[Fiware-miwi] Fwd: Fwd: [Fiware-chapter-architects] URGENT: FIWARE coordination confcall - response to technical assessment by HLRS on FIWARE GEris in the Catalogue

Philipp Slusallek philipp.slusallek at dfki.de
Mon Sep 29 15:30:26 CEST 2014


Hi,

I have to leave now. I have just posted the link to FIWARE. Feel free to
change the text as necessary, as most people will not read it until later.


Best,

	Philipp

Am 29.09.2014 um 15:16 schrieb Torsten Spieldenner:
> Hi,
> 
> ok for me.
> 
> Torsten
> 
> Am 9/29/2014 3:13 PM, schrieb Philipp Slusallek:
>> Hi,
>>
>> I have added a title and a summary assesment at the beginning.
>>
>> Toni, Torsten, (and others) can you please check, if you agree or we
>> need to change it.
>>
>> I want to send the document ideally within the current call.
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>     Philipp
>>
>> Am 29.09.2014 um 14:31 schrieb Toni Alatalo:
>>> resend to help finding i hope..
>>>
>>>
>>> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>>> From: Toni Alatalo <toni at playsign.net>
>>> Date: Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 11:03 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [Fiware-miwi] Fwd: [Fiware-chapter-architects] URGENT:
>>> FIWARE coordination confcall - response to technical assessment by
>>> HLRS on FIWARE GEris in the Catalogue
>>> To: Torsten Spieldenner <torsten.spieldenner at dfki.de>
>>> Cc: "FI-WARE, MiWi" <fiware-miwi at lists.fi-ware.org>
>>>
>>>
>>> I also don't know - asked Philipp and Stefan, I also suppose it is
>>> some telephone based thing.
>>>
>>> Made a little doc / table where we could gather info about the reports
>>> & actions on our part,
>>> https://docs.google.com/document/d/15PVyt79c7gTmKIskg00opdhXXFdf1tYRBiF9fmSTMyg/edit?usp=sharing
>>>
>>>
>>> ~Toni
>>>
>>> On Mon, Sep 29, 2014 at 10:22 AM, Torsten Spieldenner
>>> <torsten.spieldenner at dfki.de> wrote:
>>>> Hello,
>>>>
>>>> yes, I can join the meeting today. How is it arranged? Phone
>>>> conference?
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>> Torsten
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Am 9/29/2014 6:33 AM, schrieb Philipp Slusallek:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> I got this tonight. It seems that except for VC and XML3D (with minor
>>>> details) non of our GEs has passed the test.
>>>>
>>>> It seems that there is some work that needs to be done. This is getting
>>>> really serious now and we should put specific emphasis on fixing
>>>> this, ASAP.
>>>>
>>>> Unfortunately, I will be at our twice-yearly meeting with our
>>>> Scientific
>>>> Architecture Board today and tomorrow. I will try to skip some of this
>>>> and join but no guarantees.
>>>>
>>>> Torsten can you please join the meeting so we definitely have a
>>>> guaranteed continuous presence there. Due to the importance, I suggest
>>>> that maybe Toni can join as well for the Oulu partners?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>>        Philipp
>>>>
>>>> -------- Weitergeleitete Nachricht --------
>>>> Betreff: [Fiware-chapter-architects] URGENT: FIWARE coordination
>>>> confcall - response to technical assessment by HLRS on FIWARE GEris in
>>>> the Catalogue
>>>> Datum: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 02:03:19 +0200
>>>> Von: Juanjo Hierro <juanjose.hierro at telefonica.com>
>>>> An: fiware-chapter-leaders at lists.fi-ware.org,
>>>> fiware-chapter-architects at lists.fi-ware.org
>>>> Kopie (CC): fiware-wg-leaders at lists.fi-ware.org
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>    Starting today and as agreed during our Munich meeting, we will
>>>> have a
>>>> weekly coordination confcall involving FIWARE Chapter/WG leaders on
>>>> Mondays from 14:30 until 16:00.
>>>>
>>>>    In today's confcall, there is a hot topic to address that has to do
>>>> with the response to a new technical assessment report produced by HLRS
>>>> by request of the EC.   Please find it attached to this mail.
>>>>
>>>>    As you will see, the assessment cannot be more negative, mostly
>>>> considering the crucial point at which we are.   Almost no FIWARE GEri
>>>> has passed the tests for the local installation of the software using
>>>> available installation and admin guides.
>>>>
>>>>    Please try to arrive with an analysis of the status of GEris in your
>>>> chapter.
>>>>
>>>>    Besides the implementation of immediate remediate action that can
>>>> only
>>>> be taken by each owner of FIWARE GEris, we would like to propose an
>>>> overall 3% of cut on the budget/funding of partners to fund the
>>>> subcontracting for aprox. 600 K€ of some organization(s) that can
>>>> handle
>>>> the testing of manuals and tutorials linked to each GEri.   Based on
>>>> the
>>>> experience from the previous phase (FI-WARE project) and the recent
>>>> assessment nows look evident that we cannot continue like this,
>>>> trusting
>>>> on the internal QA procedures of partners as we had done in the past.
>>>>
>>>>    Due to the inherent technical nature of the matter, FIWARE
>>>> Architecture Chapter Leaders are also requested to join.
>>>>
