2023-06-06

Attending: Will, JM, Dom, June, Andreas, Kevin, Muhanad, Jason, Seb, Khaled, Richard, David, Kyle, Maadhav, Petr, Chris, Melissa, David Stirling,

Start: 2:00 pm UK

Accepting minutes from last meeting

(2-3 minutes each)

IDR (Seb):
- upcoming release: - expected in 2 weeks
  - software upgrade
  - new datasets: idr0147
  - fixes to existing datasets
- idr-testing: advanced search PR
- Fileset swap (NGFF upgrade) ongoing.
OMERO
- merge-ci is down. Waiting on UoD IT
- new CI [vpn] access (C7 python 3.8 short term) is running at http://10.0.48.6:51358/ (need UoD vpn)
  - testing via redeployment on-going to replace merge-ci then latest-ci.
- current issue with iviewer build to be fixed
- Target Rocky Linux 9 and Ubuntu 2204 for future deployment support
- Richard: AlmaLinux support?
  - JM: can only support 2 OS. More is costly
Bio-Formats
- Repo tests green today
- Formats meeting next Monday: review open PRs and decide on next release - possibly end of June?
NGFF
GerBI
Glencoe
- Chris: will look again at omero certificates
- Melissa: woolz file format support to be removed - no longer supported and relies on native libs
Community
- Jason: OMERO Development Priorities and Roadmap Meeting
  - Monday 19th June 3pm UK - By invitation only
  - Annual Community meetings since ~2006
  - Paris -> Dundee -> Virtual -> ?
  - Funding for OMERO challenging
  - OMERO usage on the up
  - Some sites keen to contribute code
  - Agenda Document
  - Sharing resources - build systems etc
  - Seb: publish outcomes? Jason: almost certainly.
    - Joint declaration of direction forward

(5 min. max; tech. Discussion should be highlighted to relevant people and rescheduled)

(20-25 minutes plus 15 minutes questions max)