Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - August 09, 2022

By Llewellyn van der Merwe on 2022-08-10 12:30 in Production

Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - August  09, 2022 Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Department Coordinator), Hannes Papenberg (Team Leader), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Mike Brandner (Team Leader), Olivier Buisard (Release Manager 4.3), Shirielle “SD” Williams (Release Manager 4.3), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Leader), Viviana Menzel (Assistant Team Leader), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Assistant Department Coordinator), Niels Braczek (Team Leader), Sigrid Gramlinger (Team...

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Operations Department Meeting Minutes - 2022-08-02

By Llewellyn van der Merwe on 2022-08-09 09:02 in Operations

Participants: Harald Leithner (Director), Jaz Parkyn (JED TL), Roland Dalmulder (JVP ATL), Claire Mandville (TL TL) Apologies: Llewellyn van der Merwe (DC Assistant), Olaf Offick (Forum TL), Luca Marzo (JCM ATL & TL ATL & P ATL), Sander Potjer (JVP TL), Mark Fleeson (JED ATL), Soren Jensen (Capital TL), Donata Kalnenaite (Privacy TL), Sebastien Lapoux (Showcase TL), Toivo Talikka (Forum ATL) Department Coordinator: Mattermost Migration Single sign on for all sites Team Members...

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GSoC 2022 : SEO - Week 8

By Private Profile 2d7a6c2d on 2022-08-08 10:06 in GSoC 2022 : SEO

Tasks completed in the week: Included an Image Compression section in the 'Images and Links' tab Implemented feature to allow users to compress ".jpeg" and ".png" image files Provided 3 options to users for the extent of compression Low compression - High quality Medium compression - Medium quality High compression - Low quality Calculated and displayed the compression percentage after each successful compression Created a backup of the original image for ease of...

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CMS Release Team Meeting July 13, 2022

By Sigrid Gramlinger on 2022-08-03 11:57 in CMS Release Team

Wed, July 13, 2022, UTC 18:00 DETAILSDuration: 30 Minutes Participants:Harald, Jenn, Benjamin, Roland, Rachel, Stefan, Niels, Christiane, Sigrid AGENDA Release 3.10 3.10.11 with 4.2 Release 4.2 4.2.0 beta 3 is out 4.2.0 RC 1 is coming out next Tuesday and this will also be the language freeze Release 5 Multiple motions for new minimum supported versions are in progress. Language Coordination Currently there are 54 languages to install with the installer in...

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Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - July 26, 2022

By Llewellyn van der Merwe on 2022-08-03 10:16 in Production

Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - July  26, 2022 Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Department Coordinator), Hannes Papenberg (Team Leader), Mike Brandner (Team Leader), Olivier Buisard (Release Manager 4.3), Shirielle “SD” Williams (Release Manager 4.3), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Leader), Viviana Menzel (Assistant Team Leader), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Assistant Department Coordinator), Niels Braczek (Team Leader), Sigrid Gramlinger (Team...

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GSoC 2022 : Guided Tour - Week 6 & 7

By Khu5h1 on 2022-07-31 18:06 in GSoC 2022 : Guided-Tour

Tasks completed in the week: Merged PR #3 and #4. Solved Merge Conflicts. Updated all the branches according to 4.3-dev. Optimized the update SQL scripts for Postgresql and MySql. Converted 2 Update SQL Scripts for Postgresql and MySQL into one. Removed Label from Hidden Field. Done Code Cleanup in the project. Started working on the issue mentioned by Christiane on #1. Update String Value for Relative URL and added hint in the field URL as an example for a better UX. Resolved the...

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GSoC 2022 : SEO - Week 6 & 7

By Private Profile 2d7a6c2d on 2022-07-31 08:35 in GSoC 2022 : SEO

Tasks completed in the week: 1. Integrated the Reading Ease Rating feature Functionality Completed Created a separate section for this feature Designed and implemented an algorithm from scratch to get total syllable count of the article (instead of using libraries) Calculated and displayed the reading ease score Identified and highlighted the range that the calculated reading ease score falls in Coded and tested for all variations of text samples - including positive, negative and...

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Events Team Report - July 29, 2022

By Shirielle (SD) Williams on 2022-07-29 13:03 in Events Team

Attendees:    AK Sheku, Todd Woodward, Phil Walton, SD WilliamsGuest: Benjamin Trenkle (Production Team)Next Meeting:  August 26, 2022 at 7:00 Chicago / 12:00 UTC Documentation The Events Team will focus on updating documentation starting with the Events Charter. The charter has not been updated since 2017. Pizza, Bugs and Fun The Events Team will work with the Pizza, Bugs, and Fun (PBF) team to put together events to update Joomla! documentation. An initiative is underway...

