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Mer/Sprints/0.14

137.78.15.62 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:17:43 GMT

137.78.15.62: /* Guide */ Added a bullet for the MB abbreviation.

Period: 18 May 2009 - 8 June (feature freeze), Testing period: 8 June 2009 - 15 June 2009

= Guide =

*If you want to take on a task, write your nickname in the task item (at the ?) contact the mentor of the task.
*If you want something tested when the task is done, move the task to Component: Testing, tell the mentor of the testing component, and change Owner, Mentor

to "?, your nickname". You're now the mentor for the tester in this particular task.
*If you want to propose a task, contact the mentor of the component
*MB<number> means Maemo Bug <number>. That bug should be able to be found in http://bugs.maemo.org/.
*If you find a bug, report it on http://bugs.maemo.org in the Mer product.

= Tasks =

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:LightGreen" | Completed
| style="background:LightBlue" | Good progress
| Just standing
| style="background:Orange" | Some help needed!
| style="background:Tomato" | Really stuck/delayed
| style="background:Red" | Urgent for next release
|}

== Component: Builders and developer tools ==

Mentor:
* lbt

High-level goals for sprints 0.14:

* Finishing integration of Mer into OpenSUSE Build Service
* Document development procedure and work on integrating Maemo Extras uploader with OBS
* Document OBS work and present at Maemo/Mozilla Danish Weekend to maemo.org staff etc.
* Establish roles of this area for the future

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2008-03-16 || Investigate usage of OpenSUSE Build Service as builder and SDK ability || lbt, Stskeeps || 100% || Meeting on #mer with OBS people, making good progress.
|- style="background:Orange"
| not yet || Discuss with maemo.org their requirements for including Mer repository and builders || Stskeeps || 10% || Started X-fade conversation. Need objectives.
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-06-30 || Setup gitorious || lbt || 20% || Team is setup. Workflow required.
|- style=""
| 2009-06-30 || Powerlaunch || lbt || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-06-02 || Package catalogue || lbt || 0% || All Mer packages; what they do, links to bugs, links to OBS etc
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-06-02 || Documentation for build+SDK || lbt || 0% || re-write Mer/Build
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: Ports and base system ==

Mentors:
* Stskeeps (carsten.munk at gmail.com)

High level goals for sprints 0.14:

* OBS support for:
** 770
** Pocket Loox
** Beagleboard
** Freerunner
* Improve hardware support for:
** SmartQ5
** N8x0
* Rewrite imager to fit with how images are actually made now.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement hald-addon-bme open source based on [https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/dsme/trunk/adhoc/dummy_bme.c?revision=155&root=dsm&view=markup dummy BME] and [[Mer/Documentation/BME_Protocol]] , see [http://gitweb.pingu.fi/?p=hald-addon-retu-adc.git;a=tree this] for example || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement a libconic ICD dbus messages handler relaying to NetworkManager || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Adapt imager scripts for Beagleboard to be using .scr like in http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Include patch from [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2249 MB2249] in Mer kernels || ?, andre_ || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Include patch from [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2504 MB2504] in cx3110x-module-src and rebuild cx3110x-module || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Include [http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/q5.keys.patch q5 keys] patch by Matan || Stskeeps, matan || 95% || needs testing
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=2249,2504
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: User interface (code) ==

Mentors:
* None at the moment, ask Stskeeps (carsten.munk at gmail.com)

High level goals for sprints 0.14:

* Start building generic control panel applets for the Mer system
* Locate a mentor for this area

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/About_product_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Date_and_time_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Display_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Memory_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Xournal || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Modest || neatojones, Stskeeps || 0% || (not sure anyone would use it, but it is for some libraries that other apps need.) Need to import microb-engine first since it's a dependency. Might try libwebkit instead of mozilla.
|- style=""
| not yet || Port claws-mail (hildonized || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port BoaFM || b-man, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Canola2 and associated python libraries || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Tear || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| 2009-05-28 || Port a proper PDF reader || NullPtr, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || package a tslib calibration tool for X or framebuffer? || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || home applets behave oddly when in non-800x480 || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Patch libvte with further maemo changes (blinking interval, Enter, etc) || none || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Figure out why Hildon Input Method refuses to show when under Xomap || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Screen should not dim and turn off during first boot wizard || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || http://armin-warda.de/noscreenblank.c works fine for keeping the screen alive. It just needs D-Bus running so it can osso_initialize properly. Quick patch so it actually compiles under Mer: http://trac.tspre.org/qwerty12/noscreenblankfix.diff. Apply patch, run "apt-get install libosso-dev && gcc noscreenblank.c -o noscreenblank `pkg-config --cflags --libs libosso". qwerty12 is also available for integrating the above functionality into zenity itself.
|- style=""
| not yet || Magic X menu stretches too far, before adding v ^ buttons. || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Magic X menu should have current app highlighted and in top of list || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Update Midori Mer package || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Chase missing or malplaced icons || b-man, stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Fix http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/screenshots/second-level-statusbar.png || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Hildonize [http://lxde.sourceforge.net/gpicview/[GPicView]] || qwerty12, Capn_Fish || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=4066,4243,4250,4256,4258
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: User interface (artwork) ==

