==Goal:==
Improve I/O, network file access, and disk management, which currently need a lot of work to function adequately in a professional setting.
Here are some ideas in descending order of impact and urgency:
==Topics:==
**Improve KIO's Samba sharing support and ability to supply access to files on Samba shares for non-KDE apps (LibreOffice, Inkscape, GIMP, etc)**
!!This is a critical issue for increasing Plasma adoption among businesses, artists, and anyone who stores or accesses files on network locations and uses non-KDE software in Plasma.!!
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=75324 - Mount network locations locally using FUSE for easy access to non-KIO-using software
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=40115 - For non-kio-using apps, re-upload saved documents to server after every save, not only when quitting the app
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=356651 - Copying files to a Samba share resets its timestamp
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=390551 - Browsing often doesn't work with Samba 4.7.x
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381301 Ability to share your whole home directory with Samba
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=381688 - Dolphin doesn't prompt you to create a Samba user or password when necessary for Samba to work
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=371278 - Samba sometimes needs addresses formatted with username, and crashes Dolphin if it's missing
- Samba support generally //very// rough and buggy: https://bugs.kde.org/buglist.cgi?component=smb&list_id=1511682&product=kio&resolution=---
**Fix outstanding bugs in Solid framework** (which controls disk management and mounting)
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389479 and https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=391706 - many disks not auto-mounted
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=270808 - hard drives not safely spun down after being unmounted
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=387454 - MTP support (for Android smartphones) is totally broken with Linux kernel 4.14+
**Finally finish up and land PolicyKit support in KIO**
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=179678
- {T6561}
- {T8075}
**Improve Places Panel UX**
- {T8349}, and in particular...
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=389803 - Places panel sections should fold up/collapse by clicking on the headers
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=110016 - "Recent Documents" feature in Places Panel
-- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=154499 - Give unmountable external disks a visible eject button
**Improve Open/Save dialog UX**
- {T8552}
Dolphin improvements and new features
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=272539 - add a macOS-like Quick Look feature (klook)
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=37300 - add the ability to colorize tags/labels on files and folders
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=175051 - add the ability to mount ISOs and other disk images nativelty
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=386379 - fix bug causing excessive scroll speed in {nav Icons view} with large icons
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367614 - fix bug causing devices to randomize their sort order every time Dolphin is opened
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=301758 - Places panel in Dolphin should truncate/elide long strings rather than showing a horizontal scrollbar
**General KIO file management improvements and new features**
- https://phabricator.kde.org/D7423 - file creation date support in KIO
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=116617 - preserve xattrs (extended attributes) when moving or copying files
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=243160 - warn before letting users copy files to disks that don't have enough space
- https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=198772 - don't let users try to copy >4GB files onto FAT32 disks
==People that would like to attend:==
- @ngraham
==Suggestions for place and time:==
Some place in the USA would be nice :)
==Other relevant things:==