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 * Date: Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 @ 18:00 UTC '''[https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/meetingdetails.html?year=2023&month=10&day=24&hour=18&min=0&sec=0&p1=263&p2=37&p3=26&p4=176&p5=248&p6=108&p7=111&p8=264 Convert timezones here!]'''
 * Location: https://meet.jit.si/octave-dev
+* Someone has to join as a "moderator", for example by logging in with Gitlab.com or another OAUTH provider
 == Today's topics ==
 * Release activities
-** Merge default to stable in early November?
+** Final release of Octave 8.x before merging default to stable? (23 commits to stable since Octave 8.3.0) '''Agreed'''
-** Major bugs? Blockers?
+** Merge default to stable in early November?  '''Agreed'''
-* November online event?
+** Major bugs? Blockers?  '''None mentioned'''
-* What is to be done with `--disable-vm-evaluator` config flag?
+* November online event? '''Nothing new mentioned'''
-* GSoC payment timeline?
+* GSoC payment timeline? '''Same status as a month ago, no change'''
+* What can be done to improve distribution for macOS?
+** references:
+*** https://wiki.octave.org/Octave_for_macOS
+*** https://github.com/octave-app/octave-app-bundler
+** '''Need Mac users to test Octave installation process, and use that feedback to improve the Octave wiki page on installing Octave on Mac.'''
+* Future of the bytecode interpreter (https://octave.discourse.group/t/future-of-the-bytecode-interpreter/4940)
+** '''Make them both converge in future. Keep both lines of development open in parallel for now. Don't merge too quickly. Be prepared for having to port features from one to the other. Make the bytecode interpreter NOT call the tree evaluator at all.'''
 == Previous topics ==