Mentors:
* wazd

High level goals for sprints 0.14:

* Establish style for Mer in the forseeable future and chase down UI implementation and artwork problems.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Make replacement(s) for SDK icons (hildon-icons) || Meizirkki, wazd || 40% || List of Hildon icons and their Oxygen-based replacements: http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/oxygen-icons/icons.list . About half of the icons replaced.
|- style=""
| not yet || Develop new themes based on -mer layout || none, wazd || 0% || none
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: User interface (localization) ==

Mentors:
* claudius/Claudius Henrichs

High level goals:
* Establish procedures and workflow at Copenhagen meeting
* Bootstrap localization project together with maemo.org staff

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:Tomato"
| not yet || Work with maemo.org & Transifex || claudius || 10% || Stskeeps: submitted initial l10n and it got refused by launchpad.
|- style=""
| not yet || Find and package l10n for osso-xterm || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || look at timeless' enus stuff in extras || none, timeless || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: Outreach ==

Mentors:
* mtc (Chief Evangelist)

High level goals:

* Recruitment, presentations, developer meetings, - reaching out to potential community members.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights

|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-03 || [[MozillaMaemoDanishWeekend]] - preparing for the Mer part || Stskeeps || 100% || [[Mer/HackfestCopenhagen09]], [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=278371&postcount=7 iTT post]
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-04 || Southeast Linuxfest || Andrewfblack,mtc || 50% || Advocacy table
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2009-04 || Seacoast Linux Group || mtc,hotchai || 100% || Developer recruitment
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-05 || Ohio Linuxfest || bman,mtc || 15% || Proposal approval

|}

== Component: Testing ==

Mentors:
* Meizirkki

High level goals for 0.14:

* Set up lists of testers and decide on testing procedures and how many testing images are needed.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) || ?, johnx || 95% || Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Upstream ==

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to Mer development but not within Mer:

{{#bugzilla:id=3021,3858,4101,4102,4148,4178,3939,4023,4043,4111
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

Mer/Sprints/0.14

137.78.15.62 — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 21:08:41 GMT

137.78.15.62: /* Component: Ports and base system */ Put links to the MBs so that people know what to do.

Period: 18 May 2009 - 8 June (feature freeze), Testing period: 8 June 2009 - 15 June 2009

= Guide =

*If you want to take on a task, write your nickname in the task item (at the ?) contact the mentor of the task.
*If you want something tested when the task is done, move the task to Component: Testing, tell the mentor of the testing component, and change Owner, Mentor

to "?, your nickname". You're now the mentor for the tester in this particular task.
*If you want to propose a task, contact the mentor of the component
*If you find a bug, report it on http://bugs.maemo.org in the Mer product.

= Tasks =

{| class="wikitable"
| style="background:LightGreen" | Completed
| style="background:LightBlue" | Good progress
| Just standing
| style="background:Orange" | Some help needed!
| style="background:Tomato" | Really stuck/delayed
| style="background:Red" | Urgent for next release
|}

== Component: Builders and developer tools ==

Mentor:
* lbt

High-level goals for sprints 0.14:

* Finishing integration of Mer into OpenSUSE Build Service
* Document development procedure and work on integrating Maemo Extras uploader with OBS
* Document OBS work and present at Maemo/Mozilla Danish Weekend to maemo.org staff etc.
* Establish roles of this area for the future

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2008-03-16 || Investigate usage of OpenSUSE Build Service as builder and SDK ability || lbt, Stskeeps || 100% || Meeting on #mer with OBS people, making good progress.
|- style="background:Orange"
| not yet || Discuss with maemo.org their requirements for including Mer repository and builders || Stskeeps || 10% || Started X-fade conversation. Need objectives.
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-06-30 || Setup gitorious || lbt || 20% || Team is setup. Workflow required.
|- style=""
| 2009-06-30 || Powerlaunch || lbt || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-06-02 || Package catalogue || lbt || 0% || All Mer packages; what they do, links to bugs, links to OBS etc
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-06-02 || Documentation for build+SDK || lbt || 0% || re-write Mer/Build
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: Ports and base system ==

Mentors:
* Stskeeps (carsten.munk at gmail.com)

High level goals for sprints 0.14:

* OBS support for:
** 770
** Pocket Loox
** Beagleboard
** Freerunner
* Improve hardware support for:
** SmartQ5
** N8x0
* Rewrite imager to fit with how images are actually made now.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement hald-addon-bme open source based on [https://garage.maemo.org/plugins/scmsvn/viewcvs.php/dsme/trunk/adhoc/dummy_bme.c?revision=155&root=dsm&view=markup dummy BME] and [[Mer/Documentation/BME_Protocol]] , see [http://gitweb.pingu.fi/?p=hald-addon-retu-adc.git;a=tree this] for example || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement a libconic ICD dbus messages handler relaying to NetworkManager || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Adapt imager scripts for Beagleboard to be using .scr like in http://elinux.org/BeagleBoardUbuntu || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Include patch from [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2249 MB2249] in Mer kernels || ?, andre_ || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Include patch from [https://bugs.maemo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2504 MB2504] in cx3110x-module-src and rebuild cx3110x-module || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Include [http://my.arava.co.il/~matan/770/q5.keys.patch q5 keys] patch by Matan || Stskeeps, matan || 95% || needs testing
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=2249,2504
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: User interface (code) ==

