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Software licensing I

• Create an inventory the packages under license at each lab– Recommendations?

• Examples: – SLAC

• US DOE labs, via the SLCCC (Committee of Lab CIOs) has looked across the DOE lab system for some opportunities to act together. (successes include Mathematica and Red Hat Enterprise)

– TRIUMF• Aflliated with University of British Columbia (Maple, Mathematica,

FEMLAB, OPERA, PSPICE, MAFIA, ABSOFT)• ORACLE (via CERN)

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Software licensing II

• Non-open HEP source software development– Should we make a general recommendation (with referring to any

particular project) that HEP software should be open source

• Examples: – SLAC

• The DOE and Stanford University prefer that the software we develop be either: open source or aggressively commercialized.

• Scidac2 Program (FW)

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Visitor support I

• Document that status of the availability of wireless networks, printing, access to teleconferencing and videoconferencing facilities, use of VOIP, … (and review annually)

• Examples:– TRIUMF

• Visitor wireless network - contact network admin. Coverage is not site-wide.

• Printing is available for visitors• Teleconferencing not provided by TRIUMF (use a local carrier $$)• Videoconferencing facilities are good• No restrictions on VOIP

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Visitor support II

– SLAC• Good open wireless network (will soon require self-service registration via an initial web page)

• Printing from visitor network: easy from Linux/Unix, arcane from Windows.

• Teleconferencing offered free by ESNet for SLAC staff/users.

• Videoconferencing: H.323, ISDN, limited VRVS (4 rooms equipped)

– CERN• Wireless network requires registration (full coverage?)• Good printing for visitors• Teleconferencing service (manual and automated systems)• Videoconferencing facilities in most large meeting rooms • VOIP restrictions (Skype?)

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Meeting frequency

• Aim for 4 meetings per year – Use teleconferencing but try to co-locate with other meetings

• Feb 2006 CHEP in Mumbai• June 2006 teleconference• Sept 2006 EGEE in CERN (Sep 24-29) Fri Sep 22 or

Sat?• Nov 2006 teleconference

– Keep teleconference meetings to 1.5 hours• Agenda for this meeting is full• May have 1-2 longer meetings per year as need arises and we are co-

located with another meeting

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Summary

• Prepare report to ICFA (Moscow July 2006)– Proposed mandate and membership status

– Report on activities • HEPiX, non-HEP use of the Grid, software issues,visitor support, …

• Items for next meeting (Sept 2006)– Reports on non-HEP grid use by other organizations

– Present inventory of commercial software

– Report from SCIC

– Role of IHEPCCC in Grid