Activity since 2022-02-15

Open Source Process working group project issues
- ––How to involve the community in the ecommerce replacement project? #14 [nedbat] question
  The ecommerce team is in the process of designing a replacement for the edx.org ecommerce capability. How much of...
  - 🗪 inventhouse: I am seeking input from the group about best-practices and the the questions I posted above;...
  - 🗪 feanil: Some thoughts in-line. > Some things we'd like help with from the OSP-WG (and which we'd like...
  - 🗪 nedbat: Feanil's answers are great. I'd sum it up by encouraging you to approach this as an effort by a...
tCRIL Engineering Tasks project issues
- –×Add a github secret to openedx org #125 [Ali-D-Akbar] github-request
  ### Firm Name edx ### Requested Change I'd like to have a github secret added for Pactflow. I can share the...
  - 🗪 Ali-D-Akbar: @ormsbee yes, I can see that you've accepted the invitation. I couldn't share the token before...
  - 🗪 ormsbee: @Ali-D-Akbar: I just received it and added it to edx-val's action secrets. Please try it out and...
  - 🗪 Ali-D-Akbar: @ormsbee The CI issue has been resolved. Thanks. 👍 This issue can be closed.
- ⋆–Build a Talk Proposal for a Docs Talk #142 [feanil]
  @feanil and @jmakowski1123 to build a talk on the current state of docs, what we've done so far and what's coming up...
- –×[Core Contributors] Recruit 5 new Forum Mods (CC role) #52 [sarina] community openedx/community-wg
  We have specified the forum mod role as a Core Contributor role, as detailed in...
  - 🗪 regisb: I very much agree with @nizarmah. Forum moderation is a difficult job. To encourage people to...
  - 🗪 sarina: For now, I have found 3 new moderators who are excited, so I am pleased with that right now. We...
  - 🗪 sarina: After I wrote this, I realized I think all moderators should weigh in here. Let's transfer this...
- ––Conduct an audit of all current Open edX Documentation #104 [jmakowski1123]
  ### **Context:** To inform a broader Open edX Information strategy, we should start with a clear understanding of...
- –×Brainstorm ideas for tCRIL Open edX Conference talks #90 [ormsbee]
  @openedx/tcril-engineering: If you have an idea, please comment below! (Note: Call for proposals is open until...
  - 🗪 ormsbee: Lightning talk suggestions (technical): * Content Outlives Features * Course Teams Make...
  - 🗪 ormsbee: I would love to give one on a new Learning Core Platform, but I can't make it to the conference....
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: Closing this ticket in favor of individual tickets for presentation proposal tracking.
  - 🗪 kdmccormick: My ticket: https://github.com/openedx/tcril-engineering/issues/141
  - 🗪 kdmccormick: @ormsbee I have interest, but I am not sure I could swing it alongside a Tutor workshop.
- ⋆–Sarina: Propose core contributor talk #143 [sarina]
  - 🗪 sarina: Talk submitted (internal link: https://sessionize.com/app/speaker/session/318522) but would like...
- ––Create a Google Sheet template and method for collecting data from multi-tenancy Instances #117 [jmakowski1123]
  This is a task in epic #107 The assumption is that we will be sending Providers [this...
  - 🗪 feanil: @jmakowski1123 Is...
- ⋆–Discovery: MFE Plugins #146 [arbrandes]
  See https://github.com/openedx/platform-roadmap/issues/27.
- ⋆–Talk proposal: Tutor workshop #141 [kdmccormick]
  * Getting started with Tutor? * Tutor plugin development? * something else?
- ⋆–Make wiki page for tcril-oncall #147 [kdmccormick]
- –×Replace OLX `problemset` and `videosequence` with `sequential` in edx-platform #66 [Carlos-Muniz]
  `problemset` and `videosequence` are old-but-not-entirely-unused aliases to the `sequential` (in Studio-speak,...
  - 🗪 Carlos-Muniz: Merged: https://github.com/openedx/edx-platform/pull/29905
- ––Define methods and processes for communicating with all Service Providers #118 [jmakowski1123]
  We need to identify all public channels of communication for circulating links to the Survey with a Call To Action...
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: Eden - What other channels should we be using?
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: @e0d - Would love your feedback on blog text, link above.