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JCM Meeting Report - July 28th, 2022

By Anja de Crom on 2022-07-28 15:16 in Community Magazine Team

Attendees:  Sandra Decoux, Hans van der Meer, Luca Marzo, Phil Walton, Anja de Crom What did we talk about August issueWe have discussed the upcoming Birthday Issue and we've come up with a couple of ideas for festive articles. The August issue looks promising. NewsletterAt the moment Luca or Anja creates and sends the newsletter. We are looking for someone who can create a new template and for someone who might be able to take over the creation and sending of the newsletter. Sandra...

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Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - July 12, 2022

By Llewellyn van der Merwe on 2022-07-18 10:27 in Production

Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - July  12, 2022 Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Department Coordinator), David Jardin (Team Leader), , Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Mike Brandner (Team Leader), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Leader), Niels Braczek (Team Leader), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Assistant Department Coordinator), Sigrid Gramlinger (Team Leader), Shivam Rajput (Team Leader), Philip Walton (Marketing Liaison), Tobias Zulauf (Release...

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GSoC 2022 : Guided Tour - Week 5

By Khu5h1 on 2022-07-17 19:46 in GSoC 2022 : Guided-Tour

Tasks completed in the week: Created Table structure for Guided Tours and Guided Tour Steps Table in extensions.sql for Postgresql. Wrote the query for dumping data in Guided Tours and Guided Tour Steps Table in extensions.sql for Postgresql. Dumped data for Guided Tours in extensions and assets Table for Postgresql by making changes in base.sql for Postgresql. Included URL parameter in update SQL scripts for Postgresql. Fixed the problem of Archived where while archiving any tour...

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GSoC 2022 – Schema.org | Week 5

By Private Profile 2dc44c88 on 2022-07-16 05:40 in GSoC 2022 : Schema.org

Date: 11th July – 15th July Hi, this is the progress report for the Schema.org project which is currently part of GSoC 2022. Tasks completed this week: Updated manifest files Created onSchemaPrepareForm event in plg_schemaorg_recipe plugin to add a new option in schema type list field in schema form Dispatched onSchemaPrepareForm event in plg_system_schema plugin Created xml form for Recipe schema type Used subform to display form fields of selected schema type   

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Meeting Notes - July 06, 2022

By Robert Deutz on 2022-07-15 07:17 in CMS Maintenance Team

Scheduled duration: 60min Duration: 25min Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Release Lead 4.1), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Team Member), Fedir Zinchuk (Team Member), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Richard Fath (Team Member), Robert Deutz (Team Leader)   Absent: Allon Moritz (Team Member), David Jardin (Security Team Liaison), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2), George Wilson (Team Member), Hannes Papenberg (Automated Testing Team Liaison), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Team Member),...

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Summary of team meetings and work done | Weeks 1 - 5

By Private Profile 2d7a6c2d on 2022-07-14 18:37 in GSoC 2022 : SEO

  Meeting Date: 09-06-2022 Attended by: Benjamin Trenkle, Elisa Foltyn, Philip Walton, Alisha Kamat Agenda: General discussion about the program’s format before commencing with the coding phase. Key Points discussed: Identify major features, assign priorities and estimate the time needed to work on them (develop an initial roadmap). Ask queries on the Glip channels rather than on Joomla forums. If no documentation found for a particular feature, feel free to add it in the forums...

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Minutes from Marketing Meeting - 5th July 2022

By Louise Hawkins on 2022-07-14 07:01 in Marketing Team

Marketing Minutes 5th July Tuesday 5th July 2022, 17:00 UTC, 18:00 BSTDETAILSDuration: 0 h 50 minutesParticipants:Phil Walton, Tom van del Laan, Louise Hawkins Apologies: Mark Fleeson, Andrew Barber MEETING NOTES 1. Joomla Birthday Prize Draw Promotion: We reviewed the plan document LH had produced. Discussed prizes and Tom suggested giving away vouchers for the Joomla Shop. We all agreed this was the best way forward and will also bring awareness to the Joomla Shop. LH to create Promotion...

