Meeting 2018-02-26 Minutes¶
Hangout: https://hangouts.google.com/call/p8wJyZ56KP-gltWOo7M2ABEI - Technical Overview presentation - Action Point: Andy to upload the presentation - Update Trello - Email: - Tell teams they're over half way - Confirm the date - Also release an update? - Jake is drafting an email - Tech day reminder - Media consent coming soon - Finish time will be no later than 5pm, may be later, will be confirmed in advance - SUSU funding: - There's another SUSU funding round coming, we need: - A Lamp for the cupboard - A lock box (required for data protection, by EU Law.)
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The cube
- Any update from union films?
- No, we've decided to go ahead with the date despite this, because we need to give teams enough time. Easter starts in 3 weeks, if teachers need students to fill out forms for health and safety they need to start now.
- We should confirm the date Tomorrow for the competition: 21st April.
- End time will be 'the afternoon', as we don't know if UF will let us use the Sunday evening.
- If Max let's us use the cube, even better
- Jake is drafting an email
- Any update from union films?
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SR's VMs
- Have been deleted
- We're pretty sure this won't break things
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Shipping the new website
- Netlify issue
- What's left on WP?
- Sponsors page maybe?
- Do the DNS swap (Andy + Jake)
- Jake has sent new DNS record to Andy
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Discussion point: Detecting out of focus camera
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Discussion point: create an Internal Docs trello board?
- This would aim to list things we should record on whatever internal docs platform we choose.
- Action point: create board and add cards. Some ideas:
- A hub / "welcome pack" for new volunteers
- High-level architecture and design decisions of kit
- List of useful slack channels + purposes
- How to run events
- What tasks need to be done?
- What volunteer roles exist, and what are their requirements?
- What equipment needs to be sourced?
- We seem to have a lot trof traditions here, especially when it comes to Smallpeice - it would be good to get these down on paper to reduce the impact of bus factor.
- How to develop
- What tools do we use, and how do we use them?
- Git, Github, Circle, Netlify, MyPy/Flake8/etc, Hugo
- How to review a PR?
- Style guides
- Team Communication
- Walkthrough on how to make an improvement?
- Set up environment
- Obtain code
- Implement change
- Test change locally if possible
- Create PR
- Respond to review comments
- Who has expertise in particular areas?
- Kit software
- Kit hardware
- Kit
- Board communication
- Packaging / Distribution
- Web & docs
- What tools do we use, and how do we use them?
Socials: - Escape room - Artemis