STEM Community Call September 22, 2011
On the call: Jamie, Kun, Stefan, Matt, Chris, Werner, Judy
Topics of the Week
1. Release planning: NO ISSUES WITH ITEMS BELOW
3A) STEM 1.2.3 ~Nov 21 (RC1 Nov 1)
* Testing for Malaysia
3B) Target date for 1.3 is still (1/07/2012)
* Ten years of Earth Science Data (2000-2010) available as STEM
'''Features'''
* Malaria Disease Model (''Anopheles'' calibrated)
* Dengue Fever Disease Model (''Aedes'' not yet calibrated)
* Additional NLS + User ability to switch languages
* Logger Framework with new loggers
* Shape File Import Utility (Dependency on Open Map CQ)
* Integrating external models for study of food based transmission
* New Differential Equation solver(s) from commons.math library
* Bug Fixes from 1.2.2
*** Need presentation slides for 1.3
2. New doc needed for 1.3 ?: NO ISSUES WITH ITEMS LISTED
* Dengue
* Solvers
* Initializers
* Mosquitos VCAP (done)
* Malaria (done)
* Loggers
3. Issue/Question from Matthias: Would it be possible to clarify whether KNIME (www.knime.org) is compatible with the eclipse license and one could integrate this into the STEM project? In case it cannot be ruled out right away maybe one could initiate a CQ process?
Answer from by Matt as emailed by Jamie to Matthias: Knime, as a GPL project, cannot be used in an official capacity with the Eclipse-managed, EPL-licensed STEM project. We cannot build/link against their source code, distribute source that references their source in our
(Eclipse) repository, or distribute their binaries with STEM binaries.
Outside of the official STEM project/repository, it's possible to write plug-ins in Knime that reference STEM. You could also include STEM plug-in inside of a Knime runtime. All this is out-of-scope to the Eclipse STEM project.
The Knime Web site mentions that license exceptions may be granted. It's unlikely they would be willing to grant a license exception for Eclipse, and any exception grant would require a lot of due diligence by Eclipse Legal to make sure the wording is correct.
4. Update on Dengue model status: Chris is running; Kun reported on meeting yesterday regarding simulations and documentation; bug resolved
5. Status of Babel language pack CQ?: NO UPDATE
5. Future Demo Camps in Europe: Re Germany, Chris will explore, see what talks others will be giving; will decide on that basis; can ‘apply’ via writing on wiki
6. Ideas for future STEM demos: NO UPDATE
>FD vs Integration
>Data Import example (playback)
>Data input example (initialize from csv)
>Data logging image and data examples
>Dengue Fever example(s)
> what else?
>>> Can we do a YouTube on each one? Stefan, what did you use to do the screen captures?
>>> Need to plan code freeze November 1st so we have 1 month to build and test scenarios for workshop
7. Items from participants
Stefan/Kun: Fixed bug in dengue fever model
Jamie to Kun: As example, create bug in bugzilla titled “Exceptions thrown when scenario not valid” and put in scenario (as it was when broken), note that it is solved; this will create a place to put items for team to address
Werner: Will visit Almaden on Friday, September 29; will call Jamie before he gets on CalTrain for ride from station
