Standup Notes 2020 07 27

Participants (alphabetical): Allie, Conor, Erik, John, Kevin, Kushal, Mickael, Ro

Topics and Call-outs

SecureDrop 1.5.0 Release

• Just getting rc3 out, after Tor Browser and builder image updates

  • Need to test fix for deprecation warning behavior if v2 is disabled: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5404
  • John to test on NUC7 this afternoon, focusing on app-specific changes

• Release ticket: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5368

• QA matrix: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Y8Kiy0NzWxKsoKy9KmmtfQNpCWZxZsbDymP6yJg7FJs/edit#gid=373736950

• i18n PR: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5407

  • Kev aiming to review

Docs strategy check-in: - tested stable branch based off release/1.4.0 - clean (fast-forward) update to release/1.4.1. Redirects were flipped from master to stable, and RTD config updated. - https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5410/files - Kev will take point for docs update tomorrow, then we can formally update release procedures

Code of Conduct

• On Thursday, we restated applicability of Code of Conduct to all SecureDrop spaces, including translations
• Mickael self-nomination to join Code of Conduct response team: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5405
• Other (self-)nominations welcome!
• Planning to merge on Thursday (1 week after opening) if no concerns

Internews

• Internews selected Joan E. for Community Manager role, to support SecureDrop team + 1 other open source project for 3 months
• Help with developer experience, community engagement; directly contribute (e.g., accessibility improvements to the web app)
• Will start week of August 3

Allie

Yesterday:

• User interview w/ Nina
• Opened a PR to fix fullscreen issue in Qubes

Today:

• Poke at sprint tasks

Blockers or Asks: None

Conor

Yesterday:

• Sprint planning, non-SD work

Today:

• Updated SD docs redirects master -> stable w/ Kev
• Reviewing script for event, prepared by Ro

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Erik

Yesterday: (Thursday)

• Sprint planning and associated follow-up
• Review latest user research findings, quick debriefs with Allie, Nina
• Tested sdw-admin rename via RPM update strategy and promoted to ready: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/pull/596

Today:

• Internews paperwork/follow-up
• Follow-up on open PRs
• Support 1.5.0 release docs/comms as needed
• Poke at Ro's OSSEC PR as time permits

Blockers or Asks: None

John

Yesterday:

• release stuff

Today:

• rc3 qa
• checking translation forum discussion of Spanish locales
• checking with Erin about future of Croatian, simplified Chinese (both at 100% now) -- candidates for 1.6.0

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Kev

Yesterday:

Today:

• Docs stable branch strategy
• i18n merge, other release/QA tasks

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Today:

• Sync'd up with Erin re: translations, reviews; prepared i18n PR
• Tor browser PR

Tomorrow:

• Release tasks
• mod_wsgi

Blockers or Asks: None

Mickael

Yesterday:

• Reviewed and merged tor browser update
• Help with RC3
• Currently building qt in the background (https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/1089/files)

Today:

• more review of https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/1089/files
• QA/release tasks as required
• Open packaging ticket to describe CD packages Blockers or Asks: None

Ro

Thursday:

• QA
• meetings

Today:

• workstation demo script draft
• release docs including upgrade docs -draft before EOD
• support tasks (IVF, icinga updates)
• QA if time/if needed

Blockers or Asks:

• the post I commented on last wk on SD forum--will bring it up in support sync