>>>>    Other topics will be covered if there is time during the allocated
>>>> slot, from 14:30 to 16:00.
>>>>
>>>>    Best regards,
>>>>
>>>> -- Juanjo
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------- Original Message --------
>>>> Subject:        FIWARE: Rubio report - IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED
>>>> Date:   Sat, 27 Sep 2014 08:42:16 +0000
>>>> From:   <Arian.ZWEGERS at ec.europa.eu><mailto:Arian.ZWEGERS at ec.europa.eu>
>>>> To:
>>>> <juanjose.hierro at telefonica.com><mailto:juanjose.hierro at telefonica.com>,
>>>>
>>>> <stefano.depanfilis at eng.it><mailto:stefano.depanfilis at eng.it>
>>>> CC:     <nuria.delama at atos.net><mailto:nuria.delama at atos.net>,
>>>> <Jesus.Villasante at ec.europa.eu><mailto:Jesus.Villasante at ec.europa.eu>,
>>>> <Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu><mailto:Peter.Fatelnig at ec.europa.eu>,
>>>> <Ragnar.Bergstrom at ec.europa.eu><mailto:Ragnar.Bergstrom at ec.europa.eu>,
>>>> <Maria-Concepcion.ANTON-GARCIA at ec.europa.eu><mailto:Maria-Concepcion.ANTON-GARCIA at ec.europa.eu>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> (with apologies for the long email. Please read all)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Juanjo, Stefano,
>>>>
>>>> We have received the FI-WARE Generic Enabler Assessment report by
>>>> Daniel
>>>> Rubio (attached). The report presents an assessment of the ease of
>>>> getting started, i.e. downloading and installing the GEs or using
>>>> FI-Lab, rather than an assessment of the actual functionality of the
>>>> GEs. In other words, it assesses the FI-WARE GE implementations from a
>>>> third party point of view; any phase 3 subgrantee could and would have
>>>> similar experiences.
>>>>
>>>> Just like the previous report by Lutz Schubert one year ago and the
>>>> Engineering report from April 2014, the Rubio report highlights several
>>>> issues that question the readiness of FI-WARE GEis for take-up in the
>>>> FI-PPP phase 3. A summary of the main Rubio findings is as follows:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> •         Documentation
>>>>
>>>> o   The documentation is often not updated or refers to GEi versions
>>>> that are no longer available.
>>>>
>>>> o   The documentation fails, in most cases, in explaining how to
>>>> install
>>>> the dependencies and libraries or other software the GEi needs to work
>>>> correctly.
>>>>
>>>> o   There are big differences in documentation. Installation guides
>>>> follow different writing styles and enter into different levels of
>>>> detail.
>>>>
>>>> •         Installation
>>>>
>>>> o   In many cases the download section or the download links in the
>>>> installation documentation are broken so the software cannot be
>>>> downloaded. In other cases, no stable version is offered and there is
>>>> only the possibility to download a source code snapshot from the
>>>> development repository.
>>>>
>>>> o   No common installation approach is given. Some GEis come with a
>>>> clean automatic installation procedure while others have a tedious long
>>>> manual installation which is almost impossible to revert and that might
>>>> break other software on the system.
>>>>
>>>> o   Of those GEis that use scripts for installation, the scripts are
>>>> often only working on very specific system configurations and are not
>>>> able to automatically install the dependencies.
>>>>
>>>> o   Many of the GEis require a very specific system to work, and are
>>>> not
>>>> able to install or run if it is slightly changed. Sometimes the
>>>> required
>>>> system is old and no longer supported with security updates.
>>>>
>>>> •         FI-Lab
>>>>
>>>> o   Documentation is poor and needs an introduction presenting the aim
>>>> and purpose of the platform, so that newcomers can clearly understand
>>>> for what purpose they can use FI-Lab and what they can expect.
>>>>
>>>> o   Several open source example applications must be included. They
>>>> must
>>>> be very well documented and the documentation needs to explain how to
>>>> make these applications. Newcomers should be able to use these
>>>> applications and compile them. These applications should be coded and
>>>> documented by other people than the developers of the Generic Enablers.
>>>>
>>>> o   A FI-Lab forum must be created with a wide community of users where
>>>> everybody developing with FI-Lab can join and resolve problems, share
>>>> experiences, improve applications, etc. People would be more
>>>> inclined to
>>>> use the forum than (for instance) the helpdesk if a large, responsive
>>>> and knowledgeable community is active.
>>>>
>>>> o   For each section, it should be possible for newcomers to understand
>>>> their aim and capabilities via a “quick start guide” or tutorial
>>>> followed by a set of references for the user to continue learning
>>>> how to
>>>> use the platform. Most of the information is not organized and is
>>>> difficult to find.
>>>>
>>>> o   There is a need for more tutorials that build on each other to
>>>> teach
>>>> the users to build complex applications from scratch.
>>>>
>>>> o   The documentation (and videos) should be maintained accordingly