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JCM Meeting Report - July 13th, 2022

By Anja de Crom on 2022-07-13 14:25 in Community Magazine Team

Attendees:  Phil Walton, Anja de Crom, Hans van der Meer, Sandra Decoux, Luca Marzo Discussion outline July issue: we have 10-11 articles this month. Great work everyone! We have discussed the upcoming 17th birthday issue, and we have a couple of nice ideas for that. The meeting has been adjourned after 90 minutes.  

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Marketing Meeting Minutes June 21st 2022

By Louise Hawkins on 2022-07-11 09:04 in Marketing Team

Marketing Minutes June 21st, 2022Tuesday, June 21st  2022 UTC 17:00 BST 18.00DETAILSDuration: 40 minutesParticipants: Phil Walton, Tom van der LaanApologies: Louise Hawkins, Andrew BarberMEETING NOTESReview of the last meetings minutes:No comments on last meetings minutes.Joomla 4 landing pagePW to manage the changing of the landing page. TL will do the current graphics also in the 4.2 colors. By July 5th PW will know what the J4.2 features will end up to be and we can start creating the...

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Marketing Meeting Minutes June 7th 2022

By Louise Hawkins on 2022-07-11 09:02 in Marketing Team

Marketing Minutes June 7th, 2022Tuesday, June 7th  2022 UTC 17:00 BST 18.00DETAILSDuration:1 HourParticipants: Phil Walton, Louise Hawkins, Andrew BarberApologies:Tom van der Laan MEETING NOTES1. Review of the last meetings minutes:2. Marketing Team Artwork production Bible - Status in progress: Priority High3. Social Media Graphics - In progressLou to prepare the first source file using the circle's template, which can be used for the forthcoming Google Summer of Code graphics. This will...

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Marketing Meeting Minutes May 24th 2022

By Louise Hawkins on 2022-07-11 08:59 in Marketing Team

Tuesday 24th May 2022 UTC 17:00 BST 18.00DETAILSDuration:1 HourParticipants: Phil Walton, Louise Hawkins, Tom van der Laan, Andrew BarberApologies: MEETING NOTES1. Review of the last meetings minutes:2. Marketing Team Artwork production Bible - LH currently compiling a central document to systemise the production of artwork to ensure correct templates are being used etc. LH is liaising with SD with regard to social media graphics. The document will contain links to relevant template folders...

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GSoC 2022 : Guided Tour - Week 4

By Khu5h1 on 2022-07-10 16:46 in GSoC 2022 : Guided-Tour

Tasks completed in the week: Wrote the code to make working steps for tours even if we delete some steps in between from any tour. Made the script file code more generic which can be applicable for all the tours. Removed redundant code and made functions which can be used again where the same code was present. Modularized and re-written the entire script file. Optimized and removed the unused code from the script file and reduced the number of lines from 218 to 162 lines of code for the...

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OSM, Inc. - Full Board Meeting - June 30, 2022

By Luca Marzo on 2022-07-10 09:17 in Board of Directors

Open Source Matters, Inc.Full Board of Directors and Officers Meeting Date: June 30, 2022Time: 17:00 UTCTotal time of meeting:  35 minutes Attendees: Robert Deutz (President), Nicola Galgano (Vice President), Luca Marzo (Secretary), Benjamin Trenkle (Director), Philip Walton (Director). Apologies: Radek Suski (Treasurer), Harald Leithner (Director). Proxies: - Discussion outline Treasurer Robert is checking with Venable and Radek the status of the service agent. Robert...

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OSM, Inc. - Full Board Meeting - June 23, 2022

By Luca Marzo on 2022-07-10 09:16 in Board of Directors

Open Source Matters, Inc.Full Board of Directors and Officers Meeting Date: June 23, 2022Time: 17:00 UTCTotal time of meeting: 1 hour 55 minutes Attendees: Robert Deutz (President), Nicola Galgano (Vice President), Luca Marzo (Secretary), Benjamin Trenkle (Director), Philip Walton (Director), Harald Leithner (Director). Apologies: Radek Suski (Treasurer). Proxies: Luca Marzo served as proxy for Radek Suski. Discussion outline Budget preparation The Board prepared the budget...

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OSM, Inc. - Full Board Meeting - June 02, 2022

By Luca Marzo on 2022-07-10 09:14 in Board of Directors

Open Source Matters, Inc.Full Board of Directors and Officers Meeting Date: June 02, 2022Time: 17:00 UTCTotal time of meeting: 1 hour 5 minutes Attendees: Robert Deutz (President), Nicola Galgano (Vice President), Luca Marzo (Secretary), Benjamin Trenkle (Director), Harald Leithner (Director). Apologies: Radek Suski (Treasurer), Philip Walton (Director). Proxies: Robert Deutz for Radek Suski.Benjamin Trenkle for Philip Walton Discussion outline Production Department Production is...

