Meeting: 1pm-2pm.

Present: Daniel, Dave, Guoxiang, Patrick, Walter, Mike, Christopher.

Agenda

• Ubuntu 5.10 arch-masters
  • amd64 & x86
  • in process.
• student.cs front-end servers (mef-fe02 - 12.student.cs)
  • Ubuntu with KDE & Gnome [see below for discussion on additions]
  • performance testing
    • one server works with 20 simult. users, so we should be OK for overall capacity
• Review Dave's list of Supported Software: http://www.cs.uwaterloo.ca/~dlgawley/CSI/SupportedSoftware.shtml
  • suggested additions/deletions?
    • plugins: flash, java, possibly SessionSaver?
    • Patrick says look at mime-types in xhier packages to have common behaviour
  • Crossover: Christopher C. says he's seen problems with it, version 4.2. Daniel hasn't installed on cscf machines, but it works for him at home.
• Linux image: MikeP is trying standard linux image on newest HW, which may work. If not, we'll need a second linux image. (we're already adding a second windows image for new HW.)
• legato issues on pilatus; currently being worked on by Guoxiang.
• plans for this year?
  • accounts-maint/auth/authenticating off active-directory
    • dave says macs are in process; linux can be next in line
    • mike suggests testing on plg?
    • to solve accounts username length problem, among others
  • sunfire 4200 beatbox - might be used to install suse / test 64-bit archmaster
    • ubuntu doesn't support 4200's Serial Attached Scsi (SAS) with Breezy Badger kernel
      • but- latest (dec '05) kernel may be fixed, so Daniel could make a live CD with it to try. Otherwise, the new Ubuntu in April may have the kernel.
  • additional window managers on new front-ends- suggestions?
    • what window managers is Patrick working on for solaris?
      • the old standards (twm, tvtwm). plus, blackbox. problems with gnome.
    • so maybe we should add tvtwm and blackbox
    • speaking of compatibility: Patrick suggests versioning x11env for linux- which he did template for already - I can build a new package that is based on that one, but works in CS?
    • kde/gnome directories pre-existing for users; are graphicslab/nortellab classes 4th yr honours classes?...

-- DanielAllen - 12 Jan 2006