Node.js Foundation Core Technical Committee (CTC) Meeting 2016-01-27

[rvagg]

Time

UTC Wed 27-Jan-2016 20:00:

• San Francisco: Wed 27-Jan-2016 12:00
• New York: Wed 27-Jan-2016 15:00
• Amsterdam: Wed 27-Jan-2016 21:00
• Moscow: Wed 27-Jan-2016 23:00
• Sydney: Thu 28-Jan-2016 07:00
• Tokyo: Thu 28-Jan-2016 05:00

Or in your local time:

• http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/fixedtime.html?msg=Node.js+Foundation+Core%20Technical%20Committee%20(CTC)+Meeting+2016-01-27&iso=20160127T20
• or http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=8pm+UTC%2C+Jan+27%2C+2016+in+local+time

Links

• Minutes Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/145ND-9pGdAwZ1eoOMypX1_wtx5FCVoanWtLl8zzyxH8
• Previous Minutes Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1X3RbJhhLvFNojmQwxmsfUb2qPMyNPcVzcSS2aAoAon0

Agenda

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

nodejs/node

• Enable Node.js to run with Microsoft's ChakraCore engine #4765
• CTC Membership Nominations #4750
• buffer: add Buffer.from(), Buffer.alloc() and Buffer.allocUnsafe(), soft-deprecate Buffer(num) #4682
• Buffer(number) is unsafe #4660
• doc: add Docs working group #4244
• Seek legal advice on LICENSE and copyright blocks in code #3979
• Drop Windows XP (and Vista) support in 6.0 #3804

Invited

• @bnoordhuis (CTC)
• @ChALkeR (observer)
• @chrisdickinson (CTC)
• @cjihrig (CTC)
• @domenic (observer)
• @evanlucas (observer)
• @Fishrock123 (CTC)
• @indutny (CTC)
• @jasnell (CTC)
• @mhdawson (observer)
• @misterdjules (CTC)
• @mikeal (observer)
• @mscdex (CTC)
• @ofrobots (observer)
• @orangemocha (CTC)
• @piscisaureus (CTC)
• @rvagg (CTC)
• @shigeki (CTC)
• @srl295 (observer)
• @trevnorris (CTC)
• @Trott (observer)

Notes

The agenda comes from issues labelled with ctc-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

Uberconference; participants should have the link & numbers, contact me if you don't.

[rvagg]

As quick prep:

• Enable Node.js to run with Microsoft's ChakraCore engine #4765

Nothing specific, status update and how to move forward on discussion, also re nodejs/roadmap#54

• CTC Membership Nominations #4750

Nothing to cover, leaving this on to make sure we vote soon

• buffer: add Buffer.from(), Buffer.alloc() and Buffer.allocUnsafe(), soft-deprecate Buffer(num) #4682
• Buffer(number) is unsafe #4660

Nothing specific, discussion on status and how to move forward

• doc: add Docs working group #4244

Left on agenda, may not be ready for ratifying yet, will see

• Seek legal advice on LICENSE and copyright blocks in code #3979

There is a tiny bit of movement, I can give a very quick update

• Drop Windows XP (and Vista) support in 6.0 #3804

This comes from last meeting where we discussed "fs: optimize realpath using uv_fs_realpath() #3594". I believe that a decision to drop XP would make it easier resolve the other question, possibly resulting in libuv 2.0.

[shigeki]

I will be absent for the security assessment work at tomorrow night. I have no objection for #4750.

[srl295]

regrets, hosting Unicode UTC146 this week

[ofrobots]

Apologies for not being able to make it. I was involved in full day discussions around async context propagation and error handling.

[rvagg]

Minutes going in @ #5057

Audio @ https://soundcloud.com/node-foundation/ctc-meeting-2016-01-27