#fedora-neuro: NeuroFedora - 2023-09-11

Meeting summary

1. Agenda (FranciscoD, 13:01:06)
   1. Agenda: https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/2023/09/11/next-open-neurofedora-meeting-11-September-1300-utc.html (FranciscoD, 13:01:11)
   2. meetbot/zodbot guide: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Meeting:Guide#MeetBot_Commands (FranciscoD, 13:01:21)
   
   
2. Intros and roll call (FranciscoD, 13:02:31)
   
3. Tasks from last meeting (FranciscoD, 13:05:41)
   1. Last meeting was on July 17: https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-neuro/2023-07-17/neurofedora.2023-07-17-13.00.html (FranciscoD, 13:06:17)
   2. https://meetbot.fedoraproject.org/fedora-neuro/2023-07-17/neurofedora.2023-07-17-13.00.log.html (FranciscoD, 13:08:51)
   3. https://pagure.io/neuro-sig/documentation/pull-request/25 -> add snippet about EPEL support (FranciscoD, 13:14:49)
   4. AniketPradhan[m] to update #552 -> DONE (FranciscoD, 13:15:34)
   5. adding packit is easy: copy over conf file from one of the other repos, like snakemake, update the github url, open a PR, then use packit commands. (FranciscoD, 13:16:03)
   6. FranciscoD_ to update RHBZ#2213973 -> DONE (FranciscoD, 13:16:46)
   
   
4. Open pagure tickets (FranciscoD, 13:17:16)
   1. https://pagure.io/neuro-sig/NeuroFedora/issues?status=Open&tags=S%3A+Next+meeting (FranciscoD, 13:17:24)
   2. packit dashboard: https://dashboard.packit.dev/jobs/copr-builds (FranciscoD, 13:22:46)
   3. note, dashboard does not show koji builds that packit does for the "pull from upstreams" jobs (FranciscoD, 13:23:13)
   4. vxl update: https://pagure.io/neuro-sig/NeuroFedora/issue/548 -> WIP (FranciscoD, 13:24:12)
   
   
5. Package health check (FranciscoD, 13:27:11)
   1. neuro-sig packager dashboard is here: https://packager-dashboard.fedoraproject.org/dashboard?groups=neuro-sig (FranciscoD, 13:27:39)
   2. Order of urgency/priority: CVE/FTI bugs in stable releases, then in rawhide along with FTBFS bugs, then other bugs + new version updates (FranciscoD, 13:29:04)
   3. Note that the beta freeze is in place, so all updates will remain in testing unless they're proposed and accepted as freeze exceptions (FranciscoD, 13:29:36)
   4. To propose a freeze exception, use the blocker bugs app: https://qa.fedoraproject.org/blockerbugs/milestone/39/beta/buglist ; bugs are proposed as freeze exceptions or blockers, so link your update to a bug and then use the bug (FranciscoD, 13:31:20)
   5. FTI bugs that have updates fixing them are generally accepted as freeze exceptions (FranciscoD, 13:32:03)
   6. SOP: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_freeze_exception_bug_process (FranciscoD, 13:32:24)
   7. and: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/QA:SOP_blocker_bug_process (FranciscoD, 13:32:43)
   8. Most of the py3.12 FTI/FTBFS bugs have been sorted; some others are waiting for upstream interventions (FranciscoD, 13:33:20)
   9. a few packages have new versions available: please take these on and open PRs where possible (FranciscoD, 13:36:10)
   10. just FYI: here's an example of a human cortical circuit model in NEURON (and LFPy): https://github.com/KantYao/Human-L2-3-Cortical-Microcircuit (FranciscoD, 13:37:31)
   11. accompanying paper: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124721017411 (FranciscoD, 13:38:06)
   12. Packages are in good health (FranciscoD, 13:38:44)
   
   
6. Open package reviews check (FranciscoD, 13:39:10)
   1. Neuro-sig package reviews should block the tracker bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=fedora-neuro (FranciscoD, 13:39:25)
   2. no new reviews at the moment (FranciscoD, 13:39:49)
   
   
7. CompNeuro lab image status check (FranciscoD, 13:43:23)
   1. https://koji.fedoraproject.org/koji/packageinfo?packageID=30691 (FranciscoD, 13:43:29)
   2. All green ticks: building nicely (FranciscoD, 13:43:37)
   
   
8. Neuroscience query of the week (FranciscoD, 13:43:48)
   1. https://neuroblog.fedoraproject.org/planet-neuroscientists/ (FranciscoD, 13:44:33)
   
   
9. Next meeting day, and chair (FranciscoD, 13:47:47)
   1. Next meeting in two weeks at same time, hopefully over matrix (otherwise, fall back again to irc) (FranciscoD, 13:49:01)
   
   
10. Open floor (FranciscoD, 13:49:05)

Action items

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