PSC Meeting 2025-08-08 - Revision history

Pvanbosgeo at 17:23, 11 August 2025

2025-08-11T17:23:27Z

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	* GRASS presence on different events		* GRASS presence on different events
	** FOSS4G EU: Alen presented the state of GRASS talk.		** FOSS4G EU: Alen presented the state of GRASS talk.
			** FOSS4G NL: Paulo gave a presenation about GRASS in education and research
	** FOSS4G NA (Nov 3-5)		** FOSS4G NA (Nov 3-5)
	*** Workshop: GRASS Addon Development with Python, Corey & Caitlin.		*** Workshop: GRASS Addon Development with Python, Corey & Caitlin.

Neteler: add missing :Category:PSC

2025-08-10T21:19:23Z

add missing Category:PSC

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	** We agreed on having them within mapsets, but being asked if we want to save them or not - the opposite view is to save them automatically with a timer or so		** We agreed on having them within mapsets, but being asked if we want to save them or not - the opposite view is to save them automatically with a timer or so
	* Anna proposed to remove the lock to delete maps in different mapsets from the GUI - check if this is independent from the owners of mapsets.		* Anna proposed to remove the lock to delete maps in different mapsets from the GUI - check if this is independent from the owners of mapsets.

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Neteler: explain personal GH token use in automatic manual upload

2025-08-10T21:17:24Z

explain personal GH token use in automatic manual upload

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	* New docs:		* New docs:
	** They are up and running, but there's still something missing on the automatic upload part.		** They are up and running, but there's still something missing on the automatic upload part (currently a personal GH token of MN is used which expires every 3 months).
	** There’s the question of whether we need to have docs updated all the time or only when we release. In that sense, this is not a blocker for the release, but a nice-to-have.		** There’s the question of whether we need to have docs updated all the time or only when we release. In that sense, this is not a blocker for the release, but a nice-to-have.
	** For this release, we do not remove the HTML files, which are mostly used locally in the GUI or when called with g.manual from the terminal.		** For this release, we do not remove the HTML files, which are mostly used locally in the GUI or when called with g.manual from the terminal.
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	* Vicky's questions in the [https://matrix.to/#/!BOjyJgENYOLyXbRKxO:gitter.im/$xIdFsIr_HiEm6ASHtQCEt7GQkIrz_5zlLKOr-UpZLgo?via=gitter.im&via=matrix.org&via=osgeo.org GRASS chat]:		* Vicky's questions in the [https://matrix.to/#/!BOjyJgENYOLyXbRKxO:gitter.im/$xIdFsIr_HiEm6ASHtQCEt7GQkIrz_5zlLKOr-UpZLgo?via=gitter.im&via=matrix.org&via=osgeo.org GRASS chat]:
	We need to understand what they want to remove, and why; grass-user and grass-dev archives must not be removed, and neither must other list archives. Anna sends an email to Vicky.		** We need to understand what they want to remove, and why; grass-user and grass-dev archives must not be removed, and neither must other list archives.
			** Anna sends an email to Vicky.

	* Workspace discussion:		* Workspace discussion:
	** We agreed on having them within mapsets, but being asked if we want to save them or not - the opposite view is to save them automatically with a timer or so		** We agreed on having them within mapsets, but being asked if we want to save them or not - the opposite view is to save them automatically with a timer or so
	* Anna proposed to remove the lock to delete maps in different mapsets from the GUI - check if this is independent from the owners of mapsets.		* Anna proposed to remove the lock to delete maps in different mapsets from the GUI - check if this is independent from the owners of mapsets.

Veroandreo: /* Minutes */

2025-08-10T14:17:29Z

Minutes

Veroandreo at 14:06, 10 August 2025

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 The topics proposed are:
-* GRASS on different events
+* GRASS presence on different events
 * Release 8.5
 * New docs status
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 * Mailing list removal? Question from Vicky in chat
 * Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 here] can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge this [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113 PR].
-* Discussion on the [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5909 workflow proposal]. Maybe we need some kind of File Browser pane?
+* Discussion on the [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5909 workflow proposal]. Perhaps we need a File Browser pane?

