Extras/SteeringCommittee/Meeting-20090306

Members Present

 * Brian Pepple         (bpepple)
 * Jarod Wilson         (j-rod)
 * Kevin Fenzi          (nirik)
 * Dan Horák            (sharkcz)
 * Bill Nottingham      (notting)
 * Dennis Gilmore       (dgilmore)
 * Josh Boyer           (jwb)
 * Jon Stanley          (jds2001)

Members Absent

 * David Woodhouse      (dwmw2)

Packaging Committee Report
FESCo approved both https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/PackagingDrafts/ExplicitRequires and https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Troublesome_source_URL_packaging_guideline_draft by general acclamation.

Features
FESCo reviewed three new features:


 * RPM 4.7

FESCo voted 6 - 0 to approve RPM 4.7 as a Fedora 11 Feature.


 * Banshee as default Media player - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/BansheeAsDefaultMediaplayer

FESCo disapproved this feature, with 4 negative votes.


 * DNSSEC - http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/DNSSEC

FESCo voted 6 - 0 to approve this as a Fedora 11 feature.

FESCo also reviewed 7 existing features for completeness with respect to the feature freeze:


 * MinGW Cross Compiler - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/Windows_cross_compiler

FESCo approved that this feature is still fine for Fedora 11 by general acclamation.


 * SSSD - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SSSD

FESCo voted 5 - 0 that this should remain in, due to the miscommunication over the schedule date.


 * gcc-4.4 - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/gcc4.4

FESCo agreed that this should remain in; the page should be updated and the remaining unbuilt packages should be built.


 * Intel KMS - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/IntelKMS

FESCo agreed that this should remain in; documentation can be done by the release note freeze.


 * LibLVM - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/liblvm

FESCo voted 6 - 0 to move this feature to Fedora 12.


 * Multiple PAM Stacks in GDM - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/MultiplePAMStacksInGDM

FESCo agreed that this should remain in; documentation can be done by the release note freeze.


 * Systemtap Static Probes - https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/SystemtapStaticProbes

FESCo voted 5 - 0 to move this feature to Fedora 12.

Provenpackager re-seed
FESCo voted 6 - 0 to change provenpackager as follows:


 * it will be emptied and repopulated with the sponsor list
 * new members will be discussed by the sponsor list, and voted on by FESCo (much in the way new sponsors are)

Further business
Further business was tabled to the next meeting.

IRC log can be found at: http://bpepple.fedorapeople.org/fesco/FESCo-2009-03-06.html