  - 🗪 e0d: Reviewed the blog, it looks great, just had a couple minor comments in the doc.
- ––Add a short, snappy tl;dr for OEP-1 #129 [sarina]
  The "What is an OEP" section is quite long. Let's add a tl;dr to the top of the OEP, like some others do, to _very...
- ⋆–Talk proposal: State of the Frontend #144 [arbrandes]
  ### Title Open edX State of the Frontend (As I Found It) ### Abstract (To expand.) A 40-minute talk on...
  - 🗪 davidjoy: I was just thinking this morning that maybe we need to do a talk on our vision for theming in...
  - 🗪 arbrandes: @davidjoy, are you officially accepting my invitation to co-present? 🤞🏼 (You don't have to,...
  - 🗪 davidjoy: @arbrandes Yes, I suppose I am! Just talked it over with the family and we're going to try to...
- –×Edit/prune the current FormAssembly questions to make the survey process as quick and easy as possible #115 [jmakowski1123]
  This is a task in epic https://github.com/openedx/tcril-engineering/issues/107 Limit the first-pass survey to...
  - 🗪 feanil: @jmakowski1123 per the conversations we've been having in...
  - 🗪 feanil: One more suggestion, The ` This Site Serves:` section might be well served with an `Other` response.
- ––Create production instance for hosting courses #93 [sarina]
  Create a production environment (likely via a community provider) where we can develop and host courses such as...
  - 🗪 sarina: Juan at eduNEXT has agreed to host an instance for courses for tCRIL. I have spoken with Nell...
- –×graphviz is required yet not mentioned in README or requirements #1999 [Carlos-Muniz] openedx/edx-documentation
  I ran the tests via `make test` and received an error due to dot from graphviz missing. There was no mention of...
  - 🗪 sarina: I recently added this to this readme: https://github.com/openedx/open-edx-proposals
- ––i18n Support For Documentation #2018 [feanil] epic openedx/edx-documentation
  To expand access to the Open edX platform, we'd like to have all the relevant documentation also be translated. ...
- ⋆×[GH Request] test #151 [sarina] github-request
  test automation changes
- ⋆–Tutorial proposal: Hands-on with MFEs #145 [arbrandes]
  ### Title Everything You Always Wanted to Know about MFEs (But Were Afraid to Ask) ### Abstract A...
  - 🗪 arbrandes: David Joy suggests asking @adamstankiewicz about this, as apparently he co-led a similar...
- ⋆×[GH Request] test #152 [sarina] github-request
  test automation changes
- ––The DemoX course needs to have videos fixed #94 [nedbat]
  The openedx/edx-demo-course repo needs a tiny bit of love: the YouTube links don’t work, because Google made them...
  - 🗪 Carlos-Muniz: I think the missing video may be from [The Science of Cooking Professional Certificate...
  - 🗪 ehuthmacher: I have re-uploaded the three videos to the Open edX YouTube account.
  - 🗪 Carlos-Muniz: ### New Open edX Youtube URLs Video: Welcome! URL: https://youtu.be/c6YBGhZBB80 Video:...
- ⋆×[GH Request] #153 [syedsajjadkazmii] github-request
  ### Firm Name edX, Arbisoft ### User List Name: Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah Email: ssajjad@edx.org ### Start...
  - 🗪 openedx-workflow-automation: Thank you for your report! @openedx/tcril-oncall will take a look as soon as they can.
  - 🗪 kdmccormick: @syedsajjadkazmii I sent you an invitation to https://github.com/openedx/ and the...
- ––Create technical documentation with suggested queries to be circulated with the FormAssembly survey #116 [jmakowski1123]
  This is a task in epic #107 The assumption is that we will be sending Providers [this...
  - 🗪 feanil: @jmakowski1123 here is what I was thinking for the attached technical documentation, though...
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: Thanks @feanil ! Agree, I think Version 2 is better to lead with - less intimidating. We could...
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: @e0d Two questions about the flow of data: How does data/results from the queries Feanil...
  - 🗪 e0d: I think we want the providers to supply us with the data in a sheet or CSV. We can integrate...
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: > I think we want the providers to supply us with the data in a sheet or CSV. We can integrate...
