Standup Notes 2019 09 23

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

Topics and Call-outs

• securedrop-admin Python 3 transition
• 2 mins after standup with conor and mickael to discuss apt-test package management

Allie

Yesterday:

Today:

• Cont'd work on export (address PR comments, resolve how to handle dialogs during blocking operations)
• Export UI polish

Blockers or Asks: None

Conor

Yesterday:

• Upgrade boxes PR https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/4857

Today:

• Review and merge https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/4857 Blockers or Asks: None

Erik

Yesterday: (Friday)

• Client UX review w/ Nina, cont'd debugging of export issue, documented findings in https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-workstation/issues/307#issuecomment-533754121

Today:

• SecureDrop retreat prep
• follow up on final logo updates

Blockers or Asks:

• None (do need final favicons)

Jen

Yesterday:

• made rm guide changes, some other minor review, worked on my talk in prep for GIJC

Today:

• can help out with export client changes this afternoon as needed (removing QApplication.processEvents() in favor of moving export calls to their own thread)
• looks like there's also this: https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/issues/4387 where a workaround is needed - Kevin is looking at apparently [assigned kevin]
• else might start with removing python 2 code paths from server code / dev env / CI

Blockers or Asks:

• None

John

Yesterday:

• Finished supervisor changes
• learning time: working on l10n in sdstatus

Today:

• l10n meeting
• Tails (#4852, #4841, etc.)

Blockers or Asks:

• None

Kev

Yesterday: (Friday)

• Tails 4 detection PR

Today:

• manage.py string change PR
• reordering manage.py strings
• support tasks, document workaround for graphical updater
• back to Tails4 fixes

Blockers or Asks: None

Kushal

Out sick

Blockers or Asks:

Mickael (Async update)

Yesterday:

• Fix upgrade boxes, PR ready for review https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop/pull/4857
• Work on securedrop dependency upgrades (molecule, jinja2, werkzeug)
• re-reviewed https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/547
• pushed a systemd-specific builder image for testing

Today:

• More work on securedrop dependency upgrades (molecule, jinja2, werkzeug) due to ci breakage w/ new molecule version
• ansible version bump and diff review
• More review on https://github.com/freedomofpress/securedrop-client/pull/547 as needed

Blockers or Asks:

Nina

Yesterday: (Friday)

• Casa Erik visit; attempted to see Export in Qubes
• Retreat prep things

Today:

• Retreat prep things
• Favicon things
• Going slooow; functioning at partial-capacity post-sick-weekend

Blockers or Asks:

• Conor/Jen: Lookout for Slack messsage & pls respond as soon as you're albe to, so I can comm w/ external parties

Ro

Yesterday: (Friday)

• Coordinating on-sites, in-take calls
• Prep for client prospects mtg

Today:

• Tails 4 testing

Blockers or Asks:

• Nagios access