex, perhaps a GSoC update?

topc GSoC

llaske_
We've started officially the coding period
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
Yes. The Music Blocks team is meeting every day.
at UTC 11:30
in zoom
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
llaske_

   Hi Ibiam,

Hi Lionel.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
and we are in Music Blocks Development (Sugar Labs)
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
Jui Pradhan
Hello

   Chihurumnaya Ibiam

Hi Jui.
llaske_
On Sugarizer side, mentors meet students on Slack and we send a report on the mailing list at the end of each meeting
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
You can follow the work https://github.com/sugarlabs/musicblocks-v4/discussions
sugarlabs/musicblocks-v4

- GitHub

A complete overhaul of Music Blocks. Contribute to sugarlabs/musicblocks-v4 development by creating an account on GitHub.
so far so good
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)

   #topc GSoC

Had power issues last week and seems it hasn't fully gone away but my student has submitted what she plans to work on for the next couple of days and I look forward to it.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
and we are in

   Music Blocks Development (Sugar Labs)

We've been communicating via email.
Jui Pradhan

   In reply to

   walterbender

Chihurumnaya Ibiam

   We've been communicating via email.

Ohh I had a video call with her on jitsi
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
perrieee: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/77576492858?pwd=MFIxdW1WWXUrS2hjY1FBUEMwMVdCdz09 is the MB meeting link
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perrieee
walterbender: thank you :) ... I join tomorrow’s and try to catch up
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
Sounds like things are on track so far.
Chihurumnaya Ibiam

   In reply to

   Chihurumnaya Ibiam

Jui Pradhan

   Ohh I had a video call with her on jitsi

Yeah, I couldn't attend that one at the time.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
Any other topics? /me is waiting for Mr. BIOS to discuss several things
(1) Alex has arranged a new hosting for our servers (which Bernie will be upgrading for us)
(2) We have a draft proposal from Chihurumnaya Ibiam to discuss
llaske_
Ok let's wait for Alex
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
+1
meanwhile, how is everyone doing?
everyone safe?
callaurrea joined the room.
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)

   everyone safe?

Yeah I am, was in quite the traffic this morning as I had to go pick up something and it rained cats and dogs today.
callaurrea
hi everyone 
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
Hi Claudia.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
hi callaurrea
llaske_
Hi Claudia
Jui Pradhan
Hi Claudia
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)

   everyone safe?

Yes! How are you doing?
callaurrea
I am doing well... busy and well
how is everyone? families?
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
I have seen my grandkids :)
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)

   I have seen my grandkids :)

That's great!
Are they back to classes?
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
yes
but only 1 more week of school
perrieee
How are they? I miss seeing pictures of them! :)

walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org) looks for a picture to share

Jui Pradhan

   * walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org) looks for a picture to share

Yes pleasee
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
callaurrea

   I am doing well... busy and well

Glad to hear you're doing well.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
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callaurrea: Teddy got a haircut
callaurrea
awwwww
Jui Pradhan
OMG they are super cute!!
perrieee
😍😍😍
callaurrea
Same feeling... love that picture of Wanda and the kids
What a happy moment!
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
Yes... that was their first visit in over a year
callaurrea
tears!!!
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
Oh. I forgot to mention, Music Blocks 3.5.1 was released... should be the last release of the 3 series. I am going to make a Flatpak version too.
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)

   Oh. I forgot to mention, Music Blocks 3.5.1 was released... should be the last release of the 3 series. I am going to make a Flatpak version too.

That's great! I think that the refactoring being the last large change of the 3 series is goosm
Good.
callaurrea
I share the information in FB
yay
we should have you run a session on music block for us
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
sure
anytime
callaurrea
I would love to have that opportunity... 
we are particularly quiet today
everyone ok?
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
We were waiting on Alex for several discussion items

Devin Ulibarri has finally been able to attend today after a long hiatus. Hi everyone! Hope all is well.

llaske_
Hi Devin, Nice to hear from you!
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
callaurrea: at the next meeting Devin and/or I will do a Music Blocks lesson.
Last weekend was a really fun one: Single-string Guitar
Chihurumnaya Ibiam

   * Devin Ulibarri has finally been able to attend today after a long hiatus. Hi everyone! Hope all is well.

Hi Devin, glad you're here.
Devin Ulibarri
Happy to do MB lessons for anyone.
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
Hope everything is okay at your end.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
And callaurrea we wrote a music version of the Dinensions game in Music Blocks. Tres cool.

Devin Ulibarri survived 2020, although it almost drove me crazy. Thankful to make it through what I hope was the worst of it. Thoughts and prayers out to all affected by the pandemic.

walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
The kids all contributed  ideas and code to the project.
callaurrea
Hi Devin Ulibarri
It is great to have you here
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
I am guessing Mr. BIOS is not going to be able to join us. 
regarding Chihurumnaya Ibiam 's contract renewal, what would help is some input regarding priorities: what activities we want to focus on porting and supporting that are not yet packaged
maybe everyone can chime in by email?
(TamTam was one suggestion)
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
regarding

   Chihurumnaya Ibiam 's contract renewal, what would help is some input regarding priorities: what activities we want to focus on porting and supporting that are not yet packaged

Agreed, besides tamtam and viewslides as they're two open PRs for that at the moment.
Will also be looking at fixing sugar-datastore and sugar-paint as they fail to build in Python 3.10 and F35 would come with it.
That's for SOAS.
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
Is the CSound support still available? I haven't used that library in a while.
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
Yeah it still is.
It was ported to 6.0 a while ago if I remember correctly. 
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
anything else tor today?
callaurrea
not from me
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
Nothing from me.
callaurrea
other than it is good to know people are well... 
llaske_
Nope
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)
be prepared to do some MB coding next time :)
stay safe everyone
motion to adjourn
llaske_
+1
Chihurumnaya Ibiam
walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org)

   motion to adjourn

Seconded. llaske_ Bye all callaurrea +1 stay safe Chihurumnaya Ibiam walterbender can you create a wiki and log todays minutes? walterbender (@walterbender:matrix.org) I will. Chihurumnaya Ibiam Thanks. Bye everyone.