Topics

• Devstack update

• ADR on edx-platform settings: https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/pull/23829

  • keeping init.py logic that pulls in YAML values simple

    • may require refactoring https://github.com/edx/edx-platform/blob/810f29c12cf937f95f3b0f931d5a97d0042f9803/lms/envs/production.py#L64-L92 to eliminate the MERGED settings

• Simplifying configuration

  • Django Waffle Switches → Django Settings (Arch-BOM)

  • Configuration Model → Django Settings (Arch-BOM) (Note: Config Model uses Organization-level and Course-level switches)

  • Environment variables → Django Settings

    • OEP-45 requires an initial variable of which YAML file to load

  • SiteConfiguration → Django Settings

  • Django Waffle Flags

    • Runtime changes

      • Note: Remote Config allows for more rapid deployment of settings changes

    • Staged rollout (% of users), beta users, course-specific

• OEPs and OEP Process: Time for another Iteration

  • Slide 32

  • Discussion Points

    • Reviewing the OEP process itself

    • Problems:

      • OEPs just sitting around in Draft state

      • OEPs not getting enough review

      • OEPs need updating for understandability

      • OEPs that are now obsolete, but never marked as such

    • Who?

      • Arbiter: role doesn’t change: helps with steering that single OEP

      • Idea: Rotating OEP Chair

        • Steer, assess, improve the process

      • Idea: OEP Working group

        • Similar to above, but with a group

        • Initial rotating OEP (Working group lead): @Robert Raposa

    • Reviewing the OEPs themselves

      • Are they still applicable?

      • Incentivizing adoption

      • Updating older ones

• python library cookiecutter: https://github.com/jinder1s/edx-cookiecutters/pull/1

  • Python template

    • Django template would be built on top of the Python one

    • Benefit:

      • take advantage of the hierarchy

      • single repo for all cookie cutters

    • Able to use a “pre-generator” hook to implement this layering

    • @Jinder Singh (Deactivated) is looking for input on the Python template

      • @Kyle McCormick (Deactivated) raises hand

• Shared slack channel

  • Pilot with 3 leaders in the Open edX community (OpenCraft, EduNext, Overhang.io)

  • Currently private on both sides: Open edX and edX

  • There are privacy implications: your “profile” would be available to the other workspace users

    • As of today, your Full name is shared; currently other fields aren’t

  • One anecdata: useful to have this shared channel

  • Phases:

    • Pilot phase: surface any unanticipated issues (technical, privacy); do a retro with pilot folks on its value

      • Test out:

        • Deleting messages - who can do it?

    • Phase 2: Open up existing shared arch channel to folks outside of the pilot - but keep it private

    • Phase 3: Make the existing shared arch channel public on both Open edX and edX side

      • Note: edX Confidential information cannot be shared

    • Hope: A few of our edX channels become shared channels with the community