Old Topics Review

1. JBACI
   • This has been implemented between ACS and ACA teams
     
   • Some features are missing, like automatic alarms triggering
     • This implementation can be done in collaboration with CTA, defining and testing a workflow for this integration
   • Should be released with 2019DEC release
   • Java 11 is being used at ALMA
2. PyBACI
   • There's just a skeleton at this point
3. Python 3
   • 2019OCT brings Python 3 binaries
   • 2019DEC ports to Python 2/3 compatibility
   • ACS will be compatible with both until the end of 2020
4. Documentation
   • Entry point for newcomers 
     
     • Limited documentation for ACS
     • Word documents to confluence
     • More documentation on operations
   • Organize last version of documents in a clear place
   • Wishlist of documents
5. TAT v/s Unit
   • Gives functionality to start the system in a proper order
   • Comparison
   • No mandatory
6. ACS Workshops
   • AI Check within ALMA to see factibility
7. BulkData and ZeroMQ
   • Check on last state of the implementation
8. CentOS Support
   • ALMA is using CentOS 7 to compile the software
     • Production is still using RH7
   • CentOS 8 will be checked in the ACS context, but ALMASW has no plan at the moment to move in this direction
9. CORBA Replacement
   • Big topic, lots of work
   • Still considered due to possible obsolescence
   • Start changing specific services (Notify Service, etc.)
10. Code Generation Survey
    • It's interesting for ALMA
      • CORBA Replacement
      • To help ALMA and the community move in similar directions
11. UML to IDL code generation
    • It's intended, but there's been low progress on this
    • Could help CORBA replacement by moving the interface definition to UML instead of IDL directly

Topics

• ACS Modernization
  • Upgrade of Java and Python
  • Obsolescence project getting started
  • Set up roadmap in an open Confluence page
• How to Keep the Community Alive
  • Align different participants in the community regarding their interests and resources
  • CTA is willing to invest resources in the collaboration, depending on the different 
• Easier Entry Point
  • Code collaboration
  • Training of newcomers
    • Check with NRAO what is their training procedure

Action Items

AI: Priorities of each participant in the community

AI: Define workflow to integrate things from the community