Standup Notes 2021 03 02
Participants (alphabetical): Allie, Conor, Erik, John, Kevin (async), Kushal, Mickael, Ro
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1.8.0 update
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Safety updates (see below)
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https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5834 (already approved x 2)
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Consider https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5833 and RC2
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Testinfra/thoughts on failures https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i1sW4lfiUC_lS5qmB-kyjjgyx0rOjf_vJao5hOGmS78/edit#gid=373736950
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fwupd issue: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5835
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Kushal will double-check testinfra/fwupd results
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Safety updates
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SecureDrop core: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5836
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pyyaml update needed for sdk, client and proxy: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-debian-packaging/issues/219
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added monthly calendar event for safety updates
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All except jinja require Python 3.6. John investigating use of env markers to have different reqs for Xenial/Focal. Probably not for 1.8.0 - we'll hold everything but jinja for now since no significant impact on SD.
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No sprint planning or sprint-planning-like meeting this week, and we can have sprint planning/retro after 1.8.0 release
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workstation release planning (maybe allie/erik/mickael)?
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Support sync will happen as scheduled; focus is on a coming pilot deployment
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Two new onion name requests:
Yesterday:
- Client fixes
Today:
- Client fixes / review
Blockers or Asks: None
Yesterday:
- Review & testing
- Reviewed tor restore fix
Today:
- QA matrix: Clean install of Focal VM on rc1
- Rebuilding backend apt servers
- Will prune nightly packages and open a PR
Blockers or Asks:
- None
Yesterday:
- Docs/information architecture discussion w/ Gonzalo re: his proof of concept in https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-docs/pull/141
- Mapping out potential steps for SD Client release for discussion w/ release team
- Initial pass through pre-release comms for 1.8.0
- Chat w/ SimSec re: UXFund proposal
Today:
- QA for SecureDrop Workstation releases, pending final agreed upon release schedule;
- Help with pre-release comms for SD 1.8.0 as needed.
Blockers or Asks: None
Yesterday:
Today:
- jinja2 + safety ignore PR (thanks Kushal for diff review!)
- QA
Blockers or Asks:
- will need review of jinja2 PR
Yesterday:
- https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5834
- QA
Today:
- further QA
- possibly addressing #5833
- testinfra fails if nobody else has 'em.
Blockers or Asks:
- none
Today:
- Review https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5834
- diff reviews
Tomorrow:
Blockers or Asks:
- none
Yesterday:
- QA on 1.8.0
- review of export fixes
- Investigated client ci/safety inconsistencies
Today:
- More QA
- review of client fixes
- more meetings
- Help w/ release/dependency updates as required Blockers or Asks:
Yesterday:
Today:
Blockers or Asks:
Yesterday:
- Support comms & scheduling
- Meetings
- Pre-release comms
- QA
Today:
- Onion stats
- Pre-release comms
- QA
Blockers or Asks:
- none