Standup Notes 2021 03 02

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

Topics and Call-outs

• 1.8.0 update

  • Safety updates (see below)

  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5834 (already approved x 2)

  • Consider https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5833 and RC2

  • Testinfra/thoughts on failures https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i1sW4lfiUC_lS5qmB-kyjjgyx0rOjf_vJao5hOGmS78/edit#gid=373736950

  • fwupd issue: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5835

  • Kushal will double-check testinfra/fwupd results

• Safety updates

  • SecureDrop core: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/5836

  • pyyaml update needed for sdk, client and proxy: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-debian-packaging/issues/219

  • added monthly calendar event for safety updates

  • 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.

• No sprint planning or sprint-planning-like meeting this week, and we can have sprint planning/retro after 1.8.0 release

• workstation release planning (maybe allie/erik/mickael)?

• Support sync will happen as scheduled; focus is on a coming pilot deployment

• Two new onion name requests:

  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-https-everywhere-ruleset/issues/37
  • https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-https-everywhere-ruleset/issues/38

Allie

Yesterday:

• Client fixes

Today:

• Client fixes / review

Blockers or Asks: None

Conor

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

Erik

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

John

Yesterday:

Today:

• jinja2 + safety ignore PR (thanks Kushal for diff review!)
• QA

Blockers or Asks:

• will need review of jinja2 PR

Kev

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

Kushal

Today:

• Review https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/5834
• diff reviews

Tomorrow:

Blockers or Asks:

• none

Mickael

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:

Nina

Yesterday:

Today:

Blockers or Asks:

Ro

Yesterday:

• Support comms & scheduling
• Meetings
• Pre-release comms
• QA

Today:

• Onion stats
• Pre-release comms
• QA

Blockers or Asks:

• none