Lotusphere meet the developers session questions and answers updated.

Brent Peters  April 24 2009 10:06:12 AM

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Question:  Can you commit to the Session Slides to be converted to wiki format as well as the red book format?  
Response:  Brent.  It is a good idea and we will look into it. Brent-> working with Paula C and Barb to close on this one.
updated 4/24: We have a resource to do this. Need to prioritze, since such a large number. Will review start the LCTY users group call slides, a subset of that list.

Question:  Would Lotus consider opening up the source code to BPs (under NDA) to allow them to fix and debug issues?
Response:  Brent.   We have been working with Legal to see what options are available.  We are trying to pursue.
Updated 4/24: We are trying to do this with a BP now, we are looking at one case now, if past legal, then we could consider further. Case by case only, and business need.

Question:  There is a lot you can do with the JVM properties file.  Can Lotus make it adjust dynamically based on memory of the system environment?
Response:  Doug Conmy.  We have tuned in 8.0.2 & 8.5.  8.5 is the best performance.  We will take it back and reviewBrent -> tracking with Paula C.


Question:   Cognos and notes integration:    BPs need to pay 10K for one piece of software.  This is too expensive.  
Response:  Kevin C.   We will take that back to the Cognos folks.Brent -> tracking with Kevin Cavanaugh..waiting for response from product management.

Question:  Please consider a non profit  pricing model.  Who came up with Standard and Basic for naming?  Ever think of asking your community?  
Response:  Kevin:   I asked product managers to get better names....  Brent -> tracking with Paula, kevin, waiting for response from product management.  

Question:  DB2NSF is quietly moving to MR and if that happens what are we doing for large storage?
Response:  Russ.  We found that we did not get the performance that we needed and still support it.  So for now we are focusing on improving NSF.  
On the large storage scale issue we are making changes to help address that. (DAOS, Compression )Brent -> No plans in the near term. ... I am still looking into this.  

Question:  As a Websphere admin I can quickly make a change and make it easy to generate a plugin.  This is difficult in Domino.  We need a domino tool that can generate a plugin.    
Response:  Mike K.   We do not have anything like that right now.Brent -> tracking with Paula C

Question:  We are from Norway but need to use American English client.  When we setup client we  need to setup regions and dictionaries.  Is there a way to set that from OS?  Notes requires too many changes.  
Response:  We will take it back.Brent -> tracking with Paula C

Question:  Can we invest in a free tool to migrate from Exchange to Domino.  We don't want to pay for it.    
Response:  We will take back.Brent -> tracking with Paula C, looking at BP's further the list, and increasing capability of free tools.

Question:  Is it possible to move full text indexes to another location?  
Response:  We are taking it back.  Russ:  Are you trying to move to a cheaper storage?  We would like to follow up.Brent -> Was this from Paul Mooney? Russ asked this. Russ, was asking for more information and thought it was from Paul .  

Question:  Internationalization question:  What official character set are supported for passwords?  
Response:  Dave Kern will bring back and researchBrent -> looking for customer to follow up in email and Dave to respond,  tracking with Paula C

Question:  Will we support SVG in the notes client.
Response:  Maureen:  We want to.  We will take back.Brent -> still tracking, ... and looking at priority. Also, did the question really mean PNG, e.g. greater than 16 color, ...? tracking with Paula C

Question:  When will the client support more languages?
Response:  We made framework changes in 8.5 to leverage what Symphony and Sametime are doing.  More to come on this in near term.Brent -> still working lang requests, and extending for partners. Update still coming.  tracking with Paula C



Targeted for a Future release.

Question:  Users love federation of calendars.  How do we put  quickr calendars in Notes?    
Response:  We are looking at it now.Brent -> tracking with Paula C    Per the quickr team, Miki, this is being targetted for the 8.5 quickr release.

Question:  Are we going to see proper dynamic html rendering in the Notes Client like a browser would?  
Response:  As we expand on xpages in the client this will become better.Brent -> being improved in the 8.5.1. release.  
Targeting for a Future Release.

Question:  Can we query relational databases in xpages?
Response:  It is something we want to enable and looking at adding new resources and components.Brent -> This won't be in 8.5.1, we we hope to get it in right after. By the meantime, I spoke with a customer who'll show about to do it by simply using Java,

Question: Nathan Freeman.  We need DXL fidelity.  How many developers do you have assigned to it and when will we get it?  
Response:  We are shifting people to DXL now.  We have much feedback on this.    Focus has been Designer and xpages.  We will be rolling features out incrementally rather than a 2 year wait time.
         Brent->Post Lotusphere 09 answer - This work is currently staffed. Designs being vetted, would like to push the DETAILS of effort in a DP call. Looking at what can be done for first incarnation in 8.5.1. One items is to ensure no crashes. e We have assigned people to this now, we presented in the SDR. We will have more detailed plans in a near design partner call. This is a large effort and will be post 8.5.1, but is being worked on aggressively. We hope to have some aspects of this fixed (bugs) in 8.5.1.

Question: Can you share key end user features after the 8.5 release?  
Response:  Jeff Eisen.  We are working on task manager and moving from TODOs in mail to a model where we help you manage your day.   Calendar federation was a  first step on a path to bring multiple things together.  
We are focused on bringing work and technologies together.  Brent->This is plan discussions for a post 8.5 bigger release, (more like a 9.0) release. Paula C tracking for future release.

Question:  Currently in xpages when they want to ...... is there a way to implement java classes without leaving the designer ?  
Response:  Maureen gave some possible solutions and asked for feedback of the best way to do. Brent -> prototyping this for a future release. Not 8.5.1, but considering for a future release.

