XMPP Council - 2018-12-19


  1. jonas’

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  2. Ge0rG

    :

  3. jonas’

    meeting?

  4. Ge0rG .o/

  5. dwd

    Meeting.

  6. dwd

    1) Who's Here?

  7. Ge0rG .o/

  8. dwd

    Um.

  9. dwd

    Anyone else but me and Ge0rG?

  10. jonas’

  11. Ge0rG

    I've seen jonas’

  12. dwd

    Link Mauve, ?

  13. dwd

    We'll assume it's just us three, then.

  14. dwd

    jonas’, I don't think there's anything new for a vote, is that right?

  15. jonas’

    https://github.com/xsf/xeps/pull/727

  16. Ge0rG

    dwd: I'd like to ask for an LC on 0410

  17. jonas’

    I read that as Link Mauve proposing to Defer those XEPs

  18. jonas’

    I read that as Link Mauve proposing to Deprecate those XEPs

  19. jonas’

    I read that as Link Mauve proposing to Obsolete those XEPs

  20. jonas’

    I think we should bring XEP-0008 to Active (it’s historical)

  21. jonas’

    XEP-0051 can be obsoleted IMO, with reference that the <see-other-host/> stream error should take care of that already.

  22. dwd

    OK. I don't think we can move things from Deferred to Obsolete.

  23. jonas’

    that is true

  24. Link Mauve

    Hi.

  25. jonas’

    hi Link Mauve :)

  26. dwd

    So deferred just means dead, but it can be resurrected.

  27. jonas’

    so: I’d say issue an LC for dt

  28. jonas’

    so: I’d say issue an LC for them; XEP-0008 should go to active IMO, XEP-0051 should be rejected (<see-other-host/>), XEP-0038 I have no idea baout

  29. Link Mauve

    dwd, we have a process for deferred → experimental → deprecated → obsolete.

  30. Link Mauve

    My proposal is just to skip some of them, for XEPs we do know we will never need anymore.

  31. dwd

    Link Mauve, I don't think we do. We have a process for Experimental -> Retracted.

  32. Link Mauve

    Oh, right.

  33. jonas’

    Retracted needs author though?

  34. dwd

    Link Mauve, We can go Deferred -> Experimental -> Proposed -> Rejected, if you wanted to go through a Last Call.

  35. Link Mauve

    jonas’, is there any reason to accept a third avatar XEP though?

  36. dwd

    jonas’, Indeed.

  37. jonas’

    Link Mauve, it’s historical.

  38. jonas’

    it’s obviously documenting things of the past

  39. jonas’

    that’s as good as Deprecated IMO

  40. dwd

    In any case, what is the problem you're trying to achieve, Link Mauve?

  41. dwd

    Isn't Deferred good enough?

  42. Link Mauve

    dwd, I’d like to sort all of our deferred XEPs into we-won’t-ever-need-them-anymore, and actually-should-go-through-a-last-call.

  43. Link Mauve

    Deferred is a mixed bag of both.

  44. jonas’

    I kind of like the plan

  45. Link Mauve

    In the end, I’d like to deprecate this status.

  46. dwd

    Link Mauve, Going through them to find LC candidates seems useful.

  47. jonas’

    but in any case, you need to LC to go into any other state except Retracted

  48. dwd

    Link Mauve, You want to get rid of Deferred?

  49. Link Mauve

    Note that we can appoint anyone as a new author, in order to reach retracted, or even do it ourselves.

  50. Link Mauve

    dwd, yes.

  51. Link Mauve

    Or at least, reach a point where useful XEPs are never put in this status anymore.

  52. dwd

    Link Mauve, Right, but the point fo that state is to declutter Experimental.

  53. jonas’

    then I’d suggest to focus on those which may be useful, and not those which should be Deprecated or whatever

  54. Link Mauve

    I just started from the beginning of the list.

  55. Ge0rG

    I have a hard deadline at xx:30, so are we still Meeting?

  56. Link Mauve

    We are.

  57. dwd

    In any case, our current process doesn't allow for this, and therefore I'm not keen on even voting on this.

  58. Link Mauve

    Ok.

  59. dwd

    Ge0rG, We are actually meeting. Sorry, this was waffly; I'll get things back on track.

  60. Link Mauve

    Shall I escalate that to the board?

  61. dwd

    Ge0rG, Your Last Call - what XEP was it?

  62. Ge0rG

    dwd: Self-Ping

  63. dwd

    Link Mauve, To the list, if you want.

  64. Link Mauve

    Ok.

  65. dwd

    Ge0rG, OK.

  66. dwd

    2) Voting

  67. dwd

    a) XEP-0410: MUC Self-Ping (Schrödinger's Chat)

  68. dwd

    https://xmpp.org/extensions/xep-0410.html

  69. Ge0rG

    obviously +1

  70. Link Mauve

    +1 for the LC, I’ve been testing an implementation and it did improve things greatly over the current status quo.

  71. dwd

    To Last Call.

  72. dwd

    I'm happy to Last Call this.

  73. jonas’

    +1 to LC

  74. dwd

    And Kev on list. Cool.

  75. Ge0rG

    Cool

  76. dwd

    3) Outstanding Votes.

  77. dwd

    I think everyone but me owes a vote on Buttons.

  78. jonas’

    yeah

  79. dwd

    That's Proposed XMPP Extension: Simple Buttons - https://xmpp.org/extensions/inbox/buttons.html

  80. Ge0rG

    I was owing a vote on HTTP Upload from last Council, but that EXPIRED. I suppose

  81. Ge0rG

    Oh, yeah. The Buttons.

