Social Media team - update April 2020

By Hans van der Meer on 2020-04-02 22:06 in Social Media Team

There has a lot of chat in our SMT channel this last period, especially about asking how everyone is doing in the COVID-19 crisis. Luckily all of our team members are still well and we hope all other Joomlers are safe. Next to the normal doing our posts on all channels there are some discussions and posts that we don't have every week. Here is a summury: At the time the world lockdowns we created a post for Covid19 reminding Joomlers to stay home and safe Discussed on how we can post...

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April 2020

By Sebastien Lapoux on 2020-04-02 08:39 in Showcase Directory Team

Migration to new ad server: issue with square format Keep up to date site items (804) in regards of use of Joomla technology or not -> get the information about the tool https://github.com/SIWECOS/Version-Scanner Recent new feature about Case Studies. How to increase “case studies” submissions https://showcase.joomla.org/case-studies.html? Do we have to restrict only to httpS sites? votes done with the Webmaster Team https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/webmasters-team...

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Operations Department Coordination Report - April 1st 2020

By Wilco Alsemgeest on 2020-04-01 20:11 in Operations

General: This report is an update on the report published on March 9th, 2020. (https://volunteers.joomla.org/departments/operations/reports/1189-operations-department-coordination-report-march-9t)It's about the actions performed, discussed and planned since the last report, therefore it's advised to read the preceding report, to fully understand this report. Webmasters Team structure: We have analysed the purpose of the team, the members, the responsibilities and other aspects, which...

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March 25, 2020 Events Department meeting report

By Djamel Kherbi on 2020-03-31 18:09 in Events

Participants: Rowan Hoskyns Abrahall, Djamel Kherbi, David Aswani, Brian Ronnow. Apologies:  Carlos Camara. Total time of the meeting : 40 minutes The Events department held its monthly  meeting where the following items were discussed.   Main topic of discussion was around the  new rules to allow Virtual user groups, the rules have been drafted,  Joomla user group rules for submission will be updated on the Joomla documentation website. Joomla user groups who...

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Forum Meeting 30/3/2020

By Olaf Offick on 2020-03-30 13:12 in Forum Team

+ Forum Team Lead Nominations, Assistant Team Lead Nominations + Ken left the Global Forum Moderator team, we thank him for his time and effort over many years, and we wish him all the best for the future + Working on adding users to the Global Moderator Team + Additional Discussion about General Forum Issues + Issue with Banning Users through the MCP (Olaf will look into that) + Next Meeting: Monday 27th Apr 2020

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Joomla Bug Squad Team Meeting - March 27, 2020

By Nicola Galgano on 2020-03-30 05:55 in Bug Squad

Date: March 27, 2020 Time: 19:05 CET Total time of meeting: 1 ½ hours Attendees: Richard Fath, Nicola Galgano, Astrid Guenther, Troy Hall, Harald Leithner, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, SharkyKZ, Jean-Marie Simonet, Quy Ton, Jacob Waisner,Tobias Zulauf   Discussion outline              We were requested as a Team to answer a survey from the Professionalism Committee  about a Task & Project management solution(s). After an...

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JED Team Meeting - March 27th, 2020

By Private Profile b2c8cac3 on 2020-03-27 18:08 in Extensions Directory Team

The Joomla! Extensions Directory (JED) team met on March 27th, 2020, at 15hs UTC, via Glip to discuss our progress of current tasks. In attendance: Anibal Sanchez, Jaz Parkyn, Carlos Cámara, Hugh Douglas-Smith, Luca Marzo, and Mark Lee. Absent: Dénes Székely, Daniel Dubois,Tony Partridge and Troy Hall. Team Organization We are processing the queue of new extensions and pending tickets within the seven days processing window. With the addition of new members,...

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FftF: Re-Engage & Re-Ignite Stream Updates - 13th March 2020

By Jaz Parkyn on 2020-03-25 16:58 in Joomla! Volunteer Engagement Team

Participants: Andrea Gentil, Chris Keen, Davide Messia, Jaz Parkyn, Brain MitchellApologies: Darek Snieg, Guillermo Bravo, Laura Gordon Detailed information about each of the below proposals can be found here: https://volunteers.joomla.org/teams/volunteer-engagement-team/reports/1156-forum-for-the-future-re-engage-re-ignite-stream-re Proposal 1: Call to Actions on joomla.org homepage Following conversations with the Marketing teams, the proposal has been re-worked and is now looking to...

