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  • Add a compatibility table for comparing various personas with our features

2023-10-17

2023-10-16

  • Did some minor improvements to the Installation Docs
  • Added tooltip for previewing Glossary items in the installation docs
  • Send an email to OpenSuse requesting access to rename the home directory to Mathesar, which would enable us to use the https://build.opensuse.org/mathesar/Debian11 as the apt repository URL instead of https://build.opensuse.org/home:mathesar/Debian11

2023-10-13

  • Check in with Brent
  • Attend community event
  • Compose Reply to the Database connection string UX email

2023-10-12

  • Check in with Sean on the Database connection string UX and few documentation related issues
  • Sync with Kriti
  • Fixed all the todo items in debian docs

2023-10-11

  • Send out the email for Database connection string UX
  • Added content to the Mathesar docs homepage
  • Added content to uninstall section based on the discussion with Sean
  • Looked at the PR review backlogs to make sure if PR review went under the radar

2023-10-10

  • Write email for the Database connection string
  • Took partial day off as I was not feeling well
  • Check in with sean

2023-10-09

  • Sync with Rajat to discuss the documentation content needed for “Database connection UI”
  • Send message to Sean to ask for help with organising Mathesar concepts like Mathesar schema
  • Compose email for the Database connection string UX

2023-10-06

  • Sync with Brent on various backend architecture related discussion
  • Sync meeting to discuss UX for Database connection string
  • Sync with Sean for organizing the installation documentation

2023-10-05

Had a partial day off due to sickness - Weekly meeting - Make some minor fixes to the installation documentation pull requests - Check in Pavish

2023-10-04

Had a day off due to sickness

2023-10-03

2023-10-02

  • Send email on choosing the Debian build platform
  • Reply to the “Best installation method for helping people install Mathesar” email
  • Fix the Build from source documentation

2023-09-29

  • Write email on architecture incompatibility with Debian build platforms
  • Reply to the install.py issue
  • Took the day off as I wasn’t well
  • Partially attended the core team event

2023-09-28

  • Finally fixed the issues with building on a Debian build platform
  • Started writing email summarising Debian build platform options.

2023-09-27

  • Create draft PR for Debian install docs
  • Reply to install.py issue
  • Weekly meeting
  • Fixed some of the issues with building the Debian package on Open build service

2023-09-26

  • Hit a lot of roadblocks with building Debian package on a build service
  • Check in with Sean
  • Decided to build the debian package manually
  • Create PR to revert back the missing database credential env variable

2023-09-25

  • Try building the debian package on a build platform
  • Coordinate with Anish and Rajat on the Database credentials work
  • Read through the emails

2023-09-22

  • Sync with Brent
  • Finish documenting deprecation information to the docker compose and build from scratch

2023-09-21

  • Fix issues with the Postgres docker image PR
  • Async discussion with Anish to discuss Debian installation docs
  • Progress on deprecating docker compose and build from scratch docs

2023-09-20

2023-09-19

2023-09-18

2023-09-15

  • Sync with Brent
  • Organize the community event
  • Progress on documentation for Docker images

2023-09-14

  • Write up the glossary section
  • Final review and approve backend credentials PR
  • Check on the build platforms used for building debian package
  • Async check in with Brent

2023-09-13

  • Review Anish backend credentials API PR
  • Sync with Pavish and Ghislaine
  • Sync with Anish on the backend credentials PR
  • Async check in Rajat

2023-09-12

  • Check in with Sean
  • Reply to the Design spec feedback
  • Review Github actions for generating static assets
  • Made some progress on updating the docker documentation

2023-09-11

  • Write up Installation project update
  • Check in with Installation project helpers
  • Start writing documentation

2023-09-11

  • Write up Installation project update
  • Check in with Installation project helpers
  • Start writing documentation

2023-09-08

2023-09-07

  • Check in with Brent to discuss Postgres 15 compatibility issues, debian package review
  • Check in with Pavish to discuss manifest.json location
  • Review backend PR for adding database credential API

2023-09-06

  • Weekly meeting
  • Fix issues with the postgres docker image PR based on the review
  • Final testing and fixes with the debian package PR
  • Assign anish to work on adding support for SQLite as internal database

2023-09-05

  • Check in with Varsha
  • Check in with Anish, did a review of github action to generate static files
  • Test out the debian package on various debian distro and fix issues that came up with it

2023-09-04

  • Fixed the permission issue with the demo db setup script
  • Async discussion with Anish to check in on the progress
  • Make fixes to the debian package PR
  • Reorganize the work to be done for the installation project as I got sidetracked with the deployment

2023-09-01

  • Partial day off due to travel
  • Debugging issues with the demo server
  • Sync with brent
  • Team event

2023-08-31

2023-08-30

  • Debug problems with the demo server
  • Sync with brent to discuss the problem the problems with the demo server
  • Open PR which contains Demo server fixes

2023-08-29

2023-08-29

2023-08-28

  • Continue work on debian package for Mathesar
  • Took a day off due to migraine

2023-08-25

  • Sync with Kriti
  • Work on adding a debian package

2023-08-24

  • Created various issues to track the Installation Improvement Project 0.1.4
  • Async discussions with Anish
  • Update the Installation Improvement Project 0.1.4 based on the feedback
  • Async discussion with Varsha

2023-08-23

2023-08-22

  • Review Niche Research Project Feedback
  • Review Compatibility with the preexisting DB project
  • Reply to XY problem email
  • Tested the Postgres Mathesar docker image

2023-08-21

2023-08-18

  • Update the Installation Improvement project based on feedback from Ghislaine and Kriti
  • Sync with Anish
  • Team meeting
  • Community event

2023-08-17

  • Write up the Installation Improvement project
  • Sync with Ghislaine

2023-08-16

  • Reply to the “Installing on user db” email
  • Review superuser creation templates update PR
  • Wrote the project for laying the groundwork for installation improvement.

