Samvera Tech Call 2026-03-04

Meeting Logistics

Time: 9:00am PT / Noon ET
Zoom Meeting URL: https://iu.zoom.us/j/87635137325?pwd=YhVGftEpANzAwgk84swAyF53edj31x.1
(link will launch Zoom client – if you do not have Zoom, expand the instructions below)
Moderator: @Rob Kaufman
Notetaker: @Nicholas Mark Homenda

(Meeting notes below)

Standing pre-agenda items (moderator)
1. Welcome
  - "Welcome everyone, please add your name to the Attendees list. If you are unable to do so, please let us know, and someone will add you. To any newcomers, welcome, and please feel free to ask questions. Likewise for all attendees. We strive for an open and accessible conversation around Samvera technology."
2. Call for new agenda items
Follow Agenda from above (facilitated by moderator) and record notes in Notes section below (note taker)
Standing post-agenda items (moderator)
1. Call for next moderator and note taker (moderator)
  1. Moderator:
  2. Notetaker:
2. Samvera help follow-up (moderator)
3. Pull request review (moderator)
  1. Recent Samvera PR list
Post-meeting action (note taker)
1. After call, this week's notetaker should create the agenda for the next call:
  1. Open template agenda titled "Samvera Tech Call XXXX-XX-XX"
  2. Click on ... in the top right corner, and select Make a copy.
  3. Popup will open for location. It should contain:
    1. Space: Samvera
    2. Parent page: (Verify value is current year)
  4. Select Make a copy. New page should be created.
  5. Modify the title to remove Copy of, update it with the next date, add moderator, notetaker, and any carry-over agenda info.
  6. Click Publish.

Hyku updates
1. Hyku 7 bug fixes underway
2. Accessibility fixes
3. Fileset metadata editing now enhanced, now can un-set Admin Set context; will affect Hyrax
4. Final stages
Hyrax
1. Bulkrax now in f6.nurax
  1. New flapping spec in Sirenia (Rob will try to crush that)
  2. Hyrax Maintenance WG folks testing
2. Flexible metadata pg.nurax testing
  1. Rob has a draft PR getting all the specs passing
  2. Models and controllers working
  3. Spec directories A to C working
  4. Disparate set of remaining issues, so far pretty straightforward
  5. Found a magic sauce that fixed all models, actors, background jobs
3. AV in UV testing, a couple of issues created
  1. https://github.com/samvera/hyrax/issues/7365
  2. https://github.com/samvera/hyrax/issues/7368
4. Community Sprint March 23-27
Bulkrax
1. Wrapping up work, fixing various issues
2. Getting this available on hykudemo.org along with other Hyku fixes
3. Row validator needs additional polish, feature flag with opt-in
4. Release Hyku 7 and then bump Bulkrax version
Knapsack
1. Versioning strategy implemented, pair with Hyku versions
2. Version 6 released
Open PRs
1. Ramp
  1. Chris Colvard will investigate during community sprint
  2. Kirk: no urgency
Slack
1. Office hours today
Next meeting Mar 11, 2026
1. Moderator @Randall Floyd
2. Notetaker @Rob Kaufman