[esp-r] Re: ESP-r archivist thanks from Glasgow

[Jon Hand]

I wanted to say a big thanks to Ian for carrying out the mostly-thankless task of
hearding-the-cats of the ESP-r community as each of us has been driven by
our separate curiosities for the past gosh-how-many-years.

Whether we were fans of subversion or Github, or like Joe, fans of tar files,
we all benefited the higher level reality checks enforced by Ian.

-Jon Hand, Glasgow

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From: esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk [esp-r-bounces at lists.strath.ac.uk] on behalf of Joe Clarke [joe at esru.strath.ac.uk]
Sent: 22 June 2018 17:55
To: ESP-r List; ESP-r Community
Subject: [esp-r]  ESP-r archive

Hi All
There follows a bullet point update on our plans concerning the ESP-r archive.

·      The intention is to make the system visible to all without the need to become a source code control guru, while also supporting collaborative developments with proper checking of what goes into the archive.

·      Both source code and a debian distribution (Linux only) will henceforth be made available from the ESRU Web site, with updates merged and posted within a week of receipt.

·      Before re-releasing the code next week, we have taken the opportunity to make some cosmetic changes (e.g. reconnecting the different parts of the distribution, beginning to remove the unnecessary ‘esru’ string in various places, rationalising the install script, redefining defaults etc.).

·      BUT NOTE THAT NO CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE SOURCE CODE RELATIVE TO THE VERSION TAKEN FROM GITHUB ON 14 JUNE 2018.

·      Should you wish to contribute new code in future, I would request that you inform me of your development intention and the envisaged timeline. I will then prevent others from working on the same code during that period, handle the merge on receipt of the new code, ensure the new feature is independently tested, and post the new version along with upgrade notes.

·      The aim is to support the development of significant new functionality at a faster pace than we have managed in recent times.

·      Our intention is to launch the new procedure next week after some essential testing has taken place.

Please bear with us.
Regards,
Joe

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Professor J A Clarke
Director, ESRU and BRE Centre of Excellence
Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
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University of Strathclyde
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