From f72fd5779f6a979127a9df582e78e009e6b8b88b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Leo Vivier Date: Sat, 17 Apr 2021 20:37:08 +0200 Subject: Add notes from last session --- 2021/meetings.org | 127 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 126 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/2021/meetings.org b/2021/meetings.org index 4f1e468c..9ef895f0 100644 --- a/2021/meetings.org +++ b/2021/meetings.org @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ - Stand-by until late-April - Documenting our infrastructure -- amin and gopar's podcast: bandali, gopar +- bandali and gopar's podcast: bandali, gopar - Coming up with a list of guests - Leo Vivier (zaeph, org-roam) - Qiantan Hong (crdt) @@ -50,11 +50,51 @@ - Coming up with a way to coordinate meetings with *all* the organisers of the EmacsConf (rather than the core subset) - Coming up with a calendar for the next edition +- EmacsVerse + - Vet Mailman and exim instance for usergroups: bandali + - Misc - Writing about Emacs: zaeph - mplsCorwin's livestreaming project, working on trimming - Diversity outreach: gopar, sachac, zaeph, mplsCorwin +* April 24, 2021 meeting +- Tentative agenda + - Diversity outreach + - We might want to get the conversation properly started wrt the CFP that we’d like to publish earlier this year (late-July) + - How to get all the people in EmacsConf along for important discussions (e.g. diversity)? + - Coming up with a tentative calendar for the next EmacsConf as a first step towards properly working on the next edition + +- Next actions + - Project-based: + - bbb: + - See if increasing the RAM results in less CPU usage + - Working with the swap + - Decreasing the swapiness of the kernel might help + - Test RW speed (elsewhere than ~/tmp/~) + - Check if we can change the ffmpeg prioritisation for BBB (so as to get recordings out sooner, or to manage them ourselves) + - Does bbb spawn a ffmpeg process that we can investigate? + - People-based + - zaeph: + - Download all the recording sessions for EmacsConf & ERG + - → Still not up + - Email Emacs NYC (and Cc sachac and bandali) to ask them if they’d be interested in hosting their sessions on our BBB instance (on FH) + - Next session: [2021-05-03 Mon] + - Organisers to content: + - admin@emacsnyc.org (goes to both Eric & Zach) + - Do the same with Emacs ATX? + - Next session: [2021-05-05 Wed] + - Do the same with Emacs APAC? + - Next session: [2021-04-24 Sat] + - sachac: + - Check if you have access to the bbb server + - bandali: + - Set up the vm01 server + - Listing the specs for the non-FH servers + - Podcast: + - Think about announcing the podcast + - + * April 17, 2021 meeting - Tentative agenda @@ -63,6 +103,91 @@ - How to get all the people in EmacsConf along for important discussions (e.g. diversity)? - Coming up with an agenda for the next EmacsConf +- Check-in + - bandali + - Things have been a little tough recently. :( + - Work has been busy; less so than a couple of weeks ago, but still busy + - zaeph + - Lots of interesting projects going on the side, but no time for much things on + - mplsCorwin + - Arrived near the end of the meeting + +- Next actions from last week + - bandali: + - FH servers: + - Ask FH for more RAM on the BBB server + - Set up the vm01 server + - Listing the specs for the non-FH servers + - Podcast: + - Think about announcing the podcast + - sachac: + - Not here today + - zaeph: + - Was quite busy; didn’t have time to do much + +- Performance review for bbb + - Stress-test with Emacs-SF where we peaked at 33 concurrent viewers/participants + - Conclusions: + - CPU load: + - Load increases linearly with the number of video streams (screen-share or webcams) connected + - 6 video streams were enough to saturate the CPUs (90%) + - The number of people connected via audio barely influences load + - The high usage might be due to the RAM being full + - RAM usage: + - Increases with number of users connected (audio or video) + - In different scenarios (on top of the average usage of 2GB) + | Processing recording | 0.5 GB | + | Conferencing (2 people) + Processing previous recording | 1 GB | + | Conferencing (33 people) | 1.5 GB | + - Next things to address on this question: + - See if increasing the RAM results in less CPU usage + - If 8 GB does not work out, we’re happy to only ask 6 GB + - Working with the swap + - Decreasing the swapiness of the kernel might help + - Test RW speed (elsewhere than ~/tmp/~) + - Check if we can change the ffmpeg prioritisation for BBB (so as to get recordings out sooner, or to manage them ourselves) + - Does bbb spawn a ffmpeg process that we can investigate? + +- bandali’s investigation into Mailman + - Problem with FH email; probably an IPv6 problem? + - Will need more investigation, especially if we are to give an email to Emacs APAC (or other usergroups that desire it) + +- mplsCorwin: Talk with Nate Sales + - We want to talk with Nate Sales about CDN stuff + - mplsCorwin will be asking Nate Sales to come again on [2021-05-01 Sat] + +- mplsCorwin update on FH + - mplsCorwin is mentioning that we might get another server to handle + - Depending on the location + + +- Next actions + - Project-based: + - bbb: + - See if increasing the RAM results in less CPU usage + - Working with the swap + - Decreasing the swapiness of the kernel might help + - Test RW speed (elsewhere than ~/tmp/~) + - Check if we can change the ffmpeg prioritisation for BBB (so as to get recordings out sooner, or to manage them ourselves) + - Does bbb spawn a ffmpeg process that we can investigate? + - People-based + - zaeph: + - Download all the recording sessions for EmacsConf & ERG + - → Still not up + - Email Emacs NYC (and Cc sachac and bandali) to ask them if they’d be interested in hosting their sessions on our BBB instance (on FH) + - Next session: [2021-05-03 Mon] + - Organisers to content: + - admin@emacsnyc.org (goes to both Eric & Zach) + - Do the same with Emacs ATX? + - Next session: [2021-05-05 Wed] + - sachac: + - Check if you have access to the bbb server + - bandali: + - Set up the vm01 server + - Listing the specs for the non-FH servers + - Podcast: + - Think about announcing the podcast + * April 10, 2021 meeting - Next actions (from last session): - bandali: -- cgit v1.2.3