2025-05-08 Meeting notes

Previous TODOs

• edx/brand-edx.org is currently a dependency of edx-platform, Adolfo will bring this up in two weeks.

Maintenance Board

• Good shape on current priorities, also slightly ahead on the Python 3.12 upgrade which was not prioritized for this release.

Meeting Schedule

• No objections to moving the meeting to every 2 weeks.

• Should we think about merging DEPR and Maintetance meeting?

DEPR Updates

• Depr Process (OEP-21) Updated and new language added.

  • Board is now updated to match the new language.

  • Upcoming, re-reviewing DEPR tickets based on the new understanding and the current state of the tickets.

    • If you’re assigned a ticket, you may also re-review it and make sure it’s in the correct status.

Next Major Projects

• We should look at the support windows for the various services we support.

  • Looks like we need to land the Node 22 upgrade before Ulmo, that will be our next priority.

• Other things to look at in the future.

  • setup.py to pyproject.toml

  • Consolidating MFEs to larger domains

  • Combining low use XBlocks into combined repos

  • Auto-merging requirements PRs if they pass tests as a best-practice or accepted process.

    • Would need us to be confident about required checks being on in a repo.

    • What do we do about major updates to depenedncies? How can we manage them for critical packages?

    • Script that is looking at major upgrades could approve PRs with only changes to libraries on our allow-list.

    • Where would there be a good README for finding experts/scripts for various aspects of edx-platform.

      • Where do all the scripts live

      • Who knows about this area of the platform and can help?

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