  82. Ge0rG

    still on-list

  83. jonas’

    I’m going to read through the arguments from last time and vote on-list today or tomorrow

  84. dwd

    Please look at that. Feel free to air your thoughts on the list, it might shake out some discussion.

  85. dwd

    4) AOB

  86. jonas’

    I’m going to delay the re-issuance of the LCs from last-council until after western new years, if that’s fine with everyone.

  87. jonas’

    otherwise I don’t see anything happening during the LC period anyways and it’s just wasting resources of people.

  88. dwd

    Thanks, good plan.

  89. dwd

    I noticed that jonas’ has pushed through XEP-0412 (the new compliance suite) without waiting Kev's on-list vote.

  90. Ge0rG

    jonas’: yes please, I also haven't reviewed the new 0363 yet

  91. jonas’

    dwd, yeah, I noticed too, but I couldn’t get hold of Kev to discuss how to move forward

  92. dwd

    I have literally no idea what to do about that.

  93. jonas’

    git revert is always an option

  94. dwd

    Not really. It's a process violation, and we have no process for that. :-)

  95. Ge0rG

    We could just pretend that it didn't happen until Kev (+1|0)s, and escalate if he -1s

  96. Ge0rG

    and by escalate I mean git revert

  97. jonas’

    I’d prefer that route proposked by Ge0rG, because it is minimal on resources.

  98. jonas’

    git revert and an apology from me to the list

  99. jonas’

    git revert and an apology from Editor-me to the list

  100. dwd

    I think a git revert is a very bad idea.

  101. jonas’

    why?

  102. dwd

    It might lead to XEP-0412 referring to a different XEP.

  103. Kev

    Not if the editor is smart.

  104. Ge0rG

    Because the XSF is already doing too much process for process sake.

  105. jonas’

    oh, Kev is here.

  106. Kev

    And I think carry on and hope Kev doesn't -1.

  107. Kev

    If he does, panic about that later.

  108. Ge0rG

    Keep calm and vote +1

  109. dwd

    Ge0rG, We do process so that we avoid people saying we're being arbitrary.

  110. jonas’

    Kev, fwiw, I’ll hate you if you -1 on the 24th

  111. jonas’

    (or actually any time after Friday, because I’ll be on vacation-ish then)

  112. jonas’

    ;-)

  113. Kev

    The sky isn't going to fall regardless.

  114. Kev

    If it's January before we resolve a -1 it's not going to kill anyone.

  115. dwd

    So my view is that this is a process violation and we flag it with Board, saying we're going to wait and see what Kev votes (etc).

  116. Kev

    I wouldn't even bother flagging it, but whatever.

  117. Ge0rG

    It's about "Compliance Suite 2019", and we've had a history of attempting to publish it before the year in the name

  118. jonas’

    dwd, yeah, I’d say, despite having process, we’re still humans and mistakes happen, and we can roll them back (that’s what we have version control for). and we can then discuss if we tombstone XEP-0412 or if we reserve if for the CS-2019 version which will eventually be accepted

  119. jonas’

    dwd, fine with me

  120. jonas’

    I’ll but it ont he boards trello

  121. jonas’

    I’ll put it ont he boards trello

  122. jonas’

    I’ll put it on the boards trello

  123. dwd

    Kev, I think that the Board, as guardians of the process, are probably the right people to decide on what we do.

  124. Ge0rG

    Kev: we still have 4mins of meeting left, which you might use to issue votes

  125. Ge0rG is just saying

  126. dwd

    5) Next Meeting

  127. dwd

    I'm not around next week. If you guys really want to meet the day after Christmas...

  128. jonas’

    is this a fair text for the trello item: XEP-0412 was published before the council vote was finished, and there is a possibility that it is now vetoed. Council stances: - Ge0rG, Jonas, Kev: worry about -1 when it happens, hope for +0/+1 - dwd: Ask board what to do. ?

  129. jonas’

    I won’t be there either

  130. Link Mauve

    I’ll be somewhere between Paris and Leipzig next week, I suggest doing +2W this time.

  131. jonas’

    +1 on +2w

  132. dwd

    jonas’, Text looks accurate. Though I'm in favour of the proposed solution too. :-)

  133. dwd

    OK, so 2nd January 2019, 1600 UTC.

  134. jonas’

    updated: XEP-0412 was published before the council vote was finished, and there is a possibility that it is now vetoed. Council stances: - Ge0rG, Jonas, Kev, dwd: worry about -1 when it happens, hope for +0/+1 dwd still wants to raise this to board, to be sure, since board is guardian of the process.

  135. Link Mauve

    I’m +1 on not worrying, which I do most of the time anyway. :D

  136. dwd

    6) Ite, Meeting Est.

  137. dwd

    (Fractionally ahead of the half hour mark)

  138. jonas’

    \o/

  139. Link Mauve

    Thanks all!

  140. Ge0rG

    +1 on +2w

  141. jonas’

    hm

  142. Ge0rG

    jonas’: when will you finally write that plugin that translates your [mh]* into English?

  143. jonas’

    Ge0rG, there was supposed to be something following that, but I decided to put it into xsf@ instead.

  144. pep.

    > dwd> Link Mauve, Right, but the point fo that [deferred] state is to declutter Experimental. And they can be brought back with a typo fix? :-°