Veroandreo at 13:38, 10 August 2025

2025-08-10T13:38:33Z

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	== Participants ==		== Participants ==

	* ~~TBD~~		* Anna Petrasova
			* Helmut Kudrnovsky
			* Huidae Cho
			* Linda Karlovska
			* Nicklas Larsson
			* Paulo van Breugel
			* Vaclav Petras
			* Veronica Andreo

	== Agenda ==		== Agenda ==
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	The topics proposed are:		The topics proposed are:

	* Release 8.5?		* GRASS on different events
			* Release 8.5
	* New docs status		* New docs status
	* Website rebranding		* Website rebranding status
	* Mailing list removal? Question from Vicky in chat		* Mailing list removal? Question from Vicky in chat
	- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested ~~here:~~ https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.		* Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 here] can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge this [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113 PR].
			* Discussion on the [https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5909 workflow proposal]. Maybe we need some kind of File Browser pane?
	- Discussion on https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5909. Maybe we need some kind of File Browser pane?

Lindakladivova: /* Agenda */

2025-08-08T14:57:07Z

Agenda

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	* Mailing list removal? Question from Vicky in chat		* Mailing list removal? Question from Vicky in chat
	- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested here: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.		- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested here: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.

			- Discussion on https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5909. Maybe we need some kind of File Browser pane?

Veroandreo: /* Agenda */

2025-08-08T14:55:15Z

Agenda

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	* New docs status		* New docs status
	* Website rebranding		* Website rebranding
			* Mailing list removal? Question from Vicky in chat
	- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested here: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.		- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested here: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.

Veroandreo at 14:54, 8 August 2025

2025-08-08T14:54:27Z

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	The topics proposed are:		The topics proposed are:

			* Release 8.5?
			* New docs status
			* Website rebranding
	- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested here: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.		- Decide on the Workspace topic and whether the solution suggested here: https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/discussions/5916#discussioncomment-14045240 can be implemented. This would help to finalize and merge PR https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/3113.

Lindakladivova: /* Agenda */

2025-08-08T14:31:49Z

Agenda

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	* TBD		* TBD

	~~== Agenda ==~~

	~~The topics proposed are:~~

	* TBD
	== Agenda ==		== Agenda ==

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	* GRASS presence on different events		* GRASS presence on different events
			** FOSS4G EU: Alen presented the state of GRASS talk.
	** FOSS4G NA (Nov 3-5)		** FOSS4G NA (Nov 3-5)
	*** Workshop: GRASS Addon Development with Python, Corey & Caitlin		*** Workshop: GRASS Addon Development with Python, Corey & Caitlin.
	*** Talk: GRASS Meets Longest Flow Paths, Shortest Compute Times, Huidae		*** Talk: GRASS Meets Longest Flow Paths, Shortest Compute Times, Huidae.
	*** Talk: State of GRASS, Corey		*** Talk: State of GRASS, Corey.
	** FOSS4G 2025 NZ:		** FOSS4G 2025 NZ:
	*** Alen and Luca will attend and present the state of GRASS talk (Corey as co-author as he wrote the original abstract)		*** Alen and Luca will attend and present the state of GRASS talk (Corey as co-author as he wrote the original abstract).
	** FOSS4G.be: Moritz will present a state of GRASS talk		** FOSS4G.be: Moritz will present a state of GRASS talk

