Cosmo 0.6 and 0.6.1 update

Tenets

• Complete features based on the Casual Collaborator target user. To allow OSAF employees to use the web application with or without a Cosmo account to enter their PTO (paid time off) on the OSAF office calendar.

In addition there will be ongoing improvements to Cosmo:

• Start working on features which will complement Chandler, for example sharing format.
• Completing on going features for a Cosmo Administrator target user.
• To continue raising excitement in the developer community.

Download

The current release of Cosmo is 0.6.1, released on May 11th, 2007.

This release focuses on the server side communication between Chandler desktop and the Chandler server. We have created a new HTTP-based synchronization protocol, Morse Code, and data format, External Information Model Markup Language (EIMML), which significantly decrease the time it takes to subscribe to and synchronize collections between the desktop and server. Learn more about Chandler Hub (Cosmo) and the server project.

• Download Cosmo 0.6.0.1 here.

• More information is available in the release notes.

Assumptions

• This is a dog-foodable release. The target user is based on a very specific workflow and is not intended for a general audience use. Calendaring is still the main focus for 0.6.0.1. Task lists and other features will be addressed in a later release.
• Revise web UI layout to more closely resemble Chandler where it makes sense.

Specs and Proposals

• 0.6 Specification Updated 12/27/06-Spec review scheduled for 1/4/06.
• Development Estimates for 0.6
• cosmoZeroDot6FRM.html: Cosmo 0.6 FRM in html Updated as of 10/3/06. Please note the blue highlight are features which may be moved to a future release.
• zeroDot6FRM.xls: Cosmo 0.6 FRM spreadsheet (includes 0.5, 0.6 and additional features for future release, download .xls file)
• 0.6 Workflows

Casual Collaborator

• web URL proposal
• Storyboard mockups and design session notes. Workflow proposals for 0.6.
• functional requirements (incomplete)

Sharing

• Sharing Project wiki page from Chandler– Discussion and Proposal
• Notes on Cosmo 0.6 Sharing. Discussion of sharing format on the cosmo-dev list
• Morse Code sharing protocol design and implementation notes
• EIM design and implementation notes

Model

• Model Changes
• Model Tasks

UI Timezones

• Technical Proposal

Hosted Service Features

• feature list
• CMP extensions for space usage reports

QA Test Scenarios for 0.6.1

• Test Scenarios for 0.6.1 Updated 4/2/07

Status and Features

• Cosmo 0.6 Help Portal - The most current help pages for end users for Cosmo 0.6.
• Team notes on Cosmo 0.6 Postmortem

• Rough estimates of Cosmo 0.6 completion dates - these are rough and updated approximately every two weeks. For definitive status, look at the P1 and P2 bugs (below)
  • 20061130
  • 20061201

• Bugs currently targeted for Cosmo 0.6. Each section of the tables are divided by priority.