  - 🗪 e0d: @jmakowski1123 My thought was that one would either use FA or the CSV, not both. The CSV is the...
  - 🗪 feanil: I think that makes sense and I can incorporate that into instructions. It sounds like the entry...
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: Agree, I think a groups inbox is the better option. The instructions can also include that email...
  - 🗪 feanil: Here is a newer version of the instructions incorporating what we just talked about:...
  - 🗪 jmakowski1123: Thanks @feanil ! Couple of minor edits to the text of the instructions (can I make these changes...
  - 🗪 feanil: I think you can fork my gist but that can be annoying, so I've just made the updates you've...
openedx/open-edx-proposals repo pull requests
- ⋆✓Python Requirements Update #303 [edx-requirements-bot]
  - 🗹 mraarif (review: approved)
- ––OEP-54: Procedures for removing Core Contributors #292 [sarina]
  - ☐ antoviaque: Submitted at https://github.com/openedx/open-edx-proposals/pull/304 (review: commented)
- –✓docs: clarify new CC member voting for OEP-54 #293 [ormsbee]
  - 🗪 ormsbee: I'm concerned that in trying to guard against inappropriately access, we'll make this system...
  - 🗪 sarina: > People who get to vote: All CCs and all committers for any affected repos. This reads to me...
  - 🗪 kdmccormick: I think @ormsbee 's suggestion was meant to be *more* liberal than the status quo in terms of...
  - 🗪 ormsbee: @sarina: > This reads to me as, if I nominate someone for repo A, only those who can commit...
  - 🗪 sarina: OK @ormsbee you've convinced me by the "default to Yes" argument. I'm overindexing on the...
  - 🗹 sarina (review: approved)
  - 🗪 ormsbee: @sarina, @kdmccormick: I made the changes, and tried to remove a few commas to make the meaning...
  - 🗪 sarina: This is good 2 go from my perspective! You'll need to chase @kdmccormick down to mark his...
  - 🗹 kdmccormick: Could use some more unit test coverage, please revise. Jk, looks great 💯 (review: approved)
  - 🗪 ormsbee: Thanks folks!
- ––In OEP-1, codify that Process OEPs can change #300 [sarina]
  - 🗹 nedbat (review: approved)
- ––[OEP-1] Switch author-ownership model to a community-stewardship one #302 [sarina]
  - 🗪 nedbat: (BTW, it's really helpful to put the OEP number in at the start of the PR title, esp when we...
  - 🗪 nedbat: My only concern here is that we are adding another reference to "the Architecture Group," even...
  - 🗹 nedbat (review: approved)
  - 🗪 sarina: Agree on both counts, I was doing a bunch of prefixing but fell flat. And yes, I don't love that...
- ––OEP-1 Clarify OEP update procedures #301 [sarina]
  - 🗹 nedbat (review: approved)
- ––OEP-1 Codify the Change History section for all OEPs #297 [sarina]
- ––OEP-1 Provide tl;dr of Arbiter role #299 [sarina]
  - 🗹 nedbat (review: approved)
- ––OEP-1 Add tl;dr section to OEP-1 #298 [sarina]
  - 🗪 sarina: I like that @kdmccormick . What do you think about: > OEPs are not used to dictate small...
  - ☐ kdmccormick: 👍🏻 (review: commented)
  - 🗹 nedbat (review: approved)
- ⋆– OEP-54 - Handle commitments fullfilment #304 [antoviaque] open-source-contribution engineering review
  - 🗪 edx-webhook: Thanks for the pull request, @antoviaque! I've created...
  - 🗹 feanil: Is it possible in the situation where a CC can't meet their commitments to update the level of... (review: approved)
  - ☐ sarina: I also think we should be a little careful with this, because hypothetically a community member... (review: commented)
  - ☐ sarina: nit: `reach out to the CC to discuss` (review: commented)
  - ☐ sarina: hm, ok I see you do this in the next section. @feanil I think what you're asking is good, but... (review: commented)
  - 🗪 nedbat: It's enough to say, "Core contributors are responsible for reporting when they aren't able to...
  - 🗹 nedbat (review: approved)
  - 🗪 antoviaque: @feanil @sarina > Is it possible in the situation where a CC can't meet their commitments to...