Standup Notes 2021 03 30

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

Top 3 priorities during 3/24-4/7 sprint

1. Finalize and land key deliverables for SecureDrop 1.8.1 release
2. Restore reproducibility for SecureDrop Workstation build artifacts; update docs
3. Finalize design for SecureDrop Client Safe Deletion and begin implementation

Topics and Call-outs

Upgrade boxes

• Conor will close existing upgrade box PR and start work on Focal molecule scenario, cont'd collaboration with Kev

Reproducible wheels

• Kushal to open draft PR for issue #218 including updates to docs; more team members will test revised process

Quick CODEOWNERS check

• Configuration in securedrop-client seems to work as expected
• Erik to open PR to update SecureDrop Core CODEOWNERS file

Support Sync

• Will happen regularly from here on to check in on Focal migrations

Allie

Yesterday:

• securedrop-debian-packaging fun

Today:

• look at near-term backlog to see what's needed
  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/issues/1227
  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/issues/1228
  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/issues/1194
  • schedule meeting with erik on CoC:
• hunt for prs that are ready for review
  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5881

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Conor

Yesterday:

• Upgrade boxes, let's defer and priotiize Focal

Today:

• Close upgrade boxes PR
• Signal prototype review

Blockers or Asks:

• Kev: a few PRs back over to your attention, thanks for deep review

Erik

Yesterday:

• UX sync w/ Nina; heads up: Safe Deletion chat tomorrow
• Filed remaining audit issues we agreed to file, opened https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/1234 to fix one informational one
• Prep for client call

Today:

• Said client call
• Further CV review w/ Mickael re: Internews candidates
• Back to technical work on sprint (updater issue)

Blockers or Asks: None

John

PTO

Kev

Yesterday:

• Reviewed/merged requirements updates for docs repos

Today:

• Review pass for testinfra
• Updating some reqs for SD Core
• Review logo backup fix / Back to changes for restore playbook

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Today:

• Started writing the wiki page for new ossec rules adding
  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/wiki/How-to-add-new-ossec-rules%3F
• Filed https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-debian-packaging/pull/237
• More digging into reproducible wheels Tomorrow:
• reproducible wheels Blockers or Asks:
• None

Mickael

Yesterday:

• started review of https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5879 https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5882
• cv review for internews candidate Today:
• more of the above
• review audit report
• meetings
• review https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/pull/667 (maybe tomorrow) Blockers or Asks: None

Ro

Yesterday:

• Support comms + live migration support
• DST intake call
• meeting with Martin re clients + UR interviews

Today/This week:

• live migration support
• icinga updates
• improvements to remote support setup; will document + share (possibly at office hour or support sync)
• I'll be afk for a few hours today, finishing my day in later aft/evening PT
• rest of this week: Admin Workstation rebuild docs; migration-related tooling; continued migration outreach/support

Blockers or Asks:

• none