>>>> with
>>>> the platform updates. Changes in the functionality or the user
>>>> interface
>>>> of the platform should be reflected in the documentation.
>>>>
>>>> Third parties are looking at FIWARE right now. They will encounter the
>>>> same issues as Daniel Rubio. They will leave and never come back.
>>>>
>>>> Urgent action is necessary now.
>>>>
>>>> Therefore, the following is necessary:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>    *   Documentation: hire external professional documentation writers
>>>> for making user-friendly installation (and user) guides. Such
>>>> professionals must be present in the consortium's partners, but the
>>>> people involved in the project will not have the authority to include
>>>> them, certainly not on short notice. Therefore, subcontracting is the
>>>> only option.
>>>>       *   Documentation writers must be closely working with the
>>>> developers to guarantee that the latest GEi versions are used.
>>>>       *   For easy uptake the documentation needs to be complete and
>>>> fully comprehensive; it should be clear, give a uniform level of detail
>>>> within the same GEi and across all GEis, not skipping installation
>>>> steps
>>>> and making sure that it is updated accordingly to the software versions
>>>> available for download.
>>>>    *   Installation: hire external professional testers for testing the
>>>> dependencies, libraries or other software the GEis need to work. They
>>>> should work with the developers (who implicitly know dependencies),
>>>> test/develop installation scripts, and support the documentation
>>>> writers
>>>>       *   Installations must be automated to a maximum degree, using
>>>> the
>>>> Operating System repositories for resolving dependencies, when
>>>> possible,
>>>> or giving extensions to repositories including in them all the
>>>> necessary
>>>> extra dependencies as this would lead to clean, fast and easy
>>>> installations. The installation mechanisms, as well as the
>>>> documentation, should be tested in clean environments to be able to
>>>> correctly determine if the installation packages or scripts work
>>>> correctly and resolve the installation of dependencies.
>>>>       *   The GEis must be able to be integrated into existing
>>>> frameworks, making them integrate as smoothly as possible and they must
>>>> be configurable for a wide range of existing system setups. Users
>>>> should
>>>> not be forced to use a specific software platform, in particular when
>>>> that platform is already obsolete and unsupported.
>>>>       *   Fix the download section or the broken download links in the
>>>> installation documentation.
>>>>       *   Offer a stable version for download, not a source code
>>>> snapshot
>>>> from the development repository.
>>>>    *   Create a FIWARE forum with a community of users of FIWARE where
>>>> everybody developing and using FIWARE technologies can join and resolve
>>>> problems, share GEis installation and configuration experiences, etc.
>>>> The forum would also allow FI-WARE developers to identify where users
>>>> have problems and take actions to solve them. This is part of FI-Core
>>>> activities.
>>>>    *   FI-Lab
>>>>       *   The same as for documentation above applies to FI-Lab, and is
>>>> especially relevant related to “quick start guides”, tutorials,
>>>> training
>>>> guidance. The documentation (and videos) should be maintained
>>>> accordingly with the platform updates. Changes in the functionality or
>>>> the user interface of the platform should be reflected in the
>>>> documentation.
>>>>       *   Create several open source example applications. People will
>>>> not start from scratch but will modify an example. These examples must
>>>> be very well documented and the documentation needs to explain how to
>>>> make these applications. Newcomers should be able to use these
>>>> applications and compile them.
>>>>       *   A FI-Lab forum must be created with a wide community of users
>>>> where everybody developing with FI-Lab can join and resolve problems,
>>>> share experiences, improve applications, etc.
>>>>    *   Clean the Catalogue from GEis that require unsupported Operating
>>>> Systems or port these GEis to newer OS versions.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Maximum priority to solve the above problems must be given now,
>>>> whatever
>>>> resources are needed. In no other time in the life of the project have
>>>> we been confronted with a higher need for immediate action. The
>>>> credibility of FIWARE and the success of the whole FI-PPP phase 3
>>>> are at
>>>> risk. Today more than 150 proposals are being submitted to the
>>>> accelerators; they should not face the problems stated in the Rubio
>>>> report.
>>>>
>>>> These issues must be solved with maximum urgency.
>>>>
>>>> We like to discuss this with you on Tuesday Sept 30, in the morning.
>>>> Please let me know your availability. If necessary, please clear your
>>>> agenda.
>>>>
>>>> Best regards,
>>>> Arian
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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