--- tags: [meeting-notes] --- # 2022-06-22 Conda Community Meeting * [Meeting link](https://zoom.us/j/9138593505?pwd=SWh3dE1IK05LV01Qa0FJZ1ZpMzJLZz09) * [What time is the meeting in my time zone](https://arewemeetingyet.com/UTC/2022-06-22/17:00/b/Conda%20community%20meeting) ## Attendees | Name | Initials | Affiliation | GH Username | | -------------------------| -------- | ------------- | ------------------ | | Jannis Leidel | JL | Anaconda | jezdez | | Dave Clements | DPC | Anaconda | tnabtaf | | Bianca Henderson | BH | Anaconda | beeankha | | Filipe Fernandes | FF | conda-forge | ocefpaf | | John Kirkham | JK | cf/NVIDIA | jakirkham | | Daniel Holth | DH | Anaconda | dholth | | Ken Odegard | KO | Anaconda | kenodegard | | Marius van Niekerk | MvN | Voltron Data | mariusvniekerk | | Katherine Kinnaman | KK | Anaconda | kathatherine | | | | | | 11 people present ## Introductions ## Announcements * (MRB, absent, please read out) Please remember to vote on adding Jaime to the steering council * (MRB, absent, please read out) Please send comments on the new governance PR (https://github.com/conda-incubator/governance/pull/51) * (JL) CEP 6 vote passed and implemenation is on the final stretch * https://github.com/conda-incubator/ceps/blob/main/cep-6.md * (JL) Intention to call for vote for Code of Conduct proposal * https://github.com/conda-incubator/governance/pull/49 * Steering Council Input still welcome! * (JL) NEW! Public "planning" project board for some conda projects: * https://github.com/orgs/conda/projects/2 * Single source of truth for Open Source efforts, including some agile ceremonies of the conda team at Anaconda * Open for feedback and hopefully improves visibility of priorities * Covers a number of dimensions of project management: * issue sorting * support requests * backlog review * sprint planning * sprint review * documentation issues * epics * tentative roadmap plans * (JL) NEW! CEP project board to track pull requests and issues: * https://github.com/orgs/conda-incubator/projects/1 * Also accessible via https://github.com/conda-incubator/ceps/projects?type=beta * (JL) Reminder: conda development sprint at SciPy 2022 in Austin July 16/17 * focus on getting beginners to contribute * no need to commit to specific features or shipping code * informal event to talk about all things conda (and friends) * (JL) New constructor community team * Formally transfers constructor, menuinst and conda-pack from "federated" to "community" project status. See governance policy for more info on ["federated projects"](https://github.com/conda-incubator/governance#community-federated--attic-maintenance) * New team consists of 10 members of the community * Ticket: https://github.com/conda-incubator/governance/issues/53 * conda team: https://github.com/orgs/conda-incubator/teams/constructor/members * conda-incubator team: https://github.com/orgs/conda/teams/constructor/members * Goals are: * improve maintenance of these fundamental projects of the eco system * unblock contributions from community members (e.g. Jaime's work via Napari) * have a common code base for "installers" in the ecosystem * (JL) conda-zsh-completions moved to conda-incubator * Author esc reached out and asked to transfer it, thank you for years of maintenance! * https://twitter.com/esc___/status/1536702772128759809 * Goal is to hand-over maintenance to community and align with other people interested in improved shell integration * New team with broader name "conda-completions": * https://github.com/orgs/conda-incubator/teams/conda-completions * May be realigned in future if plans for shell integration change * Contributors and feedback welcome! ## New Agenda Items * (JK) Handling other shells ( https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/6820 ) * Apple uses zsh by default on macOS * https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/4/18651872/apple-macos-catalina-zsh-bash-shell-replacement-features * Fish also sees a fair bit of usage * https://github.com/conda/conda/issues/7993 * (JL) Consolidating conda CLA information into conda/infra repo * https://github.com/conda/infra/issues/564 * (DPC) [Fiscal Sponsorship Proposal](https://github.com/conda-incubator/governance/issues/54) * Fiscal sponsorship allows us to accept funding and manage trademarks. Creates conda as a legal entity * Submissions are due by July 15, which means we need input soon, so we can finish voting before that. * (KK) [Conda capitalization](https://github.com/conda/conda-docs/issues/803) * If you care to comment, please do! * Main consensus currently is to follow what Git does. Git for organization/program, git for command * (DH) [conda-package-streaming](https://github.com/conda-incubator/conda-package-streaming) * Coming soon * Downloads partial conda packages (both formats) for quick metadata inspection or any in-memory use * Byproduct of conda-index improvements ## What is this meeting for? Various parts of the conda community gather on a regular basis. This meeting brings together all of these sub-communities for a community wide call.