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Production Dept. Meeting - March 24, 2020

By Private Profile c2e15406 on 2020-03-24 18:00 in Production

Production Department Meeting Agenda March 24, 2020 at 18:00:00  UTC  Participants: Marco Dings (Department Coordinator), Harald Leithner (Release Lead),  Philip Walton (Team Leader), Benjamin Trenkle (Team Leader), Hannes Papenberg (Team Leader), Robert Deutz (Team Leader), Nicola Galgano (Team Leader), Niels Braczek (Team Leader), Tobias Zulauf (Release Lead), George Wilson (Release Lead)   Apologies:  David Jardin (Team Leader), Carlos Cámara (Team Leader), Mike...

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Mapping Solution

By Karen Dunne on 2020-03-24 16:18 in Resource Directory Team

JRD Status:  March 11- 24, 2020 
Approvals total: 448
 Topics Map solution: Dependency is either going to be custom code or a third party application. My Maps component by JoomUnited solves the mapping problem without added bloat. Solves all complex problems in regard to mapping which will allow us to move on. Decision made to move forward with trying the map portion of the directory. Brian will demo. On the call: Karen Richard Brian Deb Zehn Next...

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OSM, Inc. - Full Board Meeting - March 12, 2020

By Luca Marzo on 2020-03-22 15:27 in Board of Directors

Open Source Matters, Inc.Full Board of Directors and Officers Meeting Date: March 12, 2020Time: 18:00 UTCTotal time of meeting: 1 hour 30 minutes Attendees: Rowan Hoskyns Abrahall (President), Luca Marzo (Secretary), Brian Mitchell (Treasurer), Jaz Parkyn (Director), Eric Lamy (Director), Radek Suski (Director), Marco Dings (Elected Director). Apologies: Hugh Douglas-Smith (Director), Djamel Kherbi (Director), Harald Leithner (Director). Proxies: Luca Marzo served as proxy for Hugh...

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SA&S Minutes 2020-03-18

By Niels Braczek on 2020-03-18 18:00 in Software Architecture & Strategy Team

    Vote Depecrating New MVC classes in 3.10 -vote was to deprecate if its causing more maintenance costs, as long as the documentation to substitute is there. Name spacing of jhtml classes vote yes as long as there is documentation on any possible BC breaks. Marianela will review the RFCs and give opinion Project management tools excel list was presented by Niels, some tools are interesting, potential next steps are to prioritise tools with most options...

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OSM, Inc. - Full Board Meeting - March 05, 2020

By Luca Marzo on 2020-03-13 08:49 in Board of Directors

Open Source Matters, Inc.Full Board of Directors and Officers Meeting Date: March 05, 2020Time: 18:00 UTCTotal time of meeting: 2 hours 5 minutes Attendees: Rowan Hoskyns Abrahall (President), Luca Marzo (Secretary), Brian Mitchell (Treasurer), Djamel Kherbi (Director), Harald Leithner (Director), Hugh Douglas-Smith (Director), Jaz Parkyn (Director), Radek Suski (Director), Marco Dings (Elected Director) Apologies: Eric Lamy (Director) Proxies: Hugh Douglas-Smith for Jaz Parkyn from...

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Operations Department Meeting Minutes - 2020-03-11

By Wilco Alsemgeest on 2020-03-12 22:50 in Operations

MinutesOperations Department MeetingMarch 11, 2020 - 15:00-16:30 UTC Participants: Radek Suski, Wilco Alsemgeest, Olaf Offick, Sander Potjer Anibal SanchezApologies: Rowan Hoskyns-Abrahall, Sebastian Lapoux, Deb Cinkus, Luca Marzo Discussion points:  General: Operations Google Drive folderThis folder is for the DC, TL & ATL of all teams within Operations.A sub-folder can be created per team with specific access for the team members. Request has been made to all team leaders to...

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JAT Team Meeting, March 10th 2020

By Carlos Cámara on 2020-03-11 17:37 in Joomla Accessibility Team

Atendeess: Carlos Cámara (Team Leader), Donato Matturro (Member), Marco Dings (Member), Christiane Maier-Stadtherr (Contributor), Vito Disimino (Contributor), Davide Messia (Member) Luca Marzo (OSM Secretary), Stefan Wajda (Member), Justyna Michallek (Member) Apologies: Harald (Department coordinator), Ray Selby (Contributor), Berges Yannick (Contributor), Armen Mnatsian (Contributor) Discussion outline Justyna had to resign from his current position, so we need to choose an assistant...