	* GRASS 8.5 Release postponed to fall		* GRASS 8.5 Release postponed to fall
	** Waiting for JSON stuff from GSoC which needs to be reviewed before release		** Waiting for JSON stuff from GSoC, which needs to be reviewed before release.
	** Fix r.mapcalc issues regarding parallelization		** Fix r.mapcalc issues regarding parallelization.
	** Mac binaries: There's an issue with code signing. Needs to be solved before the release.		** Mac binaries: There's an issue with code signing. Needs to be solved before the release.
	** Release scripts are in addons, and they run in a Docker image		** Release scripts are in addons, and they run in a Docker image. Still several steps need to be manual and they are different depending on the type of release, i.e., major, minor, micro or RC.
	** Jupyter notebook integration into GUI ~~- We discussed the possibility of having it included in 8.5~~. Some things need to be defined/solved first:		** Jupyter notebook integration into GUI. Some things need to be defined/solved first:
	*** Where to start the Jupyter server		*** Where to start the Jupyter server?
	*** Where to store the notebooks: current working directory, let users choose, outside projects, within mapsets, provide a good default?		*** Where to store the notebooks: current working directory, let users choose, outside projects, within mapsets, provide a good default?
	*** What happens when users do not have the dependencies installed?		*** What happens when users do not have the dependencies installed?
	*** it should work in Windows (both OSGeo4W and standalone installer)		*** It should work in Windows (both OSGeo4W and standalone installer).
	** FHS should be ready for 8.6		** FHS should be ready for 8.6

	* New docs:		* New docs:
	** They are up and running, but there's still something missing on the automatic upload part.		** They are up and running, but there's still something missing on the automatic upload part.
	** There’s the question of whether we need to have docs updated all the time or only when we release. In that sense, this is not a blocker for the release, but a nice-to-have.		** There’s the question of whether we need to have docs updated all the time or only when we release. In that sense, this is not a blocker for the release, but a nice-to-have.
	** For this release, we do not remove the HTML files, which are mostly used locally in the GUI or when called with g.manual from the terminal.		** For this release, we do not remove the HTML files, which are mostly used locally in the GUI or when called with g.manual from the terminal.
	** Addon docs with new format: they work online		** Addon docs with new format: they work online.

	* GSoC:		* GSoC:
	** The student and mentors are working hard on adding JSON output to C tools		** The student and mentors are working hard on adding JSON output to C tools.
	** They are obsoleting -g flag and moving to format option		** They are obsoleting the -g flag and moving to the format option.
	** More clean-up should be done before GRASS 9 + ~~python~~ tools		** More clean-up should be done before GRASS 9 + Python tools.

	* CMake:		* CMake:
	** We need 3 steps: FHS ([https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/5630 PR WIP]), GUI (Nicklas has a follow-up PR, but will need help with this~~; this PR?~~), extensions (nothing done so far)		** We need 3 steps: FHS ([https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/pull/5630 PR WIP]), GUI (Nicklas has a follow-up PR, but will need help with this), extensions (nothing done so far).
	** MSVC binaries are built fine, but they don’t work out of the box because of missing environment variables; Can make them work by manually setting environment variables though; g.gui fails with Python exceptions		** MSVC binaries are built fine, but they don’t work out of the box because of missing environment variables; Can make them work by manually setting environment variables though; g.gui fails with Python exceptions
	* ~~Conversation with~~ Vicky:
	** We need to understand what they want to remove; grass-user and grass-dev archives must not be removed, and neither must other list archives. Anna sends an email to Vicky.		* Vicky's questions in the [https://matrix.to/#/!BOjyJgENYOLyXbRKxO:gitter.im/$xIdFsIr_HiEm6ASHtQCEt7GQkIrz_5zlLKOr-UpZLgo?via=gitter.im&via=matrix.org&via=osgeo.org GRASS chat]:
			We need to understand what they want to remove, and why; grass-user and grass-dev archives must not be removed, and neither must other list archives. Anna sends an email to Vicky.

	* Workspace discussion:		* Workspace discussion:
	** We agreed on having them within mapsets, but being asked if we want to save them or not - the opposite view is to save them automatically with a timer or so		** We agreed on having them within mapsets, but being asked if we want to save them or not - the opposite view is to save them automatically with a timer or so
	* ~~Remove~~ the lock to delete maps in different mapsets from the GUI - check if this is independent from the owners of mapsets		* Anna proposed to remove the lock to delete maps in different mapsets from the GUI - check if this is independent from the owners of mapsets.