Node.js Foundation Package Maintenance Team Meeting 2019-09-24

[mhdawson]

Time

UTC Tue 24-Sep-2019 19:00 (07:00 PM):

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Links

• Minutes Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ENV6EvWKUtcg6f5AEezQgVHd0JCPmowSKKkiSSnexQc/edit

Agenda

Extracted from package-maintenance-agenda labelled issues and pull requests from the nodejs org prior to the meeting.

nodejs/package-maintenance

• Future direction support field #241
• Standard grammar/keywords to reference node release lines #236
• Document the current 'top 10' express' issues #233
• Next steps on Support levels in Package.json #192
• [baseline practices] .npmignore or package.json files #164
• Which Problems Node.js OSS maintainers/authors face today? #113

Invited

• Package Maintenance team: @nodejs/package-maintenance

Observers/Guests

Notes

The agenda comes from issues labelled with package-maintenance-agenda across all of the repositories in the nodejs org. Please label any additional issues that should be on the agenda before the meeting starts.

Joining the meeting

• link for participants: https://zoom.us/j/431077278
• For those who just want to watch: https://www.youtube.com/c/nodejs+foundation/live
• youtube admin page: https://www.youtube.com/my_live_events?filter=scheduled

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[Trott]

Not sure if this fits in with the package-maintenance team's goals/charter/whatever, but assistance getting things aligned in the ecosystem and Node.js 13.0.0 such that we minimize the pain of any Node.js breaking changes for end users would be 💯. Specifically, it would be great if we could get rid of as many CITGM issues there as possible.

[wesleytodd]

@Trott Making this easier for maintainers in general is within this groups charter (even if specific upgrades might not be something we are equipped to handle yet). Are there specific things you think we could help with? Also, this might warrant a separate issue so we can discuss and then add to this meeting agenda if there is more to talk about.

[Trott]

Are there specific things you think we could help with?

I had contributing fixes in mind, but if that's not in scope, then maybe nothing much comes to mind. Perhaps just getting the word out to folks who might contribute fixes, but that can be some effort. Perhaps coordinating with @nodejs/mentorship to see if maybe this is something mentors/mentees can look at? Or @nodejs/code-and-learn?

[dominykas]

Added #244 to agenda, because its something I intend to look deeper into over the next month or so.

[lholmquist]

looks like i'm going to miss this one, i'll catch up on the recording 👎

[craftninja]

@mhdawson FWIW - I love the emoji respond section for attendance! I just noticed it now...

I will be missing this one but will catch up later today.

[mhdawson]

PR for minutes: #262