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diff --git a/meeting-logs/20211114-summary.txt b/meeting-logs/20211114-summary.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..03442d4 --- /dev/null +++ b/meeting-logs/20211114-summary.txt @@ -0,0 +1,98 @@ +Summary of Gentoo council meeting 2021-11-14 + + + +Agenda [1] +========== + +1. Roll call +2. Dropping hppa, ppc, sparc and x86 to ~arch-only status [2] +3. Opening the range 60001..60999 (with possible later extension to +higher IDs) for allocation of additional UIDs and GIDs [3] +4. Open bugs with Council participation [4] +5. Open floor + + + +Roll call +========= + +Present: dilfridge, gyakovlev, marecki, mattst88, mgorny, sam, ulm + + + +Dropping hppa, ppc, sparc and x86 to ~arch-only status [2] +========================================================== + +* The current open arch bug numbers were reviewed and discussed. +* There was no clear agreement whether ~arch-only architectures are + significantly more difficult to handle (e.g. in terms if stage builds). +* Specifically for ppc it was mentioned that many stable keywords date back to + 2003-2006 and might be dropped to ~ppc on a per-package basis. +* Sam started collecting arch-testing documentation at + https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Sam/Arch_testing +* For ppp, sparc, and x86 we have ample hardware testing capability. +* For hppa, two additional machines will be made accessible soon. + +For all four architectures a separate vote on dropping to ~arch only was held: +* hppa : 1 yes, 6 no, 0 abstentions, motion not passed +* ppc : 0 yes, 6 no, 1 abstention, motion not passed +* sparc: 0 yes, 7 no, 0 abstentions, motion not passed +* x86 : 2 yes, 5 no, 0 abstentions, motion not passed + +A bug was filed to make the council regularly re-asses architecture status. + + + +Opening the range 60001..60999 (with possible later extension to +higher IDs) for allocation of additional UIDs and GIDs [3] +================================================================ + +* Using 60001..60999 is not possible since these are treated specially by + systemd (bug 823732, [5]) +* Instead we use part of the range now reserved for dynamic allocation, + in the hope that when numbers get scarce again the systemd issue will be + resolved. + +Motion: uid and gid 500-749 are made available for allocation via acct-* as +system accounts +Carried with 5 yes, 1 no, 1 abstain + + + +Open bugs with council participation [4] +======================================== + +* bug 821553, "Document upgrade path policy" [6] + Nothing actionable here. + +* bug 786105, "access to manage projects on GH" [7] + This was pending discussion on the mailing list, which never took place. + The bug is closed NEEDINFO. + + + +Open floor +========== + +* Michał brought up the idea of separating arches into support tiers. While + this idea found positive reception, more details are needed and mailing list + discussion was suggested. + +* There was a discussion about accidentally dropping keywords in outdated PR's + (with the conclusion that this should not be done, and that the merging + developer should check as of current policy). + +* Keywords in "if clauses" in live ebuilds are in the end the responsibility + of the package maintainer, since the details on how to handle them may differ + from package to package. + + + +[1] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-project/message/4102bb0a1037dea0c07f30bfc3116a3f +[2] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-project/message/253dc6b0b980133305f8661d4093f664 +[3] https://archives.gentoo.org/gentoo-project/message/87bd3e5f66e034e8fb54d71c97254681 +[4] https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/Project:Council#Open_bugs_with_Council_participation +[5] https://bugs.gentoo.org/823732 +[6] https://bugs.gentoo.org/821553 +[7] https://bugs.gentoo.org/786105 diff --git a/meeting-logs/20211114-summary.txt.asc b/meeting-logs/20211114-summary.txt.asc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..d797790 --- /dev/null +++ b/meeting-logs/20211114-summary.txt.asc @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- + +iQIzBAABCAAdFiEE6W4INB9YeKX6Qpi1TEn3nlTQogYFAmLCllkACgkQTEn3nlTQ +ogaQpA/9GNsLa6I5scBHluTop/2nfNbQk2p+CrmbdqakGwIRkdA+NMNAmKxxytIZ +HHt1+LZhNcs6y/8o8iMlJreBetctgUHB6cI4HZJDy6hq5YTxmV1HwSViUf4AI/kd +uTXErdp8dUpIHp2cjxrKiFs//UxmdN1wIkSqQ8GNS7WZ0qhG7hHgJe3dsPR3byqU +UBD+N+CJOGcExVEsA2sJZJUT6e39GGGrVEvUkMPzyS+3ULifk4SwQsyXzALD/MJN +kL3XycmhV7ZrXYwrtxb/8oiqIght6/gco3ZaGGpaK9iOAvWfmmCFyYTBOyDi63Oq +LmlHp/ezbcc2BEFmbm57IvimgerGSIEGS5s3lt6NyRSdU6JloD72R4i26iNHBuGZ +I5u1tOBXyPNRAJk3heSXRKn9fnsV1BXgWUnAU0HT5F/1+6VzW2iKN7bNhF/ttENH +1JafPW1/KVWYDaEOoGxkEf9xIpChEdYhrvBabWlH3NbhVCklHYGkHhW0bTgrCoNM +yIvVzihmNv4od7YiKUlSolUihoLe/MntBhsQKYlSTnnqDNnuM4LL3R+9t7vr76kr +ehgC1/RLH86l1JJPrm+oCkhd6zj/4g3nt0x7QTn2DFiqweNwtX0ZMf+qHAHOVp+n +/xju/VBLeoHsnf6OTe1M4gr+QKK/VFHsK5+wijwSSMtI6MCxJm0= +=e+AM +-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- |