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* Release candidate?
* Release candidate?
** '''First RC released'''
** '''First RC released'''
** '''Discussion about automating release process, which is currently manual and error-prone'''
** '''Discussion about whether we can do continuous delivery: head of stable branch would be the released version. No decision yet.'''
** '''Discussion about whether we can do continuous delivery: head of stable branch would be the released version. No decision yet.'''
** jwe will announce the availability of the first release candidate with a new thread on the Discourse forum.


* Eliminate doc/liboctave?
* Eliminate doc/liboctave?
** See [https://octave.discourse.group/t/eliminate-doc-liboctave/3849 thread on Discourse forum]
** '''Only 3400 lines, maybe 2700 lines without license text'''
** '''JWE aims for the Doxygen to be stable and helpful, like the Qt docs'''
** '''nrjank will look through files to list any with information worth retaining.''' That information should be moved to inline doxygen comments if it is useful.


* Coding style changes
* Coding style changes
** '''Discussion on where to add content from wiki. Converged to /etc/<something>'''
** '''Discussion on where to add content from wiki. Converged to /etc/<something>.''' Maybe split the current HACKING.md file into multiple files for different categories (e.g., style, release process, ...).
** '''C++: specify void or not. Converged to removing void.'''
** '''C++: specify void or not. Converged to removing void in code that is not (extern) C.'''
** '''C++: brace initialization lists'''
** '''C++: brace initialization lists'''
** '''C++: default member initialization'''
** '''C++: default member initialization'''
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** Org applications: Jan 23-Feb 7, notified Feb 21 (reapply supposed to be 'easy')
** Org applications: Jan 23-Feb 7, notified Feb 21 (reapply supposed to be 'easy')
** Contributor proposals: Mar 20-Apr 4, Rankings due 4/27, Selections announced May 4
** Contributor proposals: Mar 20-Apr 4, Rankings due 4/27, Selections announced May 4
** '''nrjank will go ahead with preapplication activities: solicit mentor interest from Octave devs, reach out to Nir re application mechanics'''
** '''nrjank will also look into [https://developers.google.com/season-of-docs Google Season of Documentation (GSoD)]'''


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