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== Contact ==
 
== Contact ==
  
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== IT Committee Projects ==
 
== IT Committee Projects ==
* [[IT/Project management tools]]
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*Update MediaWiki
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** Wiki is version 1.35. Current versions are 1.39 (oldest supported LTS), 1.43 (current LTS) or 1.45 (latest)
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* Explore the use of Odoo community software for official PNC business
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** [[IT/Project management tools]]
 
===Routine IT activities===
 
===Routine IT activities===
 
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
 
* Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
* Keep wiki.uspirates.org software up to date - who? needs review
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* Maintain backups as possible for all official platforms (?)
** Wiki is version 23423154. Current versions are 341241234 (oldest supported LTS), asdfasdf (current LTS) or 34215rqw (latest)
 
* Maintain backups - who, when & how?
 
 
* Hunt down dead links and information on uspirates.org and the wiki (John)
 
* Hunt down dead links and information on uspirates.org and the wiki (John)
  
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=== Proposed Projects ===
 
=== Proposed Projects ===
* Schedule for keeping and verifying backups
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* Open schedule for keeping and verifying backups
* IRC usability improvements
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* IRC usability improvements and/or introducing Matrix
  
Small or more vague things,
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Small or more vague ideas,
* Favicon for wiki.uspirates.org
 
 
* Consider state.uspirate.party domains (wait for John proof of concept)
 
* Consider state.uspirate.party domains (wait for John proof of concept)
 
*Wiki maintenance,
 
*Wiki maintenance,
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**revise wiki system date format (on the bottom of the page) to be more universal or americanized by default
 
**revise wiki system date format (on the bottom of the page) to be more universal or americanized by default
 
** know who active backend, bureaucrat, sysop users are?  
 
** know who active backend, bureaucrat, sysop users are?  
** ^ [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?username=&group=bureaucrat&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&title=Special%3AListUsers&limit=500 bureaucrat list] (this is a potential security issue given the amount of advanced rights holders who are also inactive, also given the wiki is not really updated)
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** ^ [https://wiki.uspirates.org/w/index.php?username=&group=bureaucrat&wpsubmit=&wpFormIdentifier=mw-listusers-form&title=Special%3AListUsers&limit=500 bureaucrat list] (this is a potential security issue given the amount of advanced rights holders who are also inactive)
 
** Make the wiki more pretty?
 
** Make the wiki more pretty?
 
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* Favicon for the wiki
Johnlist,
 
* hunt down who maintains what
 
* PNC nav integration
 
 
 
* Trello / Kanban?
 
  
 
== How To Guides ==
 
== How To Guides ==
 
* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
 
* [[Updating uspirates.org]]
* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]]
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* [[Updating wiki.uspirates.org]] (see: [[mw:Manual:Upgrading]])
 
* [[How to create an event]]
 
* [[How to create an event]]
  
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* [[2025/07/09 IT Meeting]]
 
* [[2025/07/09 IT Meeting]]
 
* [[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]
 
* [[IT Committee 11/12/2025]]
* [[IT Committee 11/19/2025]] (upcoming)
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* [[IT Committee 11/19/2025]] (missed, page is now a template)
 
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Revision as of 22:07, 24 December 2025

Contact

Discord: #it-committee channel

PirateIRC: #uspp-it

Mailing List

Officers

Nerdherder (Chair): Morgan Landry
Phone:
Email: morganelandry@protonmail.com
Gunner (Vice Chair): Open
Phone:
Email:

IT Committee Projects

  • Update MediaWiki
    • Wiki is version 1.35. Current versions are 1.39 (oldest supported LTS), 1.43 (current LTS) or 1.45 (latest)
  • Explore the use of Odoo community software for official PNC business

Routine IT activities

  • Keep uspirates.org software up to date (Jamie)
  • Maintain backups as possible for all official platforms (?)
  • Hunt down dead links and information on uspirates.org and the wiki (John)

Older IT projects (needs review)

  • Keep support.uspirates.org software up to date
    • Consider replacing this domain with project management choice?
    • Otherwise consider this unsupported?
  • Add archived files to wiki.uspirates.org (Jamie)
    • Status?
  • HTML Page for No Safe Harbor Book resources (V)
    • Status?
  • Update/write how-to wiki documents / create how-to videos. Upload to YT/archive.org (Yari)
    • Status?

All previously listed as possible projects. See if someone wishes to adopt these,

  • Get SAB list working and officers trained on it
  • Automated weekly emails with links to board/supporters
  • Officer email inboxes?
  • add all USPP youtube videos to web archive

Proposed Projects

  • Open schedule for keeping and verifying backups
  • IRC usability improvements and/or introducing Matrix

Small or more vague ideas,

  • Consider state.uspirate.party domains (wait for John proof of concept)
  • Wiki maintenance,
    • Wiki needs a cache refresh, various SpecialPages list entries that no longer exist
    • Something is broken reviewing entries at Special:WhatLinksHere/Template:Non-free_web_screenshot
    • revise wiki system date format (on the bottom of the page) to be more universal or americanized by default
    • know who active backend, bureaucrat, sysop users are?
    • ^ bureaucrat list (this is a potential security issue given the amount of advanced rights holders who are also inactive)
    • Make the wiki more pretty?
  • Favicon for the wiki

How To Guides

Meeting Minutes

2017

2023

2024

2025