Mentors:
* None at the moment, ask Stskeeps (carsten.munk at gmail.com)

High level goals for sprints 0.14:

* Start building generic control panel applets for the Mer system
* Locate a mentor for this area

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/About_product_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Date_and_time_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Display_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Implement [[Mer/Blueprints/Memory_CPA]] || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Xournal || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Modest || neatojones, Stskeeps || 0% || (not sure anyone would use it, but it is for some libraries that other apps need.) Need to import microb-engine first since it's a dependency. Might try libwebkit instead of mozilla.
|- style=""
| not yet || Port claws-mail (hildonized || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port BoaFM || b-man, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Canola2 and associated python libraries || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Port Tear || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| 2009-05-28 || Port a proper PDF reader || NullPtr, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || package a tslib calibration tool for X or framebuffer? || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || home applets behave oddly when in non-800x480 || none, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Patch libvte with further maemo changes (blinking interval, Enter, etc) || none || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Figure out why Hildon Input Method refuses to show when under Xomap || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Screen should not dim and turn off during first boot wizard || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || http://armin-warda.de/noscreenblank.c works fine for keeping the screen alive. It just needs D-Bus running so it can osso_initialize properly. Quick patch so it actually compiles under Mer: http://trac.tspre.org/qwerty12/noscreenblankfix.diff. Apply patch, run "apt-get install libosso-dev && gcc noscreenblank.c -o noscreenblank `pkg-config --cflags --libs libosso". qwerty12 is also available for integrating the above functionality into zenity itself.
|- style=""
| not yet || Magic X menu stretches too far, before adding v ^ buttons. || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Magic X menu should have current app highlighted and in top of list || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || Update Midori Mer package || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Chase missing or malplaced icons || b-man, stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Fix http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/screenshots/second-level-statusbar.png || ?, Stskeeps || 0% ||
|- style=""
| not yet || Hildonize [http://lxde.sourceforge.net/gpicview/[GPicView]] || qwerty12, Capn_Fish || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=4066,4243,4250,4256,4258
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: User interface (artwork) ==

Mentors:
* wazd

High level goals for sprints 0.14:

* Establish style for Mer in the forseeable future and chase down UI implementation and artwork problems.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Make replacement(s) for SDK icons (hildon-icons) || Meizirkki, wazd || 40% || List of Hildon icons and their Oxygen-based replacements: http://trac.tspre.org/meiz/oxygen-icons/icons.list . About half of the icons replaced.
|- style=""
| not yet || Develop new themes based on -mer layout || none, wazd || 0% || none
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: User interface (localization) ==

Mentors:
* claudius/Claudius Henrichs

High level goals:
* Establish procedures and workflow at Copenhagen meeting
* Bootstrap localization project together with maemo.org staff

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:Tomato"
| not yet || Work with maemo.org & Transifex || claudius || 10% || Stskeeps: submitted initial l10n and it got refused by launchpad.
|- style=""
| not yet || Find and package l10n for osso-xterm || ?, Stskeeps || 0% || none
|- style=""
| not yet || look at timeless' enus stuff in extras || none, timeless || 0% ||
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Component: Outreach ==

Mentors:
* mtc (Chief Evangelist)

High level goals:

* Recruitment, presentations, developer meetings, - reaching out to potential community members.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights

|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-03 || [[MozillaMaemoDanishWeekend]] - preparing for the Mer part || Stskeeps || 100% || [[Mer/HackfestCopenhagen09]], [http://internettablettalk.com/forums/showpost.php?p=278371&postcount=7 iTT post]
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-04 || Southeast Linuxfest || Andrewfblack,mtc || 50% || Advocacy table
|- style="background:LightGreen"
| 2009-04 || Seacoast Linux Group || mtc,hotchai || 100% || Developer recruitment
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| 2009-05 || Ohio Linuxfest || bman,mtc || 15% || Proposal approval

|}

== Component: Testing ==

Mentors:
* Meizirkki

High level goals for 0.14:

* Set up lists of testers and decide on testing procedures and how many testing images are needed.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Committed & Target
! Task
! Owner, Mentor/Suggested by
! %
! Highlights
|- style="background:LightBlue"
| not yet || Make hildon-desktop-env use a configuration file to determine wether it needs to show cursor or not (useful for x86) || ?, johnx || 95% || Could use some testing on x86s with touchscreens
|}

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to development of this component in this sprint, please convert into tasks or refute bug.

{{#bugzilla:id=none
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}

== Upstream ==

Bug reports in bugzilla discovered through or related to Mer development but not within Mer:

{{#bugzilla:id=3021,3858,4101,4102,4148,4178,3939,4023,4043,4111
|columns=id,severity,product,status,resolution,summary,to
}}