diff --git a/_activities/licensing.md b/_activities/licensing.md index 243d3cdc5..d5a10a27a 100644 --- a/_activities/licensing.md +++ b/_activities/licensing.md @@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ are compatible. This is a potential problem for the HSF as its goal is to create a software ecosystem where all packages can be combined to address the computing needs of our community. -In Spring 2015, A working group has been formed with people from the community -who had already some experiences with licensing issues. This working group, as +In Spring 2015, An Activity Area has been formed with people from the community +who had already some experiences with licensing issues. This group, as any in the HSF, is open to new participants and contributions. Most discussions so far took place in the HSF Technical Forum (). @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ be released later if needed. # Forum Mailing List The [hsf-licensing-wg](https://groups.google.com/forum/#%21forum/hsf-licensing-wg) -is the discussion forum for the licensing working group - feel free to post +is the discussion forum for the licensing group - feel free to post any licensing related questions there. # Meetings diff --git a/_activities/toolsandpackaging.md b/_activities/toolsandpackaging.md index 1951d5fc8..21efd083d 100644 --- a/_activities/toolsandpackaging.md +++ b/_activities/toolsandpackaging.md @@ -11,18 +11,18 @@ redirect_from: ## Software Developer Tools -The Software Developer Tools Working Group aims to help the HEP community in developing the latest, modern feature-rich projects +The Software Developer Tools Activity Area aims to help the HEP community in developing the latest, modern feature-rich projects with the aid of software tools such as code editors, static/dynamic code analysers, compilers, debuggers, performance analysers and so on. The group plans to accomplish this by mainly serving as a forum where developers can share their experiences, discuss new/existing tools they utilise, and learn from each other. To that point, contributions from the entire community are strongly encouraged. ## Packaging -The group has a particular focus also on solutions for building and deploying software stacks, through the evolution of the previous *HSF Packaging Working Group* +The group has a particular focus also on solutions for building and deploying software stacks, through the evolution of the previous *HSF Packaging Working Group*. ### Packaging Goals -The aim of this working group is to foster communication and exchange among the experiments' librarians. We have identified various topics to work on, including +The aim of this group is to foster communication and exchange among the experiments' librarians. We have identified various topics to work on, including 1. Common build recipes and tools 2. How to take most advantage of technologies like containers @@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ The aim of this working group is to foster communication and exchange among the ### Group Activities to Date -Software development in high energy physics follows the paradigm of open source software (OSS). Experiments as well as the theory community heavily rely on software being developed outside of the field. Creating a consistent and working stack out of 100s of packages, on a variety of platforms is a non-trivial task. Within the field multiple technical solutions exist to configure and build those stacks. None of this work is experiment specific and our working group agrees that this effort is being duplicated. +Software development in high energy physics follows the paradigm of open source software (OSS). Experiments as well as the theory community heavily rely on software being developed outside of the field. Creating a consistent and working stack out of 100s of packages, on a variety of platforms is a non-trivial task. Within the field multiple technical solutions exist to configure and build those stacks. None of this work is experiment specific and our +group agrees that this effort is being duplicated. We held [an initial series of meetings](https://indico.cern.ch/category/7975/) to look at the existing build and packaging solutions, including the @@ -72,7 +73,7 @@ All the coordinators can be reached [by email](mailto:gartung@fnal.gov,nbrei@jla ### Activities -- The Indico pages for the working group meetings can be found at +- The Indico pages for the group meetings can be found at - For all technical discussions please use (Tools) and (Packaging) ### Former Conveners diff --git a/_activities/training.md b/_activities/training.md index 1b78674f7..5c14a0900 100644 --- a/_activities/training.md +++ b/_activities/training.md @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ excerpt: none -The HSF Training Working Group aims to help the research community to provide training in the computing skills needed for researchers to produce high quality and sustainable software. The group works with experiment training groups, HEP initiatives (such as [IRIS-HEP](https://iris-hep.org/) and [FIRST-HEP](https://first-hep.org/)) and organisations like [Software Carpentry](https://software-carpentry.org/) to coordinate training activities. +The HSF Training Activity Area aims to help the research community to provide training in the computing skills needed for researchers to produce high quality and sustainable software. The group works with experiment training groups, HEP initiatives (such as [IRIS-HEP](https://iris-hep.org/) and [FIRST-HEP](https://first-hep.org/)) and organisations like [Software Carpentry](https://software-carpentry.org/) to coordinate training activities. The group aims to develop a training program that can be pursued by researchers to achieve the level of required knowledge. This ranges from basic core software skills needed by everyone to the advanced training required by specialists in software and computing. diff --git a/services.md b/services.md index f82c34999..8f4532742 100644 --- a/services.md +++ b/services.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ layout: default # Development Services -Both CERN and Fermilab have expressed willingness to support some development tools and services for the HSF community, once technical issues are worked out. For example, access to [TechLab](https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/IT/TechLab) resources at CERN. In other areas the HSF may provide guidance, recommendations, templates etc. for the use of open source tools. This working group will plan and coordinate activities and service offerings in this area. +Both CERN and Fermilab have expressed willingness to support some development tools and services for the HSF community, once technical issues are worked out. For example, access to [TechLab](https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/viewauth/IT/TechLab) resources at CERN. In other areas the HSF may provide guidance, recommendations, templates etc. for the use of open source tools. This group will plan and coordinate activities and service offerings in this area. ## TechLab