[kepler-dev] [seek-dev] kepler bug and task organization for alpha8

[Matt Jones]

Oh yeah, one more thing.  I partially reorganized the Kepler release 
roadmap, and I will finish updating it after I have completed the bug 
prioritization with everyone.  The current version is here:

http://kepler-project.org/Wiki.jsp?page=KeplerReleaseRoadmap

Matt

Matt Jones wrote:
> NOTE: I make some requests of kepler developers below -- please read 
> thoroughly.
> 
> I've been working on the reclassification and organization of our tasks 
> for the alpha8 Kepler release.  I also entered new bugs from my notes 
> that came up in the meeting for Kepler (I haven't entered EcoGrid bugs 
> yet).  I am partially done, but need input from Kepler contributors.  I 
> have organized the bugs into 11 component categories (data access, 
> documentation, interface, core, actors, director, installer, pipelines, 
> build system, general, semantics) -- see below for a fuller explanation 
> of each component category.  I also assigned each bug to a developer, 
> and categorized its severity.  Bugs that MUST be fixed by alpha8 were 
> marked with a critical or blocker severity and will show up in red in 
> bugzilla.
> 
> Its interesting to view the bugs and sort by component and then target 
> milestone, or by severity and then target milestone (you need to 'Change 
> Columns' to see the Target Milestone field).  The bug list is here:
> 
> http://bugzilla.ecoinformatics.org/buglist.cgi?product=Kepler&bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=NEW&bug_status=ASSIGNED&bug_status=REOPENED
> 
> And of course you can query for the bugs that are assigned to you.
> 
> What I need you each to do is to review your current areas of work and 
> your task lists and make sure that every item on your lists regarding 
> Kepler is in the Bugzilla DB.  If not, please enter a new bug and 
> correctly classify it, and then set its targte milestone properly.
> 
> Once this is done, I will then be able to go through with each of you 
> and see how to prioritize tasks for each person in SEEK to realistically 
> get to our desired alpha8 release in December.  This may involve 
> demoting some features to a later target milestone, but I won't know 
> until we have the full list.
> 
> Also, from this point forward I ask that we use bugzilla more 
> consistently.  If you are making changes to the code, you should already 
> have a bug or feature description that you are working towards.  New 
> bugs you enter should be properly classified in terms of severity and 
> component and target milestone.  When you make major progress on a 
> feature, please update the bug, and when you finish work on a bug, 
> please close it.
> 
> I'll continue this prioritization exercise Monday.  Please update your 
> bug lists by then if at all possible.
> 
> Thanks.
> Matt
> 
> 
> Descriptions of the 11 Kepler component areas
> ----------------------------------------------
> data access:	The subsytem within Kepler for accessing and retrieving
>                  external data, including from systems like EcoGrid,
>                  Metacat, and the SRB. This includes data and metadata
>                  handling actors and data source actors.
>                  tao and ruland
> 
> documentation:	The Kepler documentation subsystem, including actor
>                  metadata approaches and the actual docuemntation needed
>                  by users and developers.
>                  altintas and romanello
> 
> interface:	user interface bugs and improvements
>                  brooke and downey
> 
> core:	        kepler core bugs and improvements, inlcuding basic
>                  framework and infrastructure for managing workflows
>                  berkley and ruland
> 
> actors:	        actor bugs and additions
> 
> director:	director bugs and additions
> 
> installer:	a user friendly installer for kepler
>                  higgins
> 
> pipelines:	this component has to do with entire pipelines instead
>                  of just an actor or director
>                  higgins
> 
> build system:	the build system for kepler
>                  berkley
> 
> general:	general kepler bugs not associated with another
>                  component.
> 
> semantics:	Tools and features related to semantic handling within
>                  workflows, including semantic data and actor discovery,
>                  workflow validation, semantic workflow composition, and
>                  data and actor integration.
>                  bowers
> 

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Matt Jones
jones at nceas.ucsb.edu                         Ph: 907-789-0496
National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis (NCEAS)
UC Santa Barbara     http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/ecoinformatics
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