TAG Meeting December 6, 2019

https://zoom.us/j/968367412

Attending

• Daniel Lamb
• Bethany Seeger
• Jonathan Green
• Jared Whiklo 🌠
• Rosie LeFaive
• Derek Merleaux

Agenda

Old Business

https://github.com/Islandora/islandora/wiki/TAG-October-25

• Fedora decision over OCFL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1RE8M7882JSSCvL5H9QKo5eWGrHWFtZ1uHkkHenTX5mU
• Policy on updates between versions?
  • Fedora 5 now uses a relational db for backend instead of a file db.
  • Installer now targets Ubuntu 18.04.
• Dockerizing Islandora 8
  • Policy for maintaining an environment?

New Business

1. Gathering statistics on Islandora 8 installs
   • Opt-in / Opt-out?
   • What do we collect?
   • How do we not run afoul of GDPR and other privacy concerns?
2. How do we create or add a new repository into the Islandora organization?
   • We should have a policy, let's write it.

Notes

Pre-discussion:

• Is there a way to organically generate a repo inside the Islandora organization?
• Mostly Danny will just create one when it is needed.
• What if we proposed a policy to decide when to generate (or accept) a repo.
• Who is going to use "this" repo, who will take care of it, what will it store?
• Normally we fork an outside repository or we generate an empty repo and make a PR with all the stuff so it goes through review.
• This talk generated New Business #2 for next meeting.

1. This idea has been around for a while, and Islandora 8 exists this idea is worth reviewing again.
   • OS, Apache/Ngnix, triplestore, solr version, module versions?
   • The concern from people is that we are listening in on their conversations, instead of tracking some software versions.
   • What are we going to ask for? What do we really need? How do we avoid conflicting with GDPR?
   • Need to be clear about why and what the scope of the data is? Give reasons for each of the data points we are requesting?
   • Ensure a repository admin has access to review the data prior to their submission? Also knowing where this data is sent.
   • Instinct is this should be an opt-in feature, with good UI to enable but they still have to choose to enable it. If its a opt-out it could be a reputation damaging thing.
   • It seems GDPR would limit the possibility of opt-in, we should research it.
   • GDPR with "right to be forgotten" does that extend to institutions?
   • Jared wanted to collect the various Xpaths you use in your MODS.
     • We normally don't care about people's schema or data and you must take care of your own site.
     • It seemed helpful to know what the majority of people use.
     • It seems like there is already communities of best practice around these types of things (like the Metadata Interest Group)
     • We don't know who we don't know and are those people part of our communities?
     • This metadata schema capture would not assist with understanding the metadata.
   • Envision a module you could enable and there would be levels of what you could provide as data or not use at all.
   • Something like a Drupal tour which ends with an up-front prompt of how to send the information back and allows the user to review the data before sending.
   • Danny would like to have it as part of the main Islandora and if you don't use it it would sit there and not do anything (sub-module?).
   • Mostly we are talking about versions of things in your stack but also the modules that are installed.
   • It might be good to use a version update feature of Drupal which gives people a carrot to send us information because we tell them when there are updates to their modules.
   • What do we want? 1. OS 1. web server 1. tomcat version 1. Islandora modules installed 1. versions of Islandora modules installed 1. site URL
   • If you can't access a site, then we can't contact you.
   • Multiple levels of data disclosure.
   • Contact information? Do you want to provide a contact email, this will only be accessible to Islandora Foundation staff and Board of Directors.
   • Do you want to display your site on our map of installations?

Jared's levels disclosure:

• Level 0 - What Islandora Drupal modules and versions are you running?
• Level 1 - What OS, webserver you are running?
• Level 2 - What version of OS, what version of webserver are you running?
• Level 3 (or separate) - What is your site URL and would you like it added to our community map?