2023-08-15

  • Review the PR’s opened by Varsha to unblock some of her work
  • Wrote the guidelines for the Installation project spec
  • Split the project into two, one for laying the groundwork and the other for documentation
  • Read through “Installing on user db email”

2023-08-14

  • Sync with Varsha

2023-08-11

  • Sync with Brent
  • Set meetings with Ghislaine, Anish and Rajat
  • Fix superuser requirement PR
  • Start writing the Installation project spec
  • Review local settings PR

2023-08-10

  • Read through pre-meeting notes, come up with thoughts
  • Team meeting
  • More investigation into the Postgres docker image PR
  • Reply to superuser requirement PR
  • Fix superuser requirement PR

2023-08-09

  • Read through pre-meeting notes
  • Team meeting
  • Fix the Postgres docker image PR
  • Review Rajat’s PR

2023-08-08

  • Sync with Brent on the PR for adding Postgres to our docker image
  • Fix the Postgres docker image PR

2023-08-07

  • Sync with Ghislaine on Postgis use-case
  • Address review feedback
  • Review Rajat’s PR

2023-08-04

  • Sync with Brent
  • Team Event
  • Debug issues with the debian package

2023-08-03

  • Make requested changes to Add Postgres to Mathesar docker image
  • Review Column splitting PR
  • Add documentation changes to the Superuser create PR
  • Check in with Rajat on the superuser create PR

2023-08-03

  • Make requested changes to Add Postgres to Mathesar docker image
  • Review Column splitting PR
  • Add documentation changes to the Superuser create PR
  • Check in with Rajat on the superuser create PR

2023-08-02

  • Sync with Brent to discuss issues with column moving logic
  • Create PR for Postgres included docker image
  • Reply to the feedback for the Remove db superuser requirement PR
  • Team meeting
  • Review Rajat’s Internalization PR

2023-08-01

  • Discussions related to failing test cases due to max db clients error
  • Clean up the mathesar docker image

2023-07-31

  • PR for removing superuser requirement
  • Review Rajat’s Internationalization PR
  • Some async discussions
  • Add postgres to mathesar docker image

2023-07-28

  • Work on removing DB superuser permissions
  • Update documentation to remove the superuser requirement
  • Sync with brent
  • Attend installation planning meeting

2023-07-27

  • Sync with Dominkyas
  • Reply to some async discussions
  • Sync with Kriti
  • Review some of Rajat’s PR
  • Work on removing DB superuser permissions
  • Update documentation to remove the superuser requirement

2023-07-26

  • Team Meeting
  • Reply to some async discussions
  • Sync with Pavish
  • Review Shareable links PR
  • Make changes to Installation Documentation Outline and add V3 outline
  • Start working on removing DB superuser permissions

2023-07-25

2023-07-24

  • Sync with Varsha
  • Reviewed, modified and merged some of Dom’s and Varsha’s PR
  • Read through various resources to come up with ideas for the ideal Installation Documentation draft

2023-07-20

  • Review of Varsha’s PR
  • Doing some minor touches to the superuser creation PR
  • Sync with Brent
  • Team event

2023-07-19

  • Attend Team meeting
  • Confirm the Installation Improvement 0.1.3 timeline with helpers and reviewers
  • Reply to Pavish feedback on the Installation Improvement project
  • Make changes to the Installation Improvement project page
  • Sync with kriti

2023-07-18

  • Contacted helpers for the Installation Improvement 0.1.3 project to get their confirmation
  • Updated the Installation Improvement 0.1.3 project specs and sent out email of the changes made
  • Started working on the backend issues for the super user creation page
  • Integrate local IDE workspace with the workflow logs to make worklog updates easier

2023-07-17

  • Write up project for Installation Improvement
  • Sync with varsha
  • Sync with Kriti
  • Created issues for Installation Improvements 0.1.3 project

2023-07-14

  • Update the Installation Project proposal
  • Had a sync call with Brent
  • Took a day off

2023-07-13

  • Restarted writing the Simplying Installation project details

2023-07-12

  • Some async discussion
  • Started writing the project for Simplying Installation
  • Unproductive day due to health issues

2023-07-11

  • Started writing email for the potential solution for simplifying Installation. Couldn’t complete before the meeting
  • Attend Installation IV meeting
  • Sync call with Rajat to discuss Internationalization implementation in Django templates.

2023-07-10

  • Had a day off
  • Sync with varsha

2023-07-07

  • Filter out the installation solutions specific for the targeted groups
  • Sync with Brent
  • Core Team event