EDAG June 2022 call agenda

Date: Tuesday 21st June • 15:00–16:00 BST

Present: Gabriel Bodard (GB), Hugh Cayless (HC), Scott DiGiulio (SD), Elli Mylonas (EMy), Alessio Sopracasa (AS), Irene Vagionakis (IV)

Apologies: Charlotte Tupman, Scott Vanderbilt, Martina Filosa, Thomas Kollatz

Chair: Scott DiGiulio (SD)

Post meeting minute cleanup: EMy

Agenda items:

• Approve May minutes

• Updates on postponed release (v 9.4) The release has been postponed because of a complication with the new server. There are several ways to make the release process simpler, although they may not address the complications of the new server.

• GitLab vs. GitHub vs. SVN

• Two ultimate questions: where do we publish guidelines, and where does the code base live (Sourceforge or elsewhere)?

• GitHub/GitLab offer more automation for the release process. We could also stage draft guidelines using Git Pages.  

• Migration might be complicated. It depends on what of all the content we decide to migrate. We could leave existing issues and other pages on SF.

• In order to consider the pros and cons of migrating the guidelines into GitHub, and potentially reconsidering where we are hosting the EpiDoc package

• Smaller working group will bring a proposal back to the rest of the group (HC, GB, EMy, TKo, AS); report back by September

• HC, GB, and some others should meet with Tom to discuss the prognosis of the current complications as well as the possibility of migration

• Report on EFES Meeting on 14 June, 4pm - 6pm CEST. Several projects met and described what customizations and desiderata they are working with for EFES.  

• What has been done, desiderata, further actions to be taken

• Next meeting planned for 1 Aug at same time

• 20 July as deadline for projects reporting needs/existing progress

• Much of the major desiderata are in the existing work schedule at SigiDoc

• Draft email for new EDAG chair + repoll from July

• GB will poll for Jul–Sep EDAG times. (DONE)

• Should make sure that we have overlapping chairs, 3 months overlap, 6 month total tenure.

• SJD and MF will decide which of them stays on

• AS volunteers temporarily

• Invitation to EpiDoc verse workshop: November 7–8. GB will email. (DONE)

• Standing items:

• Markup list and EpiDoc FRs, Bugs, Pull Requests, EFES issues reminder

• ML: Buildings EMy will answer

• FR 162 Ligatures > 2 letters 

• FR 163

• EFES issue 63 on Symbols stylesheets

• EFES standing agenda item

• New business: 

• in addition to periodic ticket sprints, add a periodic Guidelines sprint?

• Develop a style-guide for new editors of the guidelines?

Next calls:

Tuesday 19th July, 15:00–16:00 BST 

Please e-mail epidocag@googlegroups.com if you foresee problems (e.g. holidays, EpiDoc training events etc.) for future dates.