So, it sounds like we should move the January Stylesheets group
meeting to Tue 21 Jan 20 at 14:00Z. That is:
06:00 PST
09:00 EST
14:00 GMT
15:00 CET
(Do we have any other time zones represented on Council?)
Unless I hear strenuous objections pretty soon, we will plan on
that.
I am likely to miss the Council meeting of Tue 14 Jan 20 14:00Z. (I
will be traveling in London; depending on train schedules, my family,
etc., I may be able to make it, but I am not counting on it.)
Whether I make it or not, I hope the topic of keeping the Docker
containers updated is discussed. My thoughts on this topic follow, in
no particular order.
* It is definitely important to keep the OS running in a Docker
container up to date with security patches. It may not be as
big a problem as Martin worries it is, especially if we are all
vigilant in leaving a container running for the minimum amount of
time necessary. But it is still important enough that we should
have a process for doing it.
* The solution is probably administrative, not technical.
* It is probably unfair to insist that Peter and Hugh be solely
responsible for doing this. (That said, if they don't object, I
don't either. I would if it were only 1 person -- at least 2
people should know how to do everything that is even
semi-important.) Could be a rotating responsibility.
* My suggested administrative idea: Once a month, 1-24 hours
*before* the Council meeting, the Docker maintainer or designee
should update each container with the latest OS security patches.
(Chair should send a reminder 48 hours before the meeting.)
Immediately *after* the Council meeting each Council member should
download and install the updated container.
* Peter pointed out that doing such an update might break the build
within the container. He's right, but that's no reason not to
install security patches. It's a reason to fix the build process
so it works on a properly updated system. Doing this on meeting
day, I figure, gives us a higher chance of noticing a build fail,
finding a fix, and promulgating the solution rapidly.