SoundSoftware Code Site

h1. 2010-09-21: Agenda notes

h2. Review of eScience All-Hands Meeting

* Interesting things learned

* People to keep in touch with, etc

* Actions to take (e.g. documenting outcomes on website)

h2. Survey

* Missing areas of research - e.g. software synthesis?

* Ask how much software development experience the respondent has?

* Ask for general comments?

* Send survey to autumn-school nominees as well?

h2. Open questions in strategic planning

* Is hosting code, data etc our best approach, or are there more cost-effective, simple, effective, sustainable etc alternatives?

* What route to sustainability if we do provide hosting?

* Review selection of applications, hosting platform etc (*note:* please review CC's "initial technical notes":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/2/initial-tech-notes.pdf and "thoughts on a repository service":https://code.soundsoftware.ac.uk/attachments/4/repository-thoughts-may-2010.pdf presentations)

* Project management (e.g. this document) -- use same platform, or something else?

* Identify institutions that might be keen on closer involvement at an early stage (from the preliminary survey results?) -- test out some ideas with them

h2. Other

* Server acquisition