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GSoC 2022 : A11y-Plugin - Week 4

By Private Profile 89b3f023 on 2022-07-10 09:14 in GSoC 2022 : A11y-Plugin

Tasks completed in the week: Started the week by reading about the importance of Dyslexic Font. Implemented the open dyslexic font feature in the a11y panel. Selected 'OpenDyslexic' font to be used as the dyslexic font in the a11y plugin. Downloaded the different variants( OpenDyslexic monochrome & OpenDyslexic Regular) from the Github repo of OpenDyslexic. Integrated the fonts with the a11y external script. Wrote CSS to enhance the open dyslexic font. Updated the reading velocity...

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Operations Department Meeting Minutes - 2022-06-28

By Llewellyn van der Merwe on 2022-07-04 20:07 in Operations

Participants: Harald Leithner (Director), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Assistant DC), Jaz Parkyn (JED TL), Mark Fleeson (JED ATL) , Olaf Offick (Forum TL), Claire Mandville (TL TL) Absent: Luca Marzo (JCM ATL & TL ATL & P ATL), Sander Potjer (JVP TL), Roland Dalmulder (JVP ATL), Sebastien Lapoux (Showcase TL), Toivo Talikka (Forum ATL), Soren Jensen (Capital TL), Donata Kalnenaite (Privacy TL) Department Coordinator: Budget has been approved Joomla.org Template will be a cooperation...

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Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - June 28, 2022

By Llewellyn van der Merwe on 2022-07-04 19:32 in Production

Production Dept. Meeting MINUTES - June  28, 2022 Participants: Benjamin Trenkle (Department Coordinator), David Jardin (Team Leader), Harald Leithner (Release Lead 5.0), Roland Dalmulder (Release Lead 4.2), Franciska Perisa (Release Lead 4.2), Viviana Menzel (Assistant Team Leader), Llewellyn van der Merwe (Assistant Department Coordinator), Jacob Waisner (Team Leader), Niels Braczek (Team Leader), Sigrid Gramlinger (Team Leader), Shivam Rajput (Team Leader), Robert Deutz (Team Leader),...

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GSoC 2022 : Guided Tour - Week 3

By Khu5h1 on 2022-07-03 21:02 in GSoC 2022 : Guided-Tour

Tasks completed in the week: Debugged the code and solved the problem of the steps URL which was not working earlier. Conducted G-Meets with Mentor - Freyam where I helped him to set up the Guided Tour project for Joomla! so that he can get started with the project and start testing it. Attached the Steps URL in tour.addStep by using  url: obj[mainID].steps[index].url and got the steps URL for each step of the tour. Used session storage and URL re-direction through the...

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GSoC 2022 : A11y-Plugin - Week 3

By Private Profile 89b3f023 on 2022-07-03 08:35 in GSoC 2022 : A11y-Plugin

Tasks completed in the week: Started the week by reading the documentation of speechSynthesis Web API. Spent time on understanding the existing implementation of text to speech in the a11y external script. Developed the initial design of speech velocity feature. Implemeted the speech velocity so that the user can choose the desired the reading velocity from : Normal, fast and slow. Tested the speech velocity for cross browser compatibility. Improved the announcements made by other...

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GSoC 2022 : Guided Tour - Week 2

By Khu5h1 on 2022-06-26 18:50 in GSoC 2022 : Guided-Tour

Tasks completed in the week: Fixed “Save2new” in the step section for each tour. Fixed the “Save as Copy” button in the step section which was causing the error. Got an understanding of the Script file for Guided Tour. Debugged the script file code. Fixed one major problem in the code, which was that every time when the tour was started it was ending at step 1 of every tour and the complete button was showing up (even if we have 10 steps in that).  Created a working single-page...

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GSoC 2022 : A11y_Plugin - Week 2

By Private Profile 89b3f023 on 2022-06-26 08:15 in GSoC 2022 : A11y-Plugin

Tasks completed in the week: Spent time on understanding the code base of the external a11y libray to learn how it alters properties like Text Size, Word Spacing, etc. Understood the how the session persistence being maintained using cache. Implemented the Increase/Decrease Line Height Feature Exteneded the reset functionality for Line Height. Maintained session persistence for line height. Made line height work for textEml mode and textPixel mode. Prioritized the task for next...

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