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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
 ** Final release of Octave 8.x before merging default to stable? (23 commits to stable since Octave 8.3.0) '''Agreed'''
-** Merge default to stable in early November?
+** Merge default to stable in early November?  '''Agreed'''
-** Major bugs? Blockers?
+** Major bugs? Blockers?  '''None mentioned'''
+* November online event? '''Nothing new mentioned'''
+* 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)
-* November online event?
+** '''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.'''
-* GSoC payment timeline?
-* What can be done to improve distribution for macOS?
 == Previous topics ==