2025.02.25 Weekly Meeting

Community Weekly meetings
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Today, we will be having our next weekly hangout at 10:00 AM ET until 11:00 AM ET,

Anyone is welcome to join at this link: https://bit.ly/slicer-googlemeet-hosted-by-kitware

Agenda:

Please post to this thread to put a topic on the agenda! We will try to prioritize agenda items during the meeting.

Thanks
Sam and J-Christophe

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Let’s discuss any issues that should be addressed in a patch release.

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discuss any issues that should be addressed in a patch release.

Patch release v5.8.1 progress will be tracked in https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/issues/8258

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Meeting Notes

Slicer 5.8.1 Patch Release

  • Release Timeline: The patch release process will begin between February 28 and March 1.
  • Tracking Progress: Updates will be tracked in Issue #8258.
  • Backport Review:
    • Reviewed pull requests to be backported to 5.8.1.
    • Contributors should use the label backport:5.x for PRs that require backporting.

Feature Finalization

We are moving forward with finalizing the following features:

  • PR #8210 – Multi-layer Support: Adds functionality for managing and blending an arbitrary number of layers in the Slice viewer.
  • PR #8143 – Slice View Annotations: Adds support for configuring Slice view annotations.
  • PR #8148 – Curved Planar Reformation (CPR): Integrates CPR support into Slicer core.

MorphoDepot

  • Git Installation on All Platforms:
    • @pieper will explore using Pixi Global to ensure Git is installed across all platforms.
    • More details: Pixi Global Blog.

SlicerVirtualReality: QR Code Support in OpenXR

  • Integration with Upstream VTK:
    • Support for QR Code scanning in OpenXR is being integrated into upstream VTK.
    • Related merge request: VTK MR #11902.
  • XR_MSFT_scene_understanding Extension:
    • This extension provides real-time runtime information about the real-world environment.

Telemetry

We will review pending telemetry-related PRs in April:

  • Recent Developments:
  • Pending Reviews by @jcfr:
  • Web Handle for Statistics:
    • Discussed the best domain for hosting telemetry statistics.
    • Proposed domain: stats.slicer.org.
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