Standup Notes 2021 01 25
Participants (alphabetical): Allie, Conor, Erik, John, Kevin, Mickael, Ro
Release issue: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5689 QA matrix: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1RbFqgphiZZVuAFdvCwJQugTHQw8EWOQdCcPscCXMgQM/edit#gid=0
Issues discovered during QA:
- String issue breaks language selection, expected to be resolved w/ final translation merge: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5740
- Issues with session expiry:
- Wrongly redirected to index page on SI: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5741
- Session expiry message wrongly displayed on JI: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5742
- Allie will double-check behavior in 1.6.0
Translations: still a few languages not done. Czech and Russian are OK. Hindi's a problem, but can probably be fixed with Google Translate. :^(
Messaging:
-
1.7.0 upgrade/Focal prep guide ready for review: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/pull/139
- Kev will review
Focus on near-term backlogs on board for pruning & prioritization
Yesterday: (Friday)
- QA for 1.7.0 release
Today:
- Near-term backlog grooming
- Document 1.6.0 behavior for potential regressions
- Release management for 1.7.0
- Around for more QA if needed
Blockers or Asks:
- None
Yesterday:
- PTO
Today:
- Available for review on release blockers
- Finish of packaging wheels CI, self-assigned the PRs related to https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-debian-packaging/pull/213
Blockers or Asks:
- Focal apt-test channel
Yesterday: (Friday)
- "Prep for Focal" docs, 1.6.0->1.7.0 upgrade guide: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/pull/139
- Proposal for enforced update check in securedrop-admin: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5317#issuecomment-765809396
Today:
- 1.7.0 release messaging; other docs work as needed
- SD backlog grooming
- Poke more at #5317
Blockers or Asks:
- Input on #5317 appreciated
Yesterday:
- Focal hardware testing
- a little release work
Today:
- the usual last-minute translation terror
- barring urgent release issues, looking at Focal issues: boot-time entropy starvation, package versioning
Blockers or Asks:
- Nope
Yesterday:
Today:
- Support
- RC4 testing
- Review update docs
- Start on Safe Deletion implementation
Blockers or Asks: None
Time off
Yesterday:
-
QA on rc4
-
Reproduce/investigate issues
-
https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5684 ready for review
- John will take a first look; PR blocked until after release
Today:
- RM tasks
- install 20.04 on hardware
Blockers or Asks:
- Review (specifically functional) would be welcome on https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5684
Today:
- a.m. Meetings
- Support comms
- Hardware migration scenarios
- (If time) look at https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/pull/139
Blockers or Asks:
- none