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Listing Renewal Workflow

By Karen Dunne on 2020-03-10 20:20 in Resource Directory Team

JRD Status:  
February 19 - March 10, 2019

 Approvals total: 448 
Topics Reviewed campaign workflow and email notifications for listing verification.  Reviewed mapping extension options such as JoomUnited and Nordmograph On the call: Karen Richard Brian Next meeting: March 24, 2020     

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Production Dept. Meeting - March 10, 2020

By Private Profile c2e15406 on 2020-03-10 08:41 in Production

Production Department Meeting Agenda March 10, 2020 at 18:00:00  UTC  Duration: 80 minutes Participants: Harald Leithner (Department Coordinator), David Jardin (Team Leader), Carlos Cámara (Team Leader),  Philip Walton (Team Leader), Marco Dings (Team Leader), Benjamin Trenkle (Team Leader), Hannes Papenberg (Team Leader), Robert Deutz (Team Leader), George Wilson (Release Lead), Mike Brandner (Team Leader)   Apologies:  Ilagnayeru Manickam (Team Leader), Nicola...

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VET Meeting - 2nd March 2020

By Davide Messia on 2020-03-09 22:23 in Joomla! Volunteer Engagement Team

Minutes Volunteer Engagement Team Meeting Agenda  March 2nd, 2020 at 18:00:00  UTC Scheduled length of time: 1 hour Participants: Andrea Gentil, Chris Keen, Darek Śnieg, Davide Messia , Jaz Parkyn, Laura Gordon, Vikas Pisal, Brian Mitchell, Justina Michallek Apologies: Niels Braczek, Rowan Hoskyns Abrahall, Luca Marzo, David Aswani, Daniel Dubois, Marco Dings, Eric Lamy.Discussion points: Pizza, Bugs and Fun (PBF) Involve JUG organisers to help raise awareness and increase...

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Operations Department Coordination Report - March 9th, 2020

By Wilco Alsemgeest on 2020-03-09 12:10 in Operations

General: On February 17th, 2020 the Elections results for Joomla Group 2 were published. For Operations this meant that Radek Suski took over the role from Hugh Douglas-Smith, who took the responsibility over the Legal & Finance Department. Radek and Hugh have been working hard for a week to do a complete handover on the ongoing task, information sharing and other important actions, which made it possible for both parties to start on the new role on February 24, 2020. As allowed within...

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Joomla Bug Squad Team Meeting - March 06, 2020

By Nicola Galgano on 2020-03-09 07:07 in Bug Squad

Date: March 06, 2020 Time: 19:05 CET Total time of meeting: 1 ½ hours Attendees: Sandra Decoux, Richard Fath, Nicola Galgano, Astrid Guenther, Troy Hall, Christiane Maier-Stadtherr, SharkyKZ, Jean-Marie Simonet, Quy Ton, Jacob Waisner Discussion outline Current Status We have made some progress with 144 closed issues 66 new issues since last month. We have discussed that the area of focus is JavaScript with the new issues coming in and could use additional volunteers that are...

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OSM, Inc. - Full Board Meeting - February 27, 2020

By Luca Marzo on 2020-03-07 15:47 in Board of Directors

Open Source Matters, Inc.Full Board of Directors and Officers Meeting Date: February 27, 2020Time: 18:00 UTCTotal time of meeting: 1 hour 50 minutes Attendees: Luca Marzo (Secretary), Brian Mitchell (Treasurer), Harald Leithner (Director), Jaz Parkyn (Director).Marco Dings (Elected Director), Radek Suski (Elected Director). Apologies: Rowan Hoskyns Abrahall (President), Djamel Kherbi (Director), Eric Lamy (Director), Hugh Douglas-Smith (Director) Jason Nickerson (Director) on...

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Joomla! 4 Marketing Team meeting - 4th March 2020

By Andrea Gentil on 2020-03-04 16:28 in Joomla 4 Marketing Team

In attendance: Josean Telleria, Roberto Segura, Andrea Gentil Discussion Outline Roberto: Create a list of things needed to implement the current design, Create a prototype so we can start working on it and then replace it with cms content or whatever is the source of data, Check with Sandra any limitations on tools to be used for the implementation. Josean: Send Roberto images, icons, and anything to implement the design, Start designing the first newsletter for Joomla...

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SA&S Minutes 2020-03-04

By Niels Braczek on 2020-03-04 00:00 in Software Architecture & Strategy Team

Status of UX has not been addressed Marianela brought up the idea of putting a form to get insightful data (Type of website: e-commerce, educational website, information website, etc.. experience of the user/admin with joomla: ie: new, amateur, experienced, and last if the user is: free lance web developer, agency, or company). This will help marketing efforts and possibly the future of the product RFC discussion for technical questions and features initially and then see if it...

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GDPR/Compliance Team Meeting - February 26, 2020

By Achilleas Papageorgiou on 2020-03-03 14:58 in Privacy Compliance Team

This meeting of the Joomla! Compliance Team has been held on February 26, 2020, at 16.30 CET on Glip. Participants In attendance: Achilleas Papageorgiou, Luca Marzo, Sandra Decoux, Roland Dalmulder, Alkaios Anagnostopoulos, Donata Kalnenaite. The minutes below also include the updates that were shared through a shorter (85 mins) meeting on 12/02. Discussion outline Luca shared with Donata the situation that exists in some of the legal agreements/contracts that the project maintains with...

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Certification Program: team meeting - February 26th 2020.

By Private Profile 12e2a7ef on 2020-02-29 18:02 in Certification Team

The meeting started at 20:00 (CET). Particpants: Attendees: Andrea Gentil, Jereon Moolenschot, Wilco Alsemgeest, Luca Marzo and Chris Keen. Guest: Jaz Parkyn (Dept. Co-ordinator) - not online.Absent:  General points 1. Election results. The team briefly discussed the recent election results and the upcoming elections for the Vice President and Treasurer.2. FftF initiative for a Content Manager exam. Laura Gordon and Chris Keen have written a first draft of a...

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The path to the new Magazine - Updates

By Luca Marzo on 2020-02-29 17:49 in Community Magazine Team

The work on the new version of the Joomla Community Magazine is in progress and we had some delays that won't allow us to respect the announced publishing date that was today, February 29, 2020. Progress & Achievements Several volunteers offered to help and take part to the JCM Team Andrea Gentil Anja de Crom Mark Bender Ahmad Moussa Guillermo Bravo StackIdeas offered to design and develop a dedicated layout for the Joomla Community Magazine. Mark Lee and his team are...

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JED Team Meeting - February 28th, 2020

By Private Profile b2c8cac3 on 2020-02-28 14:48 in Extensions Directory Team

The Joomla! Extensions Directory (JED) team met on February 28th, 2020, at 14 pm UTC, via Glip to discuss our progress of current tasks. In attendance: Anibal Sanchez, Jaz Parkyn, Hugh Douglas-Smith, Luca Marzo, Mark Lee, and Troy Hall. Absent: Carlos Cámara, Dénes Székely, Daniel Dubois, and Tony Partridge. Team Organization We are processing the queue of new extensions and pending tickets within the seven days processing window. With the addition...

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Programs Department Meeting - 25th February 2020

By Jaz Parkyn on 2020-02-26 18:25 in Programs

Participants: Jaz Parkyn, Chris Keen, Vikas Pisal, Davide Messia (invited guest) Department Coodinator: Meeting brought forward by one week so that a department meeting will take place during the VET team lead handover. Usual schedule of the first Tuesday of each month will then resume. Jaz welcomed Davide Messia as the new team leader of VET and shared history of the team and explained some responsibilities about his new role. Short review about the Forum for the Future event and...

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Production Dept. Meeting - February 25, 2020

By Private Profile c2e15406 on 2020-02-25 14:45 in Production

Joomla Production Department Meeting Date: February 25, 2020 Time: 18:00 UTC Total time of meeting: 65 minutes Attendees: Harald Leithner (Department Coordinator), Nicola Galgano (Team Leader),  Philip Walton (Team Leader), David Jardin (Team Leader), Robert Deutz (Team Leader),  Marco Dings (Team Leader), Hannes Papenberg (Team Leader), Benjamin Trenkle (Team Leader), Carlos Cámara (Team Leader), Mike Brandner (Team Leader), George Wilson (Release Lead) Apologies: Ilagnayeru...

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Production Dept. Meeting - February 11, 2020

By Harald Leithner on 2020-02-25 13:24 in Production

Date: February 11, 2020 Time: 18:00 UTC Total time of meeting: 65 minutes Attendees: Harald Leithner (Department Coordinator), Nicola Galgano (Team Leader),  Philip Walton (Team Leader), David Jardin (Team Leader), Robert Deutz (Team Leader),  Marco Dings (Team Leader), Hannes Papenberg (Team Leader), Benjamin Trenkle (Team Leader), Carlos Cámara (Team Leader), Mike Brandner (Team Leader), George Wilson (Release Lead) Apologies: Ilagnayeru Manickam (Team Leader), Puneet Kala...

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