Question:  I saw a slide that said Quickr 8.2 with Linux and Mac support.  What does that mean?    
Response:  Linux support for the server and Mac support for client.  Brent -> Quickr client, for Linux, not in 2009. Looking at release in 2010. Per JOhn S.

Question:  Bob Ballaban.   Where is the LSX tool kit and where does it stand?  It was just about done when I left .  
Response:  Brent.   I did the code review and its not done ;   Scott Morris.   There was some work to do and we are days away to release it. Brent->this should be there on the website in about 2 weeks (2/15).  BTW, I was kidding on the code review comment.  Bob Balaban is a good man, Bob Balaban is a friend of mine, Senator, you are no Bob Balaban .
This is now completed and posted on the website, please download, provide feedback.

Question:  Can you seriously think about the Citrix community when you release further products?  
Response:  Brent.  We wanted to release the product to get feedback with the understanding that we had to later focus on Performance and Citrix.  So hopefully you are now seeing the results.  
Jeff Eisen.  We did do analysis but we discovered that the way you configure and tune your citrix environment can impact performance.  We have published a white paper on Developer Works site. Brent-> I gave a longer explanation on this, but while it caused some discomfort to the Citrix community, by practice of the typical product adoption cycle, it was well thought and calculated. We could have maybe communicated our intentions better. Short answer was, we want to know that we had a great user experience, on the largest segment which was on stand alone desktops. Achieve broadest reach as soon as possible.

Question:  Is there a way to set up private contacts within the delegation perspective?  We don't want people to see contacts, just the calendar within delegation.  
Response:  Frank P.  Will take that backBrent -> We are now considering this for a post 8.5.1 release. 8.5.2 or 9

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Question:  Is there a way to limit web access to a database?
Response:  There is a DB property to limit access. Answer was provided from customer in the session. If more needed, let me know.

Question:  Best Lotusphere of all time.  Can we get Admin and designer for the Mac?  
Response:  Will you run a Designer on it? Based on user feedback, is the answer. We do not feel that this is a high priority from a business requirement. While we recognize that there are a small/med number of people that would truly love this effort, the cost of doing this is extremely expensive. DXL, is also expensive, not as much as Admin/Design on Mac. The cost of updates, fixes, testing, translation, ... on this new platform is a constant cost annuity that we are not yet willing to take, otherwise trading off some of the higher priority items even in this list. We are continuing to track this in the IdeaJam/Crowded Wisdom tools.

Question:  Can we get Admin & Designer on Linux?.  
Response:  Continue to work and look into it.  This is a significant effort. Brent->same as Mac

Question:  What have the developers picked up from Lotusphere this week?
Response:  Energy and change.

Question:  What role do you see with thin clients playing?
Response:  We see a hybrid model: browser, rich client, applications will still run.

Question:  Traveler question: We have problem with Nokia device applications.  Are there plans to take over more of the Nokia device applications?    
Response:  Strategy is to work with the device managers and not take this over.

Question:   Migration:  There was a setting in Rel 8 that allowed you to sync but its not there any more.  Can you set a policy?
Response:  We will take back and review.Brent -> Need more info on this one. Which attributes, data, objects, ... contacts, sync unread marks, ... please clarify, whoever asked.

Question:   Multilingual:  How do you programmatically change "view column text"?  
Response:   We will take it backBrent -> It turns out that the ViewColumn.Title property is already read/write. However, the Client must be bounced for that to be shown by the Editor.  If he meant for us to translate it on the fly, that is not possible.  It is data in the document that is input from the user.  Only resourced strings are translated by us.   Mr Scott Morris.

Question:  You are working with OPENNTF.ORG but what are the thoughts around releasing code and projects?
Response:  We are going to establish a voting system (or idea jam) to understand what we can help with.  We need a governance model and not all from IBM.Brent -> working this process with Niklas, also announcements coming at DNUG, and now about to start our Board of Directors.


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Closed Not Targetted for a future release.
Question:  Calendar:   When I go to meeting,  I need to reserve a room and want a way to allow pre & post booking time slots.
Response:  Frank P. This is what we call meeting padding.  It is on the list but there is no current time frame.  Please use idea jam.Brent -> Based on low customer demand, not high priority not targeting for a release.

Question:  Xpages: Is Lotus looking at session replication?    
Response:  We have thought about it but it is not yet there.  We will take back.Brent -> watching customer demand to see if high priority post continued strong xpage adoption.  

Question:  Is there a way we can copy document from DB properties and stop the ability to create a replica?    
Response:  Not there yet.Brent -> Wno practical way to prevent creating a replica that I know of. all you need is read access. or, for that matter, creating a db copy entirely
our transactions are very primitive. there are patterns of use but nothing that says "I'm creating a replica" to the source side if you are pulling
 
Question:  Mac customers need java applet support .    
Response:  We will bring back.Brent -> We will consider for future release, but no real demand, and certainly not higher than all other mac requirements we have.  

Question:  Can we allow "accept or reject" return receipts on a per message basis?  
Response:  Being looked atBrent -> no plans right now, due to not strong enough customer and BP  demand.  

Question:  Can we change the default font size with a new mail?    
Response:  This is partially in 8.5.  We detect the system font size.Brent -> No, not strong requirement.

Question:  Scenario:  You send a meeting invite and no one responds.  How can we get a notification x minutes before that no one responded?
Response:  Russ gave other scenarios and that we are looking into a variety of things in this area.Brent -